Mauryaadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːrɪə/,

/ˈmaʊrɪə/, U.S.

/ˈmɔriə/,

/ˈmɑriə/,

/ˈmaʊriə/

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit Maurya.

Etymology: < Sanskrit Maurya < the name of Candragupta Maurya (c350–250 b.c.), who founded the dynasty.The spelling with ā in quot. 1905 at sense B. is irregular.

Indian History

A. adj.

Designating or belonging to a dynasty that ruled northern India from 321 to c184 b.c.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > dynasty > [adjective] > specific Indian

Maurya1870

Mauryan1870

Gupta1871

1870 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 4 122 (heading) Maurya dynasty, 130 years.

1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 272/2 The oldest hitherto known specimens of Indian writing are five rock-inscriptions, containing religious edicts in Pâli..issued by the emperor Aśoka..of the Maurya dynasty.

1917 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 14 443 The Maurya empire centered far down the Ganges at Pātaliputra.

1956 A. Toynbee Historian's Approach to Relig. vii. 90 In the age of the Maurya Emperor Açoka.

1989 Third Text Summer 4 The first time India..was brought under a unified and highly differentiated scheme of laws was..in the time of the Maurya dynasty.

B. n.

A member of the Maurya dynasty. Chiefly in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > dynasty > [noun] > specific Indian

Maurya1905

1905 Amer. Hist. Rev. 11 122 To the dynasty of the Māuryas, three chapters are given.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 399/1 After Asoka the Mauryas dwindled away, and the last of them..was treacherously assassinated in 184 b.c.

1952 K. A. N. Sastri (title) Age of the Nandas and Mauryas.

1992 S. N. Singh (title) Political ideas and institutions under the Mauryas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maurya
释义	Mauryaadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɔːrɪə/, /ˈmaʊrɪə/, U.S. /ˈmɔriə/, /ˈmɑriə/, /ˈmaʊriə/ Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit Maurya. Etymology: < Sanskrit Maurya < the name of Candragupta Maurya (c350–250 b.c.), who founded the dynasty.The spelling with ā in quot. 1905 at sense B. is irregular. Indian History A. adj. Designating or belonging to a dynasty that ruled northern India from 321 to c184 b.c. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > dynasty > [adjective] > specific Indian Maurya1870 Mauryan1870 Gupta1871 1870 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 4 122 (heading) Maurya dynasty, 130 years. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 272/2 The oldest hitherto known specimens of Indian writing are five rock-inscriptions, containing religious edicts in Pâli..issued by the emperor Aśoka..of the Maurya dynasty. 1917 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 14 443 The Maurya empire centered far down the Ganges at Pātaliputra. 1956 A. Toynbee Historian's Approach to Relig. vii. 90 In the age of the Maurya Emperor Açoka. 1989 Third Text Summer 4 The first time India..was brought under a unified and highly differentiated scheme of laws was..in the time of the Maurya dynasty. B. n. A member of the Maurya dynasty. Chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > dynasty > [noun] > specific Indian Maurya1905 1905 Amer. Hist. Rev. 11 122 To the dynasty of the Māuryas, three chapters are given. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 399/1 After Asoka the Mauryas dwindled away, and the last of them..was treacherously assassinated in 184 b.c. 1952 K. A. N. Sastri (title) Age of the Nandas and Mauryas. 1992 S. N. Singh (title) Political ideas and institutions under the Mauryas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1870
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