𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬

𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬

Ashokan Prakrit

Adjective

𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 (kaṭaviya /kaṭṭaviya/)[1][2]

1. Alternative form of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (katavya, “to be done; to be performed; mandatory”)

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (“to be performed”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya)
East	Dhauli	𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya)
	Jaugada	𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨐𐨚𐨬 /kaṭṭava/ (kaṭava)
	Mansehra	𐨐𐨚𐨬𐨁𐨩 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya)
West	Girnar	𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 /kattavya/ (katavya)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (“to be performed”)
𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 (kaṭaviya) (4) 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (katavya) (1) 𐨐𐨚𐨬‎ (kaṭava) (1) 𐨐𐨚𐨬𐨁𐨩‎ (kaṭaviya) (1)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “kártavya (2859)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
2. Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan‎, Linguistic Society of India, page 49