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Ashokan Prakrit

The name โ€œ๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“โ€ in the Maski Minor Rock Edict

Etymology

From Sanskrit เค…เคถเฅ‹เค• (aล›oka, โ€œwithout griefโ€).

Proper noun

๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“ (asoka) (Gujarra, Maski)

  1. Ashoka (emperor of the Maurya Dynasty r. 268 โ€“ 232 BCE)

Alternative forms

Attested at Gujarra and Maski.

Dialectal forms of ๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“ (โ€œAshokaโ€)
Variety Location Forms
Central Gujarra ๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“ (asoka)
South Maski ๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“ (asoka)
Map of dialectal forms of ๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“ (โ€œAshokaโ€)

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“

  1. Brahmi script form of asoka (โ€œfree from sorrowโ€)

Declension

Noun

๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“ m

  1. Brahmi script form of asoka (โ€œAshoka treeโ€)

Declension

Proper noun

๐‘€…๐‘€ฒ๐‘„๐‘€“ m

  1. Brahmi script form of asoka

Declension

As the name of the tree above.

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