होरमुर्ण्डग

होरमुर्ण्डग

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬳᭀᬭᬫᬸᬃᬡ᭄ᬟᬕ (Balinese script)
• হোৰমুৰ্ণ্ডগ (Assamese script)
• হোরমুর্ণ্ডগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰺𑰨𑰦𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰜𑰿𑰚𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑁄𑀭𑀫𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌹𑍋𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌗 (Grantha script)
• હોરમુર્ણ્ડગ (Gujarati script)
• ꦲꦺꦴꦫꦩꦸꦂꦟ꧀ꦝꦒ (Javanese script)
• ហោរមុណ៌្ឌគ (Khmer script)
• ಹೋರಮುರ್ಣ್ಡಗ (Kannada script)
• ໂຫຣມຸຣ຺ຓ຺ຑຄ (Lao script)
• 𑘮𑘻𑘨𑘦𑘳𑘨𑘿𑘜𑘿𑘚𑘐 (Modi script)
• ဟောရမုရ်္ဏ္ဍဂ (Burmese script)
• 𑐴𑑀𑐬𑐩𑐸𑐬𑑂𑐞𑑂𑐜𑐐 (Newa script)
• ହୋରମୁର୍ଣ୍ଡଗ (Oriya script)
• ꢲꣂꢬꢪꢸꢬ꣄ꢠ꣄ꢞꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆾𑆫𑆩𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆟𑇀𑆝𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖺𑖨𑖦𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖜𑖿𑖚𑖐 (Siddham script)
• హోరముర్ణ్డగ (Telugu script)
• โหรมุรฺณฺฑค (Thai script)
• ཧོརམུརྞྜག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒼𑒩𑒧𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒝𑓂𑒛𑒑 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Scythian *Horamrundaka (“lord of gifts”), composed of a cognate of Khotanese hora, haura (“gift”) + Scythian *mrund (literally “lord, king”) (c.f. Khotanese rrund).[1] Equivalent of the Sanskrit title दानपति (dānapati) and the Pali title dānapati.

Compare with 𐨱𐨆𐨪𐨨𐨂𐨪𐨿𐨟‎ (horamurta) and 𐨱𐨆𐨪𐨐‎ (horaka).

Proper noun

होरमुर्ण्डग • (horamurṇḍaga) m[2]

1. (Epigraphic Sanskrit) A male given name from Scythian: Horamurṇḍaga, name of an Indo-Scythian Buddhist donor

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.
2. N. P. Chakravarti, Epigraphia Indica Vol.24, 1937, pages 205–206