𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇá).

Noun

𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa) m[1][2]

  1. (Hinduism) Alternative form of 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa, “a brahmana”)
    • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 4 Shahbazgarhi:
      𐨧𐨂𐨟𐨣𐨎 𐨙𐨟𐨁𐨣 𐨀𐨯𐨎𐨤𐨚𐨁𐨤𐨟𐨁 𐨭𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞𐨎𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞𐨣𐨎 𐨀𐨯𐨎𐨤𐨚𐨁𐨤𐨟𐨁
      bhutanaṃ ñatina asaṃpaṭipati śramaṇaṃbramaṇanaṃ asaṃpaṭipati
      […] discourtesy to relatives, (and) discourtesy to Brāhmaṇas and Śramaṇas.

Alternative forms

Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

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)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “brāhmaṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 62.
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