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marians beginning from Vararuci (=Vr., 5th/6th cent, A.D.) down to the time of Mārkaņdeya (=Mk., 17th cent. A.D.) that they are written in Mg. prakrit. It is also noticed that all the characteristic features of later Mg. prakrit are not fully represented in Dhauli and Jaugada edicts of the basic characteristic features of Mg., such as, (a) r>I, (b) $,5>ś and (c) e- in the nominative singular of a. base, the two are available r>l and e. in the nominative singular of a base in Dhauli and Jaugada. With regard to the change of palatal sibilant, the Dhauli and Jaugadı Rock-edicts do not show any feature of palatal ś; whether palatal ś in Mg, was not developed till that time of the decipherment of ś was not fully recognized, is a matter of investigation now. But on the whole, it is assumed that though vital feature is absent, it is to be regarded as Mg. specimens. For our understanding we can give at least, one specimen of Mg. prakrit from Dhauli Rock-edicts.3
Vth ROCK-EDICT : DHAULI
1. (A) [Dev] ānampiye piyadasi lājā h [eva] m āhā (B) Kayāne
dukale (C) ******[a) y [ā] n (a) sa s [e] dukalam kal [e] ti (D) se
me 65[ah] uke kayāne kate (E) tam ye me p [u] t (ā) va 2. n [a] t [i*va)...... chat [e] na ye apatiye me āva-kapam tathā
anuvatisati s [e] sukatam kachh [am] ti (F) e heta d [e] sai pi
hāpayisat [i] se dukațaṁ kachhati (G) pā (pl e hi [nāma] 3. supa-dālaye (H) s [e] at [ikaṁ) tam astalam na huta puluvā
dhamina-mahāmātā nāma (1) se tedasa-va [sā] bhisitena me
dhamma mahāmātā nāma katā (J) te sava-pāsamde (su] 4. v [i] y sāpatā] dhammādhithān (ā] ye dhamma-[va] dhiye hita
sukhaye (cha] dhamma-yutas [a] Yona-kaṁbocha-Gaṁdhālesu
Lathika-[p] itenikesu e vā pi aṁne apalaṁtā5 (K) bhati (mayesu] 5. bābha [n] ibhi (yes)-u anāthesu ma [hāla) kesu cha h [i] + [a]
sukhāye dhamma-yutāye a [pa) li bodhāye viyā (pa[ ţă se [L] baṁdhana-[ba] dhas [a] o [a] ți-[vidhānā] ye apalib [o] dhāye mokhāye cha 6. iya [m] anubamdh [a] p [ajl a? [t] i [va ka] țā bhikā [le] ti va mahālake ti va viyāpațā se (M) hida cha bāhilesu cha nagalesu savesu s [a] vesu olodhanesu [u me) e vā pi bhāt [i] name me
bhagininaṁ va 7. aṁnesu vă [nāt] i [su sava] v [i] yāpaļā [N] e iyam dhaṁm [an]
isite ti va dhammādhithāne tiva dāna-sayutе va sava-putha viyam dha (mm) ma-yutasi viyāpatā ime dhamima-maham (ā] tā (0) [i] m
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