𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇá).

Noun

𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa) m (Shahbazgarhi)

  1. (Hinduism) a brahmana
    • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 4 Shahbazgarhi
      𐨧𐨂𐨟𐨣𐨎 𐨙𐨟𐨁𐨣 𐨀𐨯𐨎𐨤𐨚𐨁𐨤𐨟𐨁 𐨭𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞𐨎𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞𐨣𐨎 𐨀𐨯𐨎𐨤𐨚𐨁𐨤𐨟𐨁
      bhutanaṃ ñatina asaṃpaṭipati śramaṇaṃbramaṇanaṃ asaṃpaṭipati
      [] discourtesy to relatives, (and) discourtesy to Brāhmaṇas and Śramaṇas.

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms of 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (“bramhana”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa)
Mansehra 𐨦𐨨𐨞 (bamaṇa)
West Girnar 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa), 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bramhaṇa), 𑀩𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bāmhaṇa), 𑀩𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bamhaṇa)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (“bramhana”)
𑀩𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bāmhaṇa) (1)
𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa) (1)
𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bramhaṇa) (1)
𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana) (1)
𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa) (1)
𐨦𐨨𐨞 (bamaṇa) (1)
𑀩𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bamhaṇa) (1)

References

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