𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬

𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀅 (sakkaa), 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢 (sakkata), 𑀲𑀁𑀓𑀟 (saṃkaḍa)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢 (*saṃkkata), *𑀲𑀁𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀝 (*saṃkkaṭa, “refined”), from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta).[1] Compare Pali saṅkhata.

Noun

𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬 (sakkaya) n (Devanagari सक्कय)

1. Sanskrit[2]

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀁 (sakkayaṃ)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sakkayāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇 (sakkayāi)
Accusative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀁 (sakkayaṃ)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sakkayāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇 (sakkayāi)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀡 (sakkayeṇa) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀡𑀁 (sakkayeṇaṃ)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sakkayehi) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sakkayehiṃ)
Dative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀅 (sakkayāa)	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀑 (sakkayāo) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀉 (sakkayāu) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸 (sakkayā) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sakkayāhi) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sakkayāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sakkayassa)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀡 (sakkayāṇa) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sakkayāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sakkayammi) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂 (sakkaye)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sakkayesu) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sakkayesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬 (sakkaya) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸 (sakkayā)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sakkayāiṃ) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇 (sakkayāi)

Sauraseni declension of 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀁 (sakkayaṃ)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sakkayāiṃ)
Accusative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀁 (sakkayaṃ)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sakkayāiṃ)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀡 (sakkayeṇa)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sakkayehiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀤𑁄 (sakkayādo)	—
Genitive	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sakkayassa)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sakkayāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂 (sakkaye)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sakkayesu) or 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sakkayesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬 (sakkaya)	𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (sakkayāiṃ)

Descendants

• >? Sinhalese: සකු (saku) (possibly borrowed)
• → Kannada: ಸಕ್ಕದ (sakkada)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sáṁskr̥ta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 755
2. Andrew Ollett (October 2017) Language of the Snakes: Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the Language Order of Premodern India, Oakland: University of California Press, DOI:10.1525/luminos.37, →ISBN, page 241