𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓

𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀲𑀺𑀓 (viśvasika)

Alternative scripts

• विश्वशिक (Devanagari script)
• ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯᬰᬶᬓ (Balinese script)
• ৱিশ্ৱশিক (Assamese script)
• বিশ্বশিক (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰫𑰰𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌕 (Grantha script)
• વિશ્વશિક (Gujarati script)
• ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮꦯꦶꦏ (Javanese script)
• វិឝ្វឝិក (Khmer script)
• ವಿಶ್ವಶಿಕ (Kannada script)
• ວິຨ຺ວຨິກ (Lao script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘫𑘱𑘎 (Modi script)
• ဝိၐွၐိက (Burmese script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐱𑐶𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଵିଶ୍ଵଶିକ (Oriya script)
• ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮꢯꢶꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆯𑆴𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖫𑖰𑖎 (Siddham script)
• విశ్వశిక (Telugu script)
• วิศฺวศิก (Thai script)
• ཝིཤྭཤིཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒬𑒱𑒏 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From an earlier form *Vayaspasika, ultimately from Scythian *Bagaspasika (literally “servant of God/the Lord”), composed of a cognate of Khotanese vvūv (“lord”), from Iranian *Baga (c.f. Old Persian 𐏎 (Baga)) + a cognate of Khotanese spaśś (“to look”), spaśa (“observer”).[1]

Compare with the Indo-Scythian proper names 𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁𐨀‎ (veśpaśia), 𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁‎‎ (veśpaśi‎), and 𐨤𐨁𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨯𐨿𐨪𐨁‎‎ (piśpasri‎).

Proper noun

𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓 • (viśvaśika) m}[2]

1. (Epigraphic Sanskrit) An Indo-Scythian title

References

1. János Harmatta, 1999, Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka kingdoms, in Harmatta, J, BNPuri and GF Etemadi (eds), History of civilizations of Central Asia,volume II, The development of sedentary and nomadic civilizations: 700 BC to AD 250, Motilal Banarsidas, Delhi, p. 398-406.
2. Lüders, Heinrich (1961) Mathura Inscriptions‎, pages 92-93, 284-285