𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भण्डन (bhaṇḍana). Cognate with Pali bhaṇḍana.

Noun

𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡 (bhaṃḍaṇa) n (Devanagari भंडण, Kannada ಭಂಡಣ, feminine 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. quarrelling
   • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā Sattasaī 514:

     𑀳𑀲𑀺𑀏𑀳𑀺 𑀉𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀪𑀸 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼𑀯𑀆𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 𑀔𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀺𑀅𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁
     𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 𑀏𑀲𑁄 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁄 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁

     hasiehi uvālaṃbhā accuvaārehi khijjiavvāiṃ
     aṃsūhi bhaṃḍaṇāiṃ eso maggo sumahilāṇaṃ

     • 2009 translation by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken

       Instead of criticism smiles, instead of grievances extreme politeness
       Instead of quarrels tears, such is the way of good wives.

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃḍaṇāi)
Accusative	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃḍaṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑁂𑀡 (bhaṃḍaṇeṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇeṇaṃ)	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃḍaṇehi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀅 (bhaṃḍaṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀑 (bhaṃḍaṇāo) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀉 (bhaṃḍaṇāu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃḍaṇā) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhaṃḍaṇāhi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhaṃḍaṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (bhaṃḍaṇassa)	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀡 (bhaṃḍaṇāṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (bhaṃḍaṇammi) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑁂 (bhaṃḍaṇe)	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (bhaṃḍaṇesu) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡 (bhaṃḍaṇa) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸 (bhaṃḍaṇā)	𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (bhaṃḍaṇāiṃ) or 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀡𑀸𑀇 (bhaṃḍaṇāi)

Descendants

• Marathi: भांडण (bhāṇḍaṇ)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भंडण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 641.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaṇḍana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 533