𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺
Prakrit
Etymology
From 𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣 (dakhināpatha) + 𑀧𑀢𑀺 (pati), from Sanskrit दक्षिणापथ (dakṣiṇāpatha). Literally, “Lord of the Deccan”.
Proper noun
𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺 (dakhināpathapati) m (Epigraphic Prakrit)
- Śātakarṇī I(Sātvahāna king)
- c. 100 BCE, Nāṇeghāṭ Inscription left wall, line 2
- […] 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀲 𑀲𑀽𑀭𑀲 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀺𑀳𑀢𑀘𑀓𑀲 𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺𑀦𑁄 𑀭𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀫𑀼𑀓𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀦𑀲 𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀬 […]
- […] vīrasa sūrasa apratihatacakasa dakhināpathapatino raño simukasātavāhanasa sunhāya […]
- […] of the brave hero, whose rule is unopposed, of the lord of the Deccan […]
Further reading
- Susan Verma Mishra; Himanshu Prabha Ray (2017) The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The Temple in Western India, 2nd Century BCE–8th Century CE, page 10
- K. Gopalachari (1941) Early History of the Andhra Country, Madras: G. S. Press, page 20
- Jas. Burgess (1883) Report On The Elura Cave Temples And The Brahmanical And Jaina Caves In Western India, London: Trübner & Co., pages 60-61