papañca
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀘 (Brahmi script)
- पपञ्च (Devanagari script)
- পপঞ্চ (Bengali script)
- පපඤ්ච (Sinhalese script)
- ပပဉ္စ or ပပၺ္ၸ or ပပၺ်ၸ (Burmese script)
- ปปญฺจ or ปะปัญจะ (Thai script)
- ᨷᨷᨬ᩠ᨧ (Tai Tham script)
- ປປຎ຺ຈ or ປະປັຎຈະ (Lao script)
- បបញ្ច (Khmer script)
Noun
papañca m
- obstacle, impediment
- (Theravada Buddhism) proliferation of thought or reactions, or the expansion of thoughts, reactions, and diffuseness, as an obstacle to spiritual progress
Declension
Declension table of "papañca" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | papañco | papañcā |
Accusative (second) | papañcaṃ | papañce |
Instrumental (third) | papañcena | papañcehi or papañcebhi |
Dative (fourth) | papañcassa or papañcāya or papañcatthaṃ | papañcānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | papañcasmā or papañcamhā or papañcā | papañcehi or papañcebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | papañcassa | papañcānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | papañcasmiṃ or papañcamhi or papañce | papañcesu |
Vocative (calling) | papañca | papañcā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “papañca”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 331.