cātummahārājika
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- 𑀘𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- चातुम्महाराजिक (Devanagari script)
- চাতুম্মহারাজিক (Bengali script)
- චාතුම්මහාරාජික (Sinhalese script)
- စာတုမ္မဟာရာဇိက or ၸႃတုမ္မႁႃရႃၹိၵ or ၸႃတုမ်မႁႃရႃၹိၵ (Burmese script)
- จาตุมฺมหาราชิก or จาตุมมะหาราชิกะ (Thai script)
- ᨧᩣᨲᩩᨾ᩠ᨾᩉᩣᩁᩣᨩᩥᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ຈາຕຸມ຺ມຫາຣາຊິກ or ຈາຕຸມມະຫາຣາຊິກະ (Lao script)
- ចាតុម្មហារាជិក (Khmer script)
- 𑄌𑄂𑄖𑄪𑄟𑄴𑄟𑄦𑄂𑄢𑄂𑄎𑄨𑄇 (Chakma script)
Etymology
[edit]Alternative form of cātumahārājika, which is cātumahārājā (“the four Heavenly Kings”) + -ika. Gemination following cātu- is variable.
Adjective
[edit]cātummahārājika
- of the Four Heavenly Kings
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "cātummahārājika" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | cātummahārājiko | cātummahārājikā |
| Accusative (second) | cātummahārājikaṃ | cātummahārājike |
| Instrumental (third) | cātummahārājikena | cātummahārājikehi or cātummahārājikebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | cātummahārājikassa or cātummahārājikāya or cātummahārājikatthaṃ | cātummahārājikānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | cātummahārājikasmā or cātummahārājikamhā or cātummahārājikā | cātummahārājikehi or cātummahārājikebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | cātummahārājikassa | cātummahārājikānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | cātummahārājikasmiṃ or cātummahārājikamhi or cātummahārājike | cātummahārājikesu |
| Vocative (calling) | cātummahārājika | cātummahārājikā |
Declension table of "cātummahārājikā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | cātummahārājikā | cātummahārājikāyo or cātummahārājikā |
| Accusative (second) | cātummahārājikaṃ | cātummahārājikāyo or cātummahārājikā |
| Instrumental (third) | cātummahārājikāya | cātummahārājikāhi or cātummahārājikābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | cātummahārājikāya | cātummahārājikānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | cātummahārājikāya | cātummahārājikāhi or cātummahārājikābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | cātummahārājikāya | cātummahārājikānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | cātummahārājikāya or cātummahārājikāyaṃ | cātummahārājikāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | cātummahārājike | cātummahārājikāyo or cātummahārājikā |
Declension table of "cātummahārājika" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | cātummahārājikaṃ | cātummahārājikāni |
| Accusative (second) | cātummahārājikaṃ | cātummahārājikāni |
| Instrumental (third) | cātummahārājikena | cātummahārājikehi or cātummahārājikebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | cātummahārājikassa or cātummahārājikāya or cātummahārājikatthaṃ | cātummahārājikānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | cātummahārājikasmā or cātummahārājikamhā or cātummahārājikā | cātummahārājikehi or cātummahārājikebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | cātummahārājikassa | cātummahārājikānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | cātummahārājikasmiṃ or cātummahārājikamhi or cātummahārājike | cātummahārājikesu |
| Vocative (calling) | cātummahārājika | cātummahārājikāni |
Noun
[edit]cātummahārājika m
- (member of) the retinue of the Four Heavenly Kings
Usage notes
[edit]This noun is only used in the plural. The members of the retinue are devas.
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "cātummahārājika" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | cātummahārājikā |
| Accusative (second) | cātummahārājike |
| Instrumental (third) | cātummahārājikehi or cātummahārājikebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | cātummahārājikānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | cātummahārājikehi or cātummahārājikebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | cātummahārājikānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | cātummahārājikesu |
| Vocative (calling) | cātummahārājikā |
References
[edit]Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “cātur˚”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead