ādāna

See also: adana, Adana, adana-, adaną, and Адана

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀆𑀤𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• आदान (Devanagari script)
• আদান (Bengali script)
• ආදාන (Sinhalese script)
• အာဒါန or ဢႃၻႃၼ (Burmese script)
• อาทาน or อาทานะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᨴᩤᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາທານ or ອາທານະ (Lao script)
• អាទាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄘𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

ā- +‎ dāna (“giving”) as ādadāti (“to take”) is ā- +‎ dadāti (“to give”); alternatively, just ādā +‎ -ana.

Noun

ādāna n

1. taking
   • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:

     Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi

     I observe the precept of abstaining from taking that which is not given.

Declension

Declension table of "ādāna" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ādānaṃ	ādānāni
Accusative (second)	ādānaṃ	ādānāni
Instrumental (third)	ādānena	ādānehi or ādānebhi
Dative (fourth)	ādānassa or ādānāya or ādānatthaṃ	ādānānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ādānasmā or ādānamhā or ādānā	ādānehi or ādānebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ādānassa	ādānānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ādānasmiṃ or ādānamhi or ādāne	ādānesu
Vocative (calling)	ādāna	ādānāni

References

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