āsava

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀆𑀲𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • आसव (Devanagari script)
  • আসৰ (Bengali script)
  • ආසව (Sinhalese script)
  • အာသဝ or ဢႃသဝ (Burmese script)
  • อาสว or อาสะวะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩣᩈᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອາສວ or ອາສະວະ (Lao script)
  • អាសវ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄂𑄥𑅇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आसव (āsava).

Noun

āsava m

  1. spirit
  2. discharge from a sore
  3. ideas which intoxicate the mind

Declension

Declension table of "āsava" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)āsavoāsavā
Accusative (second)āsavaṃāsave
Instrumental (third)āsavenaāsavehi or āsavebhi
Dative (fourth)āsavassa or āsavāya or āsavatthaṃāsavānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)āsavasmā or āsavamhā or āsavāāsavehi or āsavebhi
Genitive (sixth)āsavassaāsavānaṃ
Locative (seventh)āsavasmiṃ or āsavamhi or āsaveāsavesu
Vocative (calling)āsavaāsavā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “āsava”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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