𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit पश्यति (páśyati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *(s)páśyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćyati, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti, present form of *speḱ-.

Verb

𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (pasati /passati/) (Girnar)

1. to see, perceive
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Girnar:

     𑀩𑀳𑀼𑀓𑀁 𑀳𑀺 𑀤𑁄𑀲𑀁 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑁄 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸

     bahukaṃ hi dosaṃ samājamhi pasati devānaṃpriyo priyadasi rājā

     For Kind Beloved-of-the-Gods sees much evil in festival-gatherings.

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (“to see”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀤𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dakhati)
East	Dhauli	𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati)
	Jaugada	𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀔𑀢𑀺 (drakhati), 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨡𐨑𐨟𐨁 (dakhati)
	Mansehra	𐨡𐨑𐨟𐨁 (dakhati)
West	Girnar	𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (pasati)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (“to see”)
𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati) (2) 𐨡𐨑𐨟𐨁 (dakhati) (2) 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (pasati) (1) 𑀤𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dakhati) (1) 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀔𑀢𑀺 (drakhati) (1)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀇 (pāsaï)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀇 (pāsaï)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Sindhi: پَسَڻُ / पसणु

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “páśyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press