𑀪𑀇𑀬𑀯𑁆𑀯

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *भक्तव्य (bhaktavya, future participle of भजति (bhájati)). The term भक्तव्य (bhaktavya) is re-attested in New Sanskrit.

Adjective

𑀪𑀇𑀬𑀯𑁆𑀯 (bhaïyavva) (Devanagari भइयव्व, Gujarati ભઇયવ્વ) (Ardhamāgadhī)

1. gerundive of 𑀪𑀬𑀇 (bhayaï): divisible
   • Nandī verse 61:

     𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂 𑀘𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀳 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀻, 𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁄 𑀪𑀇𑀬𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀼 𑀔𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢-𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀻𑀏
     𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀻𑀏 𑀤𑀯𑁆𑀯-𑀧𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀯𑀸, 𑀪𑀇𑀬𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀸 𑀔𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢-𑀓𑀸𑀮𑀸

     kāle caüṇha vuḍḍhī, kālo bhaïyavvu khitta-vuḍḍhīe
     vuḍḍhīe davva-pajjavā, bhaïyavvā khitta-kālā

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “भय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 645.