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PART A
been very popular. Besides, names derived from the Vaishnavite and Śaivite deities prove
also the existence of these sects in that period. Often the person is called ‘protected’ (guta = gupta, rakhita = rakshita, pālita) or ‘ given’ (data = datta),[1] by some deity or star ; or
the person is said to have some deity as his ‘friend’ (mita=mitra) or ‘god’ (deva), or is said
to be the deity’s servant (dāsa).[2] In the case of such names as may be called Buddhist,
however, words as saṁgha, dhama-dharma, budha = buddha, bodhi, and thupa= stūpa appear in
place of the deity’s name.[3] It is surprising that such Buddhist names are relatively few,
and that there is no marked difference in naming laymen and clergymen.[4] The non-religious names referring to the appearance of the body, mental dispositions, plants or
animals are comparatively seldom met with.[5]
I. Religious Names
1. Buddhist : (a) Male names : Thupadāsa (Stūpadāsa) A 95 ; Dhamaguta (Dharmagupta) A 94, A 120 ; Dhamarakhita (Dharmarakshita) A 95 ; Budharakhita (Buddharakshita)[6] A 55, *A 57, *A 58 ; Budhi (Buddhi) A 21 ; Bodhiguta (Bodhigupta) A 99 ; Saghamita
(Saṅghamitra) A 40 ; Saṁghamita (Saṅghamitra) A 106, (A 107) ; Sagharakhita (Saṅgha-
rakshita) A 108 ; Saghila (Saṅghila) A 109.
(b) Female names : Dhamarakhitā (Dharmarakshitā) * A 52, A 118 ; * Budharakhitā
(Buddharakshitā)[6] ; A 76 ; * Samanā (śramaṇā) A 12.
2. Names derived from stars :
A. Constellation (nakshatra)[7] ─ (a) Male names : Utaragidhika (Uttaragridhyaka?) A 7, feṭhabjadra (fyeshṭhabhadra) A 92, * Punāvasu (Punarvasu) A 72, Pusa (Pushya) A 98, Pusaka (Pushyaka) A 47, Phagudeva (Phalgudeva) A 30, Bhāranideva (Bharaṇideva) A 100,
Revatimita (Revatīmitra) A 34, Satika (Svātika) A 132.
(b) Female names : Anurādhā A 32, *Pusadatā (Pushyadattā) A 43, A 44, Pusadevā (Pushyadevā) A 120, Pusā (Pushyā) A 27, *Phagudevā (Phalgudevā) A 75 Sakaṭadevā (Sakaṭa[=Rohiṇī]devā)[8] A 15, Sonā (Śravaṇā) A 123, Tisā (Tishyā) A 49a.
B. Planet (graha)[9] ─ (a) Male names : Āgaraju (Aṅgāradyut) A 1, A 2.
C. Sign of Zodiac (rāśi)[10]─ (a) Male name : Siha (Siṁha)[11] A 111.
(b) Female names : Chāpadevā[12] A 34.
3. Vedic : (a) Male names :Agirakhita (Agnirakshita)[13] A 23, Mahīdasena (Mahendrasena)[14]
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Hilka l.c.p. 49 ff.
Hilka l.c.p. 47.
Hilka l.c.p. 104 f.
In the following list the names of monks and nuns are shown with an asterisk mark.
Hilka refers to them under the heading ‘Naturgeschichtliche Benennungen’ l.c.pp. 113-152.
The name Budharakhita could be also equivalent to Sk. Budharakshita and refer to the planet Budha.
But as ‘dhama’ and ‘saṁgha’ are found compound with ‘rakhita’ or similar expressions for ‘protected’
they are more likely to be Buddhist names.
Hilka l.c.pp. 33-38 (Gestirnnamen).
In Sāñchī the name Rohaṇadevā, read by Majumdar as Rohaṇidevā, is attested (cf. List No. 467,
Majumdar 466). Other names with Rohaṇī as first member of a compound are Rohaṇimitā (List No. 996,
1033) and Rohaṇiaśvā (List No. 1327).
Hilka l.c.p 103 ; cf. note 4 about the possibility of Budharakhita also being a name derived from
a planet (Budha).
Hilka l.c.p. 38.
Perhaps this may be a name derived from an animal, cf. Hilka p. 119, Siṁha-ghosha. etc.
Chāpa is taken to be the same as dhanus, the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius. Hilka, l.c.p 138 gives
a list of names containing some word for ‘bow’ as the second member of a compound. But as in our
case the name is that of a women, it is not likely that it refers to the weapon.
Hilka l.c.p. 80 f.
Hilka l.c.p. 82 (Indra as Mahendra).
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