𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मागध (māgadhá), vṛddhi derivative of मगध (magádha). Cognate with Pali māgadha.

Adjective

𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥 (māgadha) (Calcutta-Bairat)

  1. of or relating to Magadha
    • c. 260 BCE, Aśoka, Calcutta-Bairat Minor Rock Edict 3 line 1:
      𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂 𑀲𑀁𑀖𑀁 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀤𑁂𑀢𑀽𑀦𑀁 𑀆𑀳𑀸 𑀅𑀧𑀸𑀩𑀸𑀥𑀢𑀁 𑀘 𑀨𑀸𑀲𑀼-𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀮𑀢𑀁 𑀘𑀸
      priyadasi lājā māgadhe saṃghaṃ abhivādetūnaṃ āhā apābādhataṃ ca phāsu-vihālataṃ cā
      The Magadha king Priyadarśin, having saluted the Sangha, hopes they are both well and comfortable.

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • māgadha (Latin script)
  • मागध (Devanagari script)
  • মাগধ (Bengali script)
  • මාගධ (Sinhalese script)
  • မာဂဓ or မႃၷꩪ (Burmese script)
  • มาคธ or มาคะธะ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩣᨣᨵ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມາຄຘ or ມາຄະຘະ (Lao script)
  • មាគធ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄂𑄉𑄙 (Chakma script)

Proper noun

𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥 m

  1. Magadhan

Declension

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