ādāna
See also: adana, Adana, adana-, adaną, and Адана
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀆𑀤𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- आदान (Devanagari script)
- আদান (Bengali script)
- ආදාන (Sinhalese script)
- အာဒါန or ဢႃၻႃၼ (Burmese script)
- อาทาน or อาทานะ (Thai script)
- ᩋᩣᨴᩤᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ອາທານ or ອາທານະ (Lao script)
- អាទាន (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄂𑄘𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
ā- + dāna (“giving”) as ādadāti (“to take”) is ā- + dadāti (“to give”); alternatively, just ādā + -ana.
Noun
ādāna n
- taking
- c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works (in English), Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
- Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
- I observe the precept of abstaining from taking that which is not given.
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Declension
Declension table of "ādāna" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ādānaṃ | ādānāni |
| Accusative (second) | ādānaṃ | ādānāni |
| Instrumental (third) | ādānena | ādānehi or ādānebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ādānassa or ādānāya or ādānatthaṃ | ādānānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ādānasmā or ādānamhā or ādānā | ādānehi or ādānebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ādānassa | ādānānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ādānasmiṃ or ādānamhi or ādāne | ādānesu |
| Vocative (calling) | ādāna | ādānāni |
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “ādāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead