𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇá).

Noun

𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa) m (Girnar)

  1. (Hinduism) a brahmana
    • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 4 Girnar:
      𑀅𑀢𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀢𑀁 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭𑀁 𑀩𑀳𑀽𑀦𑀺 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀲𑀢𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀯𑀠𑀺𑀢𑁄 𑀏𑀯 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀁𑀪𑁄 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀲 𑀘 𑀪𑀽𑀢𑀸𑀦𑀫 𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀼 𑀅𑀲𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀺𑀧𑀢𑀻 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀭𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀦𑀁 𑀅𑀲𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀻𑀧𑀢𑀻
      atikātaṃ aṃtaraṃ bahūni vāsasatāni vaḍhito eva prāṇāraṃbho vihiṃsa ca bhūtānama ñātīsu asaṃpratipatī brāmhaṇasramaṇānaṃ asaṃpratīpatī
      In times past, for many hundreds of years, there had ever been promoted the killing of animals and the hurting of living beings, discourtesy to relatives, (and) discourtesy to Brāhmaṇas and Śramaṇas.

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (“bramhana”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana)
Delhi-Topra 𑀩𑀸𑀪𑀦 (bābhana)
East Dhauli 𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana), 𑀩𑀸𑀪𑀦 (bābhana)
Jaugada 𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana), 𑀩𑀸𑀪𑀦 (bābhana)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa)
Mansehra 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa), 𐨦𐨨𐨞 (bamaṇa)
West Girnar 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa), 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bramhaṇa), 𑀩𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bāmhaṇa), 𑀩𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bamhaṇa)
Sopara 𑀩𑀁𑀪 (baṃbha)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (“bramhana”)
𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana) (3)
𑀩𑀸𑀪𑀦 (bābhana) (3)
𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa) (2)
𐨦𐨨𐨞 (bamaṇa) (1)
𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa) (1)
𑀩𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bāmhaṇa) (1)
𑀩𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bamhaṇa) (1)
𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bramhaṇa) (1)
𑀩𑀁𑀪 (baṃbha) (1)

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