𐨟𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨭𐨁𐨫

Gandhari

Etymology

From Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā, “City of Cut Stone”). Compare Pali Takkasilā.

Proper noun

𐨟𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨭𐨁𐨫 (takṣaśila)

  1. Taxila (an ancient city in South Asia)

Derived terms
  • 𐨟𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨭𐨁𐨫𐨪𐨩‎ (takṣaśilaraya, “king of Taxila”)

References
  • Stefan Baums; Andrew Glass (2016), “¹Takṣaśila”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari
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