𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्यते (manyate), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányatay, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yo-, from *men- (“to think”).

Verb

𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (manati /mannati/)

  1. to think, consider
    • c. 304 BCE – 232 BCE, Aśoka, Kalsi Major Rock Edict 10:
      𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀰𑀸 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 𑀬𑀰𑁄 𑀯𑀸 𑀓𑀺𑀢𑀺 𑀯𑀸 𑀦𑁄 𑀫𑀳𑀣𑀸𑀯𑀸 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺
      devānaṃpiye piyadaśā lājā yaśo vā kiti vā no mahathāvā manati
      King Devānampriya Priyadarśi does not think that glory or fame are important

Alternative forms

Attested at Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to think”)
Variety Location Lemmas Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (manati)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨨𐨙𐨟𐨁 (mañati)
Mansehra 𐨨𐨙𐨟𐨁 (mañati)
West Girnar 𑀫𑀁𑀜𑀢𑁂 (maṃñate)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (“to think”)
𐨨𐨙𐨟𐨁 (mañati) (2)
𑀫𑀁𑀜𑀢𑁂 (maṃñate) (1)
𑀫𑀦𑀢𑀺 (manati) (1)

References

  • Sen, Sukumar (1960), A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 145.
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