bahūpakāra
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀩𑀳𑀽𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- बहूपकार (Devanagari script)
- বহূপকার (Bengali script)
- බහූපකාර (Sinhalese script)
- ဗဟူပကာရ or ၿႁူပၵႃရ (Burmese script)
- พหูปการ or พะหูปะการะ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩉᩪᨷᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ພຫູປກາຣ or ພະຫູປະກາຣະ (Lao script)
- ពហូបការ (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄦𑄫𑄛𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology
bahu (“much”) + upakāra (“help”)
Adjective
bahūpakāra
- very useful
Declension
Declension table of "bahūpakāra" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bahūpakāro | bahūpakārā |
| Accusative (second) | bahūpakāraṃ | bahūpakāre |
| Instrumental (third) | bahūpakārena | bahūpakārehi or bahūpakārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bahūpakārassa or bahūpakārāya or bahūpakāratthaṃ | bahūpakārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bahūpakārasmā or bahūpakāramhā or bahūpakārā | bahūpakārehi or bahūpakārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bahūpakārassa | bahūpakārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bahūpakārasmiṃ or bahūpakāramhi or bahūpakāre | bahūpakāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | bahūpakāra | bahūpakārā |
Declension table of "bahūpakārā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bahūpakārā | bahūpakārāyo or bahūpakārā |
| Accusative (second) | bahūpakāraṃ | bahūpakārāyo or bahūpakārā |
| Instrumental (third) | bahūpakārāya | bahūpakārāhi or bahūpakārābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bahūpakārāya | bahūpakārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bahūpakārāya | bahūpakārāhi or bahūpakārābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bahūpakārāya | bahūpakārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bahūpakārāya or bahūpakārāyaṃ | bahūpakārāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | bahūpakāre | bahūpakārāyo or bahūpakārā |
Declension table of "bahūpakāra" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bahūpakāraṃ | bahūpakārāni |
| Accusative (second) | bahūpakāraṃ | bahūpakārāni |
| Instrumental (third) | bahūpakārena | bahūpakārehi or bahūpakārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bahūpakārassa or bahūpakārāya or bahūpakāratthaṃ | bahūpakārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bahūpakārasmā or bahūpakāramhā or bahūpakārā | bahūpakārehi or bahūpakārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bahūpakārassa | bahūpakārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bahūpakārasmiṃ or bahūpakāramhi or bahūpakāre | bahūpakāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | bahūpakāra | bahūpakārāni |
References
Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.