𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀻
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ujjaïṇī) — Śaurasenī
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺 (ujeni /ujjeni/), from Sanskrit उज्जयिनी (ujjayinī).
Proper noun
𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀻 (ujjeṇī) f (Devanagari उज्जेणी, Gujarati ઉજ્જેણી, Kannada ಉಜ್ಜೇಣೀ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī) [1][2][3][4]
- Ujjayini (the ancient capital of the Avanti kingdom; modern Ujjain)
- c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti V. Domuha, page 39, line 20:
- 𑀇𑀑-𑀬 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀻𑀏 𑀘𑀁𑀟-𑀧𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄𑀬-𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀸𑁇
𑀢𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑀤𑀽𑀏𑀡 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀁, “𑀚𑀳𑀸 𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀸 𑀤𑁄𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁄 𑀚𑀸𑀑𑁇”
𑀧𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄𑀏𑀡 𑀪𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁, “𑀓𑀳𑀁?”- io-ya ujjeṇīe caṃḍa-pajjoya-rāyā.
tassa dūeṇa sāhiyaṃ, “jahā rāyā domuho jāo.”
pajjoeṇa bhaṇiyaṃ, “kahaṃ?”
- 1909 translation by John Jacob Meyer
- Now there was king Pajjoya the Terrible in Ujjayini.
A messenger reported to him, “The king has become two-faced”.
Pajjoya said, “How?”
- Now there was king Pajjoya the Terrible in Ujjayini.
- io-ya ujjeṇīe caṃḍa-pajjoya-rāyā.
- 𑀇𑀑-𑀬 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀻𑀏 𑀘𑀁𑀟-𑀧𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄𑀬-𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀸𑁇
Descendants
- Apabhramsa: उज्जेणि (ujjeṇi) (see there for further descendants)
References
More information
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “उज्जअणी, उज्जइणी”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 149.
- ^ Mehta, Mohanlal; Chandra, K Rishabh (1970), “Ujjeṇī”, in Malvania, Dalsukh, editor, Prakrit Proper Names (Lalbhai Dalpathbhai Series; 28)[1], volume 1, Ahmedabad: L D Institute of Indology, page 113
- ^ Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938), “उज्जेणी”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 2, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 193, column 2; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988
- ^ Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957), Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, pages 79, 273: “§85 JM. nīŏ ujjeṇim = nīta ujjayiṇīm […] §386 Ś. ujjaïṇīdo = ujjayinyāh […] ujjeṇihĩ = ujjayinyām”