उषवदात

उषवदात

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬉᬱᬯᬤᬵᬢ (Balinese script)
• উষৱদাত (Assamese script)
• উষবদাত (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰬𑰪𑰟𑰯𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀱𑀯𑀤𑀸𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌉𑌷𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ઉષવદાત (Gujarati script)
• ꦈꦰꦮꦢꦴꦠ (Javanese script)
• ឧឞវទាត (Khmer script)
• ಉಷವದಾತ (Kannada script)
• ອຸຩວທາຕ (Lao script)
• 𑘄𑘬𑘪𑘟𑘰𑘝 (Modi script)
• ဥၑဝဒါတ (Burmese script)
• 𑐄𑐲𑐰𑐡𑐵𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଉଷଵଦାତ (Oriya script)
• ꢆꢰꢮꢣꢵꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆰𑆮𑆢𑆳𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖬𑖪𑖟𑖯𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ఉషవదాత (Telugu script)
• อุษวทาต (Thai script)
• ཨུཥཝདཱཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒭𑒫𑒠𑒰𑒞 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Scythian *R̥śvadāta (“rightly created”), composed of Scythian *r̥śva (“right”) (c.f. Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬬𐬀‎ (ər^əšva, “right”)) + Scythian *dāta (“created”) (c.f. Khotanese dāta (“placed, established, law”)).[1]

Proper noun

उषवदात • (Uṣavadāta)

1. (Epigraphic Sanskrit) Ushavadata, son-in-law of the Indo-Scythian satrap Nahapana

References

1. János Harmatta, 1999, Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka kingdoms in Harmatta, J, BNPuri and GF Etemadi (eds), History of civilizations of Central Asia,volume II, The development of sedentary and nomadic civilizations: 700 BC to AD 250, Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi, p. 398-406.