𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺

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Prakrit

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Etymology

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From 𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣 (dakhināpatha) +‎ 𑀧𑀢𑀺 (pati), from Sanskrit दक्षिणापथ (dakṣiṇāpatha). Literally, Lord of the Deccan.

Proper noun

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𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺 (dakhināpathapatim (Epigraphic Prakrit)

  1. Śātakarṇī I (Sātvahāna king)
    • c. 100 BCE, Nāṇeghāṭ Inscription left wall, line 2:
      [] 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀲 𑀲𑀽𑀭𑀲 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀺𑀳𑀢𑀘𑀓𑀲 𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺𑀦𑁄 𑀭𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀫𑀼𑀓𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀦𑀲 𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀬 []
      [] vīrasa sūrasa apratihatacakasa dakhināpathapatino raño simukasātavāhanasa sunhāya []
      [] of the brave hero, whose rule is unopposed, of the lord of the Deccan []

Further reading

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  • Susan Verma Mishra with Himanshu Prabha Ray (2017) The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The Temple in Western India, 2nd Century BCE–8th Century CE[1], page 10
  • K. Gopalachari (1941) Early History of the Andhra Country[2], Madras: G. S. Press, page 20
  • Jas. Burgess (1883) Report On The Elura Cave Temples And The Brahmanical And Jaina Caves In Western India[3], London: Trübner & Co., pages 60-61