𑂇𑂔𑂵𑂢𑂲

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa उज्जेणि (ujjeṇi), from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀻 (ujjeṇī), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺 (ujeni /⁠ujjeni⁠/), from Sanskrit 𑂇𑂔𑂹𑂔𑂨𑂱𑂢𑂲 (ujjayinī).

Proper noun

𑂇𑂔𑂵𑂢𑂲 (ujenī) f (Devanagari उजेनी) [1]

  1. Ujjayini (the ancient capital of the Avanti kingdom; modern Ujjain)
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa 7.105.1:
      𑂏𑂨𑂇𑂀 𑂇𑂔𑂵𑂢𑂲 𑂮𑂳𑂢𑂳 𑂇𑂩𑂏𑂰𑂩𑂲𑃀 𑂠𑂲𑂢 𑂧𑂪𑂲𑂢 𑂠𑂩𑂱𑂠𑂹𑂩 𑂠𑂳𑂎𑂰𑂩𑂲𑃁
      𑂏𑂉𑂀 𑂍𑂰𑂪 𑂍𑂓𑂳 𑂮𑂁𑂣𑂞𑂱 𑂣𑂰𑂆𑃀 𑂞𑂯𑂀 𑂣𑂳𑂢𑂱 𑂍𑂩𑂇𑂀 𑂮𑂁𑂦𑂳 𑂮𑂵𑂫𑂍𑂰𑂆𑃁
      gayaüm̐ ujenī sunu uragārī. dīna malīna daridra dukhārī.
      gaem̐ kāla kachu saṃpati pāī. taham̐ puni karaüm̐ saṃbhu sevakāī.
      /gaya͠u ujenī sunu urgārī. dīn malīn daridra dukhārī.
      gaẽ kāl kachu sampati pāī. tahã puni kara͠u sambhu sevkāī.      /
      • 2006 translation by Gita Press
        I went to Ujjain — miserable, downcast, penniless and afflicted.
        When sometime had elapsed, I acquired some wealth and after that I began worshipping Lord Śambhu at that very place.

References

  1. ^ Winand M. Callewaert; Swapna Sharma (2009), Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 212, column 1.
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