𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit सर्वत्र (sarvátra). Cognate with Pali sabbattha.
Adverb
𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (sarvata) (Girnar)
- everywhere
- c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Girnar Major Rock Edict II line 1
- 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑀺𑀢𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀲 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁄 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄
- sarvata vijitamhi devānaṃpriyasa piyadasino rāño
- everywhere in the King Beloved-of-the-Gods Priyadarshin's domains
Alternative forms
| Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (“everywhere”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms edit |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀲𑀯𑀢 (savata), 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑀸 (savatā) |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀲𑀯𑀢 (savata) |
| Jaugada | 𑀲𑀯𑀢 (savata) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨯𐨬𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savratra) |
| Mansehra | 𐨯𐨬𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savratra), 𐨯𐨬𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savatra) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (sarvata), 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀭 (sarvatra) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (“everywhere”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𑀲𑀯𑀢 (savata) (3) 𐨯𐨬𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savratra) (2) 𐨯𐨬𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savatra) (1) 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀭 (sarvatra) (1) 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (sarvata) (1) 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑀸 (savatā) (1) | ||
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢 (savvatta), 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣 (savvattha) (influenced by सर्वथा (sarváthā) and इत्थम् (itthám))
- Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘰𑘪𑘘 (sāvaṭa)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sarvátra (13278)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press