sapatha
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Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative forms
Noun
[edit]sapatha m[1]
- an oath
- c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:
- 8. Sapathañ ca maṃ kāresi paribhāsāpayi ca maṃ
sāhaṃ ɡhorañ ca sapathaṃ musāvādaṃ abhāsissaṃ.- 8. She both made me swear an oath and had me reviled. And I myself told a lie under that terrible oath.
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "sapatha" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | sapatho | sapathā |
| Accusative (second) | sapathaṃ | sapathe |
| Instrumental (third) | sapathena | sapathehi or sapathebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sapathassa or sapathāya or sapathatthaṃ | sapathānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sapathasmā or sapathamhā or sapathā | sapathehi or sapathebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sapathassa | sapathānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sapathasmiṃ or sapathamhi or sapathe | sapathesu |
| Vocative (calling) | sapatha | sapathā |
Related terms
[edit]- sapati (“to swear”)
References
[edit]- ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 462.