𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-

Sanskrit बन्ध् (bandh)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Sanskrit बन्धन (bandhana)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀦 (baṃdhana)

Prakrit 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡 (baṃdhaṇa)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀦 (baṃdhana), from Sanskrit बन्धन (bandhana).

Noun

𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡 (baṃdhaṇa) n (Devanagari बंधण)

1. bond, imprisonment

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀁 (baṃdhaṇaṃ)	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (baṃdhaṇāiṃ) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀇 (baṃdhaṇāi)
Accusative	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀁 (baṃdhaṇaṃ)	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (baṃdhaṇāiṃ) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀇 (baṃdhaṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑁂𑀡 (baṃdhaṇeṇa) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (baṃdhaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (baṃdhaṇehi) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (baṃdhaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀅 (baṃdhaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀑 (baṃdhaṇāo) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀉 (baṃdhaṇāu) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸 (baṃdhaṇā) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (baṃdhaṇāhi) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (baṃdhaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (baṃdhaṇassa)	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀡 (baṃdhaṇāṇa) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (baṃdhaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (baṃdhaṇammi) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑁂 (baṃdhaṇe)	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (baṃdhaṇesu) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (baṃdhaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡 (baṃdhaṇa) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸 (baṃdhaṇā)	𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (baṃdhaṇāiṃ) or 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀡𑀸𑀇 (baṃdhaṇāi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “बंधण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 627.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bándhana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 516