বণ্টা

Early Assamese

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ৱণ্টক (vaṇṭaka).

Noun

বণ্টা (boṇṭa)

  1. prize, award, reward, meed
    Synonym: পুৰস্কাৰ (puroskaro)
    • 15th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayana Uttara Kanda:
      মেঘৰ গৰ্জ্জন যেন, মত্তহস্তী চিহৰয়,
      আম্ফালে বজায় গজঘণ্টা ।
      পাইলা দুঃখ সমৰত, ভালুক বানৰ যত,
      দিলা ৰামচন্দ্ৰে তাকো বণ্টা ॥
      meghoro gorjjono jeno, mottohostī cihoroyo,
      amphale bojayo gojoghoṇṭa ,
      paila duḥkho somoroto, bhaluko banoro joto,
      dila ramocondre takö boṇṭa .
      The mad elephant shouts like thunder,
      plays the elephant gong by striking.
      All the bears and monkeys that got pain in battle,
      Ramachandra also gave them prize.
Descendants
  • Assamese: বঁটা (bõta)

Etymology 2

From বাণ্ট্ (baṇṭ, “to distribute”).

Noun

বণ্টা (boṇṭa)

  1. divided, distributed, shared
    • 15th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayana Uttara Kanda:
      বাসুকি প্ৰমুখ্যে পাতালৰ যত নাগ ।
      যথাযোগ্য পাইলা সবে বলি বণ্টা ভাগ ॥
      basuki promukhje pataloro joto nago ,
      jothajögjo paila sobe boli boṇṭa bhago .
      All the nagas (snakes) of patala (hell), including Vasuki,
      they all appropriately got their distributed parts of the sacrifice.
Descendants
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