𐨩𐨡𐨁

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit यदि (yádi, “if”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyádi. Cognate with Pali yadi.

Conjunction

𐨩𐨡𐨁 (yadi) (Shahbazgarhi)

if
- c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 9 line 20
  
  ‏𐨩𐨡𐨁 𐨤𐨂𐨣 𐨟𐨎 𐨀𐨛𐨎 𐨣 𐨣𐨁𐨬𐨚𐨅 𐨀𐨁𐨀 𐨀𐨠 𐨤𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 𐨀𐨣𐨎𐨟𐨎 𐨤𐨂𐨙𐨎 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨯𐨬𐨟𐨁‎
  yadi puna taṃ aṭhaṃ na nivaṭe ia atha paratra anaṃtaṃ puñaṃ prasavati
  But if one does not attain [by it] his object in this [world], then endless merit is produced in the other [world].

Descendants

Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀬𑀇 (yaï), 𑀬𑀤𑀺 (yadi)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀇 (jaï)
- Old Marathi:
  Devanagari: जैं (jaiṃ)
  Modi: 𑘕𑘺𑘽 (jaiṁ)
  - Marathi: जई (j̈aī) (poetic)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀇 (jaï), 𑀚𑀤𑀺 (jadi)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “yádi (10410)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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