mañjūsā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀫𑀜𑁆𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • मञ्जूसा (Devanagari script)
  • মঞ্জূসা (Bengali script)
  • මඤ‍්ජූසා (Sinhalese script)
  • မဉ္ဇူသာ or မၺ္ၹူသႃ or မၺ်ၹူသႃ (Burmese script)
  • มญฺชูสา or มัญชูสา (Thai script)
  • ᨾᨬ᩠ᨩᩪᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມຎ຺ຊູສາ or ມັຎຊູສາ (Lao script)
  • មញ្ជូសា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄐𑄴𑄎𑄫𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā), ultimately of Dravidian origin.[1] Compare Prakrit [Term?] 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā, “box, chest”).

Noun

mañjūsā f

  1. a casket (used for keeping important documents)

Declension

Declension table of "mañjūsā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)mañjūsāmañjūsāyo or mañjūsā
Accusative (second)mañjūsaṃmañjūsāyo or mañjūsā
Instrumental (third)mañjūsāyamañjūsāhi or mañjūsābhi
Dative (fourth)mañjūsāyamañjūsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)mañjūsāyamañjūsāhi or mañjūsābhi
Genitive (sixth)mañjūsāyamañjūsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)mañjūsāya or mañjūsāyaṃmañjūsāsu
Vocative (calling)mañjūsemañjūsāyo or mañjūsā

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mañjūṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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