𑀏𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀣

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀏𑀕𑀝𑁆𑀞 (egaṭṭha)

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit ए॒क॒स्थ (ekasthá), from ए॒क (eká, one) + स्थ (stha, standing).[1]

    Adjective

    𑀏𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀣 (egattha) (Devanagari एगत्थ) [2]

    1. in one place
      • c. 1332, Dharmaprabha-Sūri, Kālakā-Cārya-Kathā 17:
        𑀪𑀦𑀇 𑀕𑀼𑀭𑀽 : 𑀫𑀸 𑀢𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀲𑀼 𑀫𑁂𑀮𑀺𑀬 𑀏𑀕𑀢𑁆𑀣 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀡𑁄 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑁂
        𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳 𑀳𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀼𑀕-𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂𑁇 𑀢𑁂𑀡-𑀯𑀺 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀁 𑀢𑀳-𑀏𑀯 𑀓𑀬𑀁 𑁈𑁧𑁭𑁈
        bhanaï gurū : mā tappasu meliya egattha sāhiṇo savve
        vaccaha hinduga-dese. teṇa-vi savvaṃ taha-eva kayaṃ .17.
        • 1936 translation by William Norman Brown
          The master said, “Do not be worried! Call together all the sāhis in one place,
          and go to India (the country Hinduga).” And he did all just so.

    Descendants

    • Apabhramsa: 𑆅𑆑𑆛𑇀𑆜 (ikaṭṭha), एगट्ठ (egaṭṭha) (< 𑀏𑀕𑀝𑁆𑀞 (egaṭṭha))

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ēkasthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 120:Pk. ēgattha-, ēgaṭṭhaṁ adv. 'in one place'.
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “एग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 192.