𑀧𑀸𑀝𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢
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Prakrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀝𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢 (pāṭaliputa /pāṭaliputta/), from Sanskrit पाटलिपुत्र (pāṭaliputra).
Proper noun
[edit]𑀧𑀸𑀝𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (pāṭaliputta) (Devanagari पाटलिपुत्त) (Paiśācī) [1]
- Pataliputra (the ancient capital of the Magadha kingdom; modern Patna)
References
[edit]- ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 142