𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭

Ashokan Prakrit

Noun

𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 (savachara) m

1. Alternative form of 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara, “year”)
   • c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.3:

     𑀦𑁄 𑀢𑀼 𑀔𑁄 𑀩𑀸𑀠𑀁 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 𑀏𑀓𑀁 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁

     no tu kho bāḍhaṃ prakaṃte husaṃ ekaṃ savacharaṃ

     • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch

       But indeed I had not been very zealous for one year.

Alternative forms

Attested at Bahapur, Brahmagiri, Sahasram and Yerragudi.

Dialectal forms of 𐨬𐨮 (“year”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀯𑀲 (vasa), 𑀯𑀱 (vaṣa), 𑀯𑀰 (vaśa)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Lumbini	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Nigali-Sagar	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Rupnath	𑀙𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (chavachara)
	Bairat	𑀯𑀲 pl; partial (vasa)
	Sahasram	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀮 sg (saṃvachala), 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (savachara), 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 pl; partial (saṃvachara)
	Gujarra	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 partial (saṃvachara)
	Barabar	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Calcutta-Bairat	𑀯𑀲 pl (vasa)
	Panguraria	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg; partial (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 pl (vasa)
	Bahapur	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀮 sg (saṃvachala), 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (savachara), 𑀯𑀲 pl (vasa)
East	Dhauli	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Jaugada	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa)
	Mansehra	𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa)
West	Girnar	𑀯𑀲 (vasa), 𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀲 (varsa)
South	Yerragudi	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (saṃvachara), 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (savachara)
	Siddapura	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 pl (vasa)
	Brahmagiri	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (saṃvachara), 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (savachara), 𑀯𑀲 pl (vasa)
	Maski	𑀯𑀲 pl; partial (vasa)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (saṃvachara)
	Nittur	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 pl (vasa)
	Gavimath	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 sg (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 pl (vasa)

Map of dialectal forms of 𐨬𐨮 (“year”)
𑀯𑀲 (vasa) (17) 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara) (9) 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 (savachara) (4) 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀮 (saṃvachala) (2) 𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa) (2) 𑀙𑀯𑀙𑀭 (chavachara) (1) 𑀯𑀰 (vaśa) (1) 𑀯𑀱 (vaṣa) (1) 𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀲 (varsa) (1)