𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁

Ashokan Prakrit

Verb

𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 (husaṃ)

1. first-person singular aorist of 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti): have been, had been
   • 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 Brahmagiri, Nittur, Panguraria, Rajula-Mandagiri, Siddapura, Udegolam and Yerragudi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (“be”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
	Rupnath	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀼 3pl.aor (husu), 𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (siyā)
	Sahasram	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀼 3sg.imp (hotu)
	Gujarra	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀼 3sg.imp (hotu)
	Panguraria	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀼 3pl.aor (husu), 𑀳𑁄𑀲𑀺𑀢𑀺 3sg.fut (hositi)
	Bahapur	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	?𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 3sg.pres (hoti)
	Ahraura	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀽 3sg.imp (hotū)
East	Dhauli	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
	Jaugada	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨧𐨆𐨟𐨁 (bhoti)	𐨧𐨆𐨟𐨁 (bhoti)
	Mansehra	𐨧𐨆𐨟𐨁 (bhoti), 𐨱𐨆𐨟𐨁 (hoti)	𐨧𐨆𐨟𐨁 (bhoti), 𐨱𐨆𐨟𐨁 (hoti)
West	Girnar	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)	𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati), 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)
South	Yerragudi	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑁄𑀢 3sg.pres (hota), 𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (siyā)
	Siddapura	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), ?𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 3sg.pres (hoti)
	Brahmagiri	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑁄𑀢 3sg.pres (hota), ?𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (siyā)
	Udegolam	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	?𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 3sg.pres (hoti), 𑀳𑀼𑀯𑁂𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (huveyā)
	Nittur	𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)	𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 1sg.aor (husaṃ), 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 3sg.pres (hoti), 𑀳𑀼𑀯𑁂𑀬𑀸 3sg.potn (huveyā)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (“be”)
𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) (29) 𐨧𐨆𐨟𐨁 (bhoti) (2) 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati) (1) 𐨱𐨆𐨟𐨁 (hoti) (1)