𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺

𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

FWOTD – 8 February 2018

Etymology

From 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) +‎ 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɐm.mɐ.li.pi/

Noun

𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi) f (Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Allahabad, Rampurva, Lauriya-Nandangarh, Girnar, Kalsi, Jaugada)

1. law-edict
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Girnar

     𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢

     iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi devānaṃpriyena priyadasinā rāñā lekhāpita

     This law-edict has been made written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.

   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Kalsi

     𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀺𑀢𑀸

     iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi devānaṃpiyena piyadasinā lekhitā

     This law-edict has been written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, Priyadarshin.

   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Jaugada

     𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀔𑁂𑀧𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀮𑀲𑀺 𑀧𑀯𑀢𑀲𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀸

     iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi khepiṃgalasi pavatasi devānaṃpiyena piyadasinā lājinā lekhāpitā

     This law-edict has been made written on Khepingala Mountain by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms of 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“law-edict”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Delhi-Meerut	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Rampurva	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 probably scribal error (dhammalipi)
	Kosambi	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
East	Dhauli	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 uncertain (dhaṃmalipi), 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀻 (dhaṃmalipī)
	Jaugada	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi), 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀻 (dhaṃmalipī)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dhramadipi)
	Mansehra	𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dhramadipi)
West	Girnar	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi), 𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhammalipi), 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀻 (dhaṃmalipī)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“law-edict”)
𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi) (9) 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀻 (dhaṃmalipī) (3) 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁‎ (dhramadipi) (2) 𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhammalipi) (2)