𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬

Ashokan Prakrit

Adjective

𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 (kaṭaviya /kaṭṭaviya/)[1][2]

  1. Alternative form of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (katavya, “to be done; to be performed; mandatory”)

Noun

𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 (kaṭaviya)

  1. Alternative form of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (katavya, “duty, obligation”)
    • c. 268 BCE – 232 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 6 line 9:
      𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀫𑀢𑁂 𑀳𑀺 𑀫𑁂 𑀲𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀓𑀳𑀺𑀢𑁂
      kaṭaviyamate hi me savalokahite
      "Because I consider it my duty to work for the salvation of the whole world"

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (“to be performed”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa)
Delhi-Topra 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa)
East Dhauli 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa)
Jaugada 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨐𐨚𐨬 /kaṭṭava/ (kaṭava]] /kaṭṭava/</spa)
Mansehra 𐨐𐨚𐨬𐨁𐨩 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa)
West Girnar 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 /kattavya/ (katavya]] /kattavya/</spa)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (“to be performed”)
𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 (kaṭaviya) (4)
𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (katavya) (1)
𐨐𐨚𐨬 (kaṭava) (1)
𐨐𐨚𐨬𐨁𐨩 (kaṭaviya) (1)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kártavya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 49.
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