Varunastra
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The Mauryans though spoke Magadhi Prakrit as per inscriptions, which in turn is related to vedic Sanskrit and is ancestor to eastern indo-aryan languages like bihari, bengali, odia, assamese. The etymology is thus attributed to the same lines.I am tracing my Sharif ancestry [Maurya]. Bihar Sharif or ancient Nalanda. I am not Persian, Aryan, or Central Asian. The ancestry originated from Iraq. Maurya could mean Ma'Arya which means 'With Arya' in Semitic. Bihar is Semitic too which means Oceans.
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But I guess to each their own beliefs.