𑀛𑀸𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna). Cognate with Pali jhāna.

    Noun

    𑀛𑀸𑀡 (jhāṇan (Devanagari झाण)

    1. meditation
    2. contemplation, thinking

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀛𑀸𑀡 (neuter)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jhāṇaṃ) 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (jhāṇāiṃ) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (jhāṇāi)
    Accusative 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jhāṇaṃ) 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (jhāṇāiṃ) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (jhāṇāi)
    Instrumental 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (jhāṇeṇa) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (jhāṇeṇaṃ) 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jhāṇehi) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jhāṇehiṃ)
    Dative 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (jhāṇāa)
    Ablative 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (jhāṇāo) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (jhāṇāu) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸 (jhāṇā) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jhāṇāhi) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (jhāṇāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jhāṇassa) 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (jhāṇāṇa) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jhāṇāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (jhāṇammi) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑁂 (jhāṇe) 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jhāṇesu) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jhāṇesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀛𑀸𑀡 (jhāṇa) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸 (jhāṇā) 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (jhāṇāiṃ) or 𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (jhāṇāi)

    Descendants

    • Apabhramsa: झाण (jhāṇa)
      • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
        • Old Bengali: ঝাণ (jhāṇa)
      • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “झाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 366.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhyāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 395