𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit मन्यते (manyate), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yo-, from *men- (“to think”).
Verb
𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (manati /mannati/)
- to think, consider
- Ashoka, Kalsi Major Rock Edict 10 :
- 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀰𑀸 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 𑀬𑀰𑁄 𑀯𑀸 𑀓𑀺𑀢𑀺 𑀯𑀸 𑀦𑁄 𑀫𑀳𑀣𑀸𑀯𑀸 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺
- devānaṃpiye piyadaśā lājā yaśo vā kiti vā no mahathāvā manati
- King Devānampriya Priyadarśi does not think that glory or fame are important
- 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀰𑀸 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 𑀬𑀰𑁄 𑀯𑀸 𑀓𑀺𑀢𑀺 𑀯𑀸 𑀦𑁄 𑀫𑀳𑀣𑀸𑀯𑀸 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺
Alternative forms
| Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to think”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms edit |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (manati) |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨨𐨙𐨟𐨁 (mañati) |
| Mansehra | 𐨨𐨙𐨟𐨁 (mañati) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀫𑀁𑀜𑀢𑁂 (maṃñate) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to think”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𐨨𐨙𐨟𐨁 (mañati) (2) 𑀫𑀁𑀜𑀢𑁂 (maṃñate) (1) 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (manati) (1) | ||
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 145