𐨩𐨡𐨁

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit यदि (yádi, “if”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyádi. Cognate with Pali yadi.

Conjunction

𐨩𐨡𐨁 (yadi) (Shahbazgarhi)

  1. if
    • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 9 line 20
      ‏𐨩𐨡𐨁 𐨤𐨂𐨣 𐨟𐨎 𐨀𐨛𐨎 𐨣 𐨣𐨁𐨬𐨚𐨅 𐨀𐨁𐨀 𐨀𐨠 𐨤𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 𐨀𐨣𐨎𐨟𐨎 𐨤𐨂𐨙𐨎 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨯𐨬𐨟𐨁‎
      yadi puna taṃ aṭhaṃ na nivaṭe ia atha paratra anaṃtaṃ puñaṃ prasavati
      But if one does not attain [by it] his object in this [world], then endless merit is produced in the other [world].

Descendants
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀬𑀇 (yaï), 𑀬𑀤𑀺 (yadi)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀇 (jaï)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀇 (jaï), 𑀚𑀤𑀺 (jadi)

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