On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c3.24

c3.24

and recognises at once from the use of the verb *patari* “didst thou swim” or “cross in a boat”, that *Kebuka* has something to do with water and can only denote a river, a lake, an ocean, or water in general. The Jātaka No. 539 fully confirms this inference, as it says explicitly, *kebukaṃ vuccati udakaṃ*,¹ “*kebuka* means water”.