adhiṭṭhāna

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• अधिट्ठान (Devanagari script)
• অধিট্ঠান (Bengali script)
• අධිට‍්ඨාන (Sinhalese script)
• အဓိဋ္ဌာန or ဢꩪိꩦ္ꩧႃၼ or ဢꩪိꩦ်ꩧႃၼ (Burmese script)
• อธิฏฺฐาน or อะธิฏฐานะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨵᩥᨭᩛᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຘິຏ຺ຐານ or ອະຘິຏຐານະ (Lao script)
• អធិដ្ឋាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄙𑄨𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अधिष्ठान (adhiṣṭhāna).

Noun

adhiṭṭhāna m

1. (Buddhism) will, determination, resolution: one of the Ten Perfections.

Declension

Declension table of "adhiṭṭhāna" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	adhiṭṭhāno	adhiṭṭhānā
Accusative (second)	adhiṭṭhānaṃ	adhiṭṭhāne
Instrumental (third)	adhiṭṭhānena	adhiṭṭhānehi or adhiṭṭhānebhi
Dative (fourth)	adhiṭṭhānassa or adhiṭṭhānāya or adhiṭṭhānatthaṃ	adhiṭṭhānānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	adhiṭṭhānasmā or adhiṭṭhānamhā or adhiṭṭhānā	adhiṭṭhānehi or adhiṭṭhānebhi
Genitive (sixth)	adhiṭṭhānassa	adhiṭṭhānānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	adhiṭṭhānasmiṃ or adhiṭṭhānamhi or adhiṭṭhāne	adhiṭṭhānesu
Vocative (calling)	adhiṭṭhāna	adhiṭṭhānā

Further reading

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