rañjana
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀭𑀜𑁆𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- रञ्जन (Devanagari script)
- রঞ্জন (Bengali script)
- රඤ්ජන (Sinhalese script)
- ရဉ္ဇန or ရၺ္ၹၼ or ရၺ်ၹၼ (Burmese script)
- รญฺชน or รัญชะนะ (Thai script)
- ᩁᨬ᩠ᨩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ຣຎ຺ຊນ or ຣັຎຊະນະ (Lao script)
- រញ្ជន (Khmer script)
- 𑄢𑄐𑄴𑄎𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit रञ्जन (rañjana). By surface analysis, rañj (root) + -ana .
Adjective
rañjana
- delighting, finding pleasure or delight [in]
Declension
Declension table of "rañjana" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | rañjano | rañjanā |
| Accusative (second) | rañjanaṃ | rañjane |
| Instrumental (third) | rañjanena | rañjanehi or rañjanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | rañjanassa or rañjanāya or rañjanatthaṃ | rañjanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | rañjanasmā or rañjanamhā or rañjanā | rañjanehi or rañjanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | rañjanassa | rañjanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | rañjanasmiṃ or rañjanamhi or rañjane | rañjanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | rañjana | rañjanā |
Declension table of "rañjanā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | rañjanā | rañjanāyo or rañjanā |
| Accusative (second) | rañjanaṃ | rañjanāyo or rañjanā |
| Instrumental (third) | rañjanāya | rañjanāhi or rañjanābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | rañjanāya | rañjanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | rañjanāya | rañjanāhi or rañjanābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | rañjanāya | rañjanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | rañjanāya or rañjanāyaṃ | rañjanāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | rañjane | rañjanāyo or rañjanā |
Declension table of "rañjanī" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | rañjanī | rañjaniyo or rañjanī |
| Accusative (second) | rañjaniṃ or rañjaniyaṃ | rañjaniyo or rañjanī |
| Instrumental (third) | rañjaniyā | rañjanīhi or rañjanībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | rañjaniyā | rañjanīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | rañjaniyā | rañjanīhi or rañjanībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | rañjaniyā | rañjanīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | rañjaniyā or rañjaniyaṃ | rañjanīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | rañjani | rañjaniyo or rañjanī |
Declension table of "rañjana" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | rañjanaṃ | rañjanāni |
| Accusative (second) | rañjanaṃ | rañjanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | rañjanena | rañjanehi or rañjanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | rañjanassa or rañjanāya or rañjanatthaṃ | rañjanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | rañjanasmā or rañjanamhā or rañjanā | rañjanehi or rañjanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | rañjanassa | rañjanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | rañjanasmiṃ or rañjanamhi or rañjane | rañjanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | rañjana | rañjanāni |
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “rañjana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 562
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rañjana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 612