yuddha
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀬𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
- युद्ध (Devanagari script)
- যুদ্ধ (Bengali script)
- යුද්ධ (Sinhalese script)
- ယုဒ္ဓ or ယုၻ္ꩪ or ယုၻ်ꩪ (Burmese script)
- ยุทฺธ or ยุทธะ (Thai script)
- ᨿᩩᨴ᩠ᨵ (Tai Tham script)
- ຍຸທ຺ຘ or ຍຸທຘະ (Lao script)
- យុទ្ធ (Khmer script)
- 𑄠𑄪𑄘𑄴𑄙 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit युद्ध (yuddha). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (juddha).
Noun
yuddha n
- battle, war, fight
- Synonyms: saṅgāma, samara, raṇa
Declension
Declension table of "yuddha" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | yuddhaṃ | yuddhāni |
| Accusative (second) | yuddhaṃ | yuddhāni |
| Instrumental (third) | yuddhena | yuddhehi or yuddhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | yuddhassa or yuddhāya or yuddhatthaṃ | yuddhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | yuddhasmā or yuddhamhā or yuddhā | yuddhehi or yuddhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | yuddhassa | yuddhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | yuddhasmiṃ or yuddhamhi or yuddhe | yuddhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | yuddha | yuddhāni |
Related terms
- yujjhati (“to fight”)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “yuddha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 557
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yuddha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 607