𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁 (devānāṃ, “of the gods”) +‎ 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (priya, “beloved”).

Proper noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpriya) m (Girnar)

1. "beloved of the gods"; an epithet of Ashoka

   Synonym: 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺 (priyadasi)

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (“beloved-of-the-gods”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Delhi-Meerut	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Rampurva	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
East	Dhauli	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Jaugada	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨀 (devanapria), 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨞𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devaṇapriya), 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨁𐨩 (devanapiya)
	Mansehra	𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨎𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devanaṃpriya), 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devanapriya)
West	Girnar	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpriya), 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpriya)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (“beloved-of-the-gods”)
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya) (9) 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpriya) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devanapriya) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨞𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devaṇapriya) (1) 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpriya) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨁𐨩 (devanapiya) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨀 (devanapria) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨎𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devanaṃpriya) (1)