𑀤𑀸𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑀸𑀭 (duvāra), 𑀤𑀼𑀆𑀭 (duāra) — Jain Maharastri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra). Cognate with Pali dvāra.

Noun

𑀤𑀸𑀭 (dāra) n (Devanagari दार, Kannada ದಾರ) (Maharastri)

1. door, gate, entrance
   • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā Sattasaī 140:

     𑀭𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀧𑀇𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀡𑀅𑀡𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀮𑀸 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑀁 𑀲𑀸 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀏 𑀏𑀁𑀢𑀁
     𑀤𑀸𑀭-𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀺𑀏𑀳𑀺 𑀤𑁄𑀳𑀺-𑀯𑀺 𑀫𑀁𑀕𑀮𑀓𑀮𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 𑀯 𑀣𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁

     racchāpaïṇṇaṇaaṇuppalā tumaṃ sā paḍicchae eṃtaṃ
     dāra-ṇihiehi dohi-vi maṃgalakalasehi va thaṇehiṃ

     • 2009 translation by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken

       Leaning on the door, looking out for you, she decorates the house for your return:
       Her breasts two vases of plenty and her eyes lotus petals strewn on the street.

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑀸𑀭 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀁 (dāraṃ)	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (dārāiṃ) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀇 (dārāi)
Accusative	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀁 (dāraṃ)	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (dārāiṃ) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀇 (dārāi)
Instrumental	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡 (dāreṇa) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (dāreṇaṃ)	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (dārehi) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dārehiṃ)
Dative	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀅 (dārāa)	—
Ablative	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀑 (dārāo) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀉 (dārāu) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸 (dārā) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (dārāhi) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dārāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (dārassa)	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡 (dārāṇa) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (dārāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (dārammi) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑁂 (dāre)	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (dāresu) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dāresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀤𑀸𑀭 (dāra) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸 (dārā)	𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (dārāiṃ) or 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀇 (dārāi)

Descendants

• Konkani: dār

  Devanagari script: दार (dār)

  Latin script: dar

• Old Marathi:

  Modi script: 𑘟𑘰𑘨 (dāra), 𑘟𑘰𑘨𑘹𑘽 (dāreṃ)

  Devanagari script: दार (dāra), दारें (dāreṃ)

  • Marathi: दार (dār)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 208.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 23.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dvāˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press