āharaṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀆𑀳𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • आहरण (Devanagari script)
  • আহরণ (Bengali script)
  • ආහරණ (Sinhalese script)
  • အာဟရဏ or ဢႃႁရꧣ (Burmese script)
  • อาหรณ or อาหะระณะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩣᩉᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອາຫຣຓ or ອາຫະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
  • អាហរណ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄂𑄦𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आहरण (āharaṇa). From the root har +‎ -ana By surface analysis, ā- +‎ haraṇa. Formally, the verbal noun of āharati, though there appear to be some divergences in attested meanings.

Noun

āharaṇa n[1]

  1. bringing[1]
  2. accomplishing[1]
  3. plundering
    • acorāharaṇo nidhi[2]
      a treasure not to be taken by thieves

Declension

Declension table of "āharaṇa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)āharaṇaṃāharaṇāni
Accusative (second)āharaṇaṃāharaṇāni
Instrumental (third)āharaṇenaāharaṇehi or āharaṇebhi
Dative (fourth)āharaṇassa or āharaṇāya or āharaṇatthaṃāharaṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)āharaṇato or āharaṇasmā or āharaṇamhā or āharaṇāāharaṇehi or āharaṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)āharaṇassaāharaṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)āharaṇasmiṃ or āharaṇamhi or āharaṇeāharaṇesu
Vocative (calling)āharaṇaāharaṇāni

Derived terms

  • āharaṇaka
  • udāharaṇa

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 19.
  2. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “āharaṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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