bandhana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀩𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• बन्धन (Devanagari script)
• বন্ধন (Bengali script)
• බන්‍ධන (Sinhalese script)
• ဗန္ဓန or ၿၼ္ꩪၼ or ၿၼ်ꩪၼ (Burmese script)
• พนฺธน or พันธะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨻᨶ᩠ᨵᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ພນ຺ຘນ or ພັນຘະນະ (Lao script)
• ពន្ធន (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄙𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-

Sanskrit बन्ध् (bandh)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Sanskrit बन्धन (bandhana)

Pali bandhana

Inherited from Sanskrit बन्धन (bandhana).

Noun

bandhana n

1. binding, bond, fetter

Declension

Declension table of "bandhana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bandhanaṃ	bandhanāni
Accusative (second)	bandhanaṃ	bandhanāni
Instrumental (third)	bandhanena	bandhanehi or bandhanebhi
Dative (fourth)	bandhanassa or bandhanāya or bandhanatthaṃ	bandhanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bandhanasmā or bandhanamhā or bandhanā	bandhanehi or bandhanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bandhanassa	bandhanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bandhanasmiṃ or bandhanamhi or bandhane	bandhanesu
Vocative (calling)	bandhana	bandhanāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bandhana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 482
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bandhana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 516