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THREE NEW EDICTS OF ASOKA.
Papotave, R. 2 (in mahatatápáo)= Sansk. práptavyam, but formed from a new root, pápo: compare Pali pappoti, and pápová, Delhi VI. 3.
Pávatave, S. 3-Sansk. pravaktavyam: for the lengthening of the first syllable compare Pali pávachanam.
Pi, S. 5, 8, R. 3, B. 6-Sansk. api, Pali pi. Pipule, R. 3, a mistake for vipule. Piye, S. 1, R. 1, B. 1-Sansk. priyah, Pali piyo. Phale, S. 3, R. 2, B. 4 Sansk. phalam, or possibly phalah, a rare form for phalam: vide the Pet. Dict. s. v. Phaldni occurs Khâlsi II. 6.
Vd, S. 7 Sansk., Pali, vd.
Válata, R. 4, possibly a mistake for palata, but Sansk. paratra: compare pillar edict pálatam páratrikam. Vipula, R. 4 Sansk., Pali, vipulam. Vipula m, S. 5, B. 8 Sansk. vipulam. Vipule, S. 4, B. 6 Sansk. vipulah: compare also pipule, and rock edicts VII.
Vivase, R. 5 (in savaravi) = Pali vivaso, Sansk. vivasah.
Vivded, R. 6 (in satavi): Sansk. vivdadt. Vivuthd, S. 7 Sansk. rivrittáni, Pali part. of raṭṭati, is sometimes vutto: compare also Khandagiri inscr. 1. 5, Jour. Beng. Br. R. As. Soc. vol. VI. p. 1050, tatho vase viruthe. Vivuthena, S. 7 Sansk. rirṛittena. Vyuthend, R. 5, a vicarious form for the preMamaya, B. 3 Sansk. mayá compare ceding, caused by the substitution of u for ru. Dhauli VI. 1, Delhi sep. ed. 3. Śva mge, bvage, B. 6= Sansk. srargah. Similar Masa, R. 2 = misd substitutions of é for s occur particularly often in Mahatata, S. 3, R. the latter half of the Khâlsi edicts, e.g. XI. 129 so mahantata. for so, XI. 30 mitasamthutána mitrasamstutándnis. Mahatane, B. 5 Sansk. mahattvam, Pråk. XII. 34, siya siya syát, &c. mahattanam: compare Var. IV. 22. Misam, S. 3: Sansk. misham. For the meaning of misham kri see Pet. Dict. s. v. misha. Munisd, S. 3 Sansk. manushyah: compare Dhauli II. 3, &c..
Sansk. mishát. 2 Sansk. mahatta, Pali
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Savachhalani, S. 1 Sansk. samratsarah: compare also chhavachhare and savimchhale. Sakiye, -kye, S. 4, R. 3, B. 6 Sansk. svakiyaḥ,
Pali sakiyo.
Samgha, R. 1, -ghe, B. 3 Sansk. samghaḥ, Pali, samgho.
Sansk. édstririrását,
Ya, R. 1, B. 2 Sansk. yat, Pali yam. Yavatakatu, R. 5 Sansk. ydvatkritvah. Yi, R. 2 Sansk., Pali, ye (nom. pl. m. of yad). Lakhapeta, R. 5, a mistake for lekhdpeta. Likhapaya, yd, S. 7, 8 Sansk. lekchitvá; -aya ya; compare Pali likhápeti, and for the construction of thd with the absolutive, Childers' Dict. 8. v. tilthati, thati.
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Lekhapeta, R. 4: Sansk. lekhitaḥ: compare Dhauli II. 3, lopabeta and lopapita Sansk. ropitani.
Vadhi, R. 4 vriddhim (acc. sing.), Pali raḍdhim.
Badham, S. 1, B. 2, 3 Sansk. báḍham: compare rock edicts VII., end.
Badhi, R. 1, 2, B. 2, 3 (P), a vicarious form for the preceding. For amei, compare also Delhi V. 8, súkali.
Vachakaye, B. 5, -kiye, S. 3 (in mahatatava) Sansk. váchaka enlarged by the affix tya (P). Vadhisati, S. 5, 6, R. 4, B. 7, 8 = Pali raddhissati: compare pillar edicts, e.g. Delhi I. 6, &c. Vadhisiti, R. 4, a vicarious form for the preceding.
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Sataviv de d, R. 5, 6
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Pali satthuvivásá.
-Satd, S. 7 Sansk. satáni.
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Sapamnalatisatá, S. 7-Sansk. shatpan. chábadatisatáni. For sa shat compare saḍu(visati) in the pillar edicts. For the use of ati= adhi compare atiratha, rájátirája, &c.
The la of pammála is inexplicable, and one feels tempted to read pammáha instead, for J.
Sa(v a)ki, R. 1=Sansk. śrávakaḥ, Pali sávako. Savara-, R. 5 Sansk., Pali, samvara. Savane, S.,6, a mistake for sávane. Savimchhale, a mistake for samvachhale. Sátira kekani, R. 1, a mistake for sdtilekáni. Satileke, R. 1=Sansk. sátirekaḥ, Pali sátireko. Sádhike, S. 2= Sansk. sddhikah.
Sávane, R. 3, 5-Sansk. érávanam, Pali sávanam: compare Delhi VII. 20.
Vayajanend, R. 5= - Sansk., Pali, vyanjanena: see Childers' Dict. s. v. See also rock edicts III., end. As to i represented by a, see Kuhn, loc. cit. p. 24, and compare Khálsi XIII. 38, vayasanam =vyasanam.
Vayata, R. 5,-probably a mistake for thdyi ta compare siláthambháni, Delhi sep. ed. 11.
asthayi (sthitaḥ) iti.
Suag(e), S. 4 Sansk. svargah.
Va (8 d), R. 1 = Sansk. varshdani.
Vas d-na m, B. 2= Sansk. varshani nanu: compare above, nam.
Sáváne, S. 4, a mistake for the preceding. Siya, R. 4 Sansk. sydt: compare Gir.III. 3, &c. Silathambhasi, R. 5 Sansk. silástambhe. Silathubhe, R. 5 Sansk. bildsthambhaḥ. Sildthambhd, S. 8 Sansk. silástambhah:
Sumi, S. 1, R. 1. Sansk. asmi (1st per. sing. pres. of as): for the insertion of u compare Kuhn, Beit. Pali Gram. p. 45.
