adhikaraṇa
See also: adhikarana
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- अधिकरण (Devanagari script)
- অধিকরণ (Bengali script)
- අධිකරණ (Sinhalese script)
- အဓိကရဏ (Burmese script)
- อธิกรณ or อะธิกะระณะ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨵᩥᨠᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຘິກຣຓ or ອະຘິກະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
- អធិករណ (Khmer script)
Etymology
adhi- + karaṇa. Exact relationship to Sanskrit अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa) is unknown. It could be a common inheritance or a loan in either direction, possibly varying by sense.
Noun
adhikaraṇa n
- supervision, administration
- relation, cause, consequence
- question, dispute, lawsuit
Declension
Declension table of "adhikaraṇa" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | adhikaraṇaṃ | adhikaraṇāni |
| Accusative (second) | adhikaraṇaṃ | adhikaraṇāni |
| Instrumental (third) | adhikaraṇena | adhikaraṇehi or adhikaraṇebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | adhikaraṇassa or adhikaraṇāya or adhikaraṇatthaṃ | adhikaraṇānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | adhikaraṇasmā or adhikaraṇamhā or adhikaraṇā | adhikaraṇehi or adhikaraṇebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | adhikaraṇassa | adhikaraṇānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | adhikaraṇasmiṃ or adhikaraṇamhi or adhikaraṇe | adhikaraṇesu |
| Vocative (calling) | adhikaraṇa | adhikaraṇāni |
Derived terms
- tulyādhikaraṇa (“grammatical agreement”)
References
Pali Text Society, editor (1921-1925) , “adhikaraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead