𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit उज्जयिनी (ujjayinī).
Proper noun
𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺 (ujeni) f (Dhauli)
- Ujjayini (the ancient capital of the Avanti kingdom; modern Ujjain)
- c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, First Separate Major Rock Edict line 23
- 𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺𑀢𑁂 𑀧𑀺 𑀘𑀼 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀮𑁂 𑀏𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁂 𑀯 𑀅𑀞𑀸𑀬𑁂 𑀦𑀺𑀔𑀸𑀫𑀬𑀺𑀲 […]
- ujenite pi cu kumāle etāye va aṭhāye nikhāmayisa […]
- But from Ujjayini also the prince (governor) will send out for the same purpose […]
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀻 (ujjeṇī)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ujjaïṇī)
- → Ancient Greek: Ὁζήνη (Hozḗnē)