daṇḍa

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀤𑀡𑁆𑀟 (Brahmi script)
• दण्ड (Devanagari script)
• দণ্ড (Bengali script)
• දණ‍්ඩ (Sinhalese script)
• ဒဏ္ဍ or ၻꧣ္ꩨ or ၻꧣ်ꩨ (Burmese script)
• ทณฺฑ or ทัณฑะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᨱ᩠ᨯ (Tai Tham script)
• ທຓ຺ຑ or ທັຓຑະ (Lao script)
• ទណ្ឌ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄕𑄴𑄓 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa). Cognate with Niya Prakrit 𐨡𐨎𐨜 (daṃḍa), Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀟 (daṃḍa), 𑀟𑀁𑀟 (ḍaṃḍa).

Noun

daṇḍa m

1. stick, handle, staff, rod
2. stem of tree, wood; wood worked into something
3. punishment, thrashing

Declension

Declension table of "daṇḍa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	daṇḍo	daṇḍā
Accusative (second)	daṇḍaṃ	daṇḍe
Instrumental (third)	daṇḍena	daṇḍehi or daṇḍebhi
Dative (fourth)	daṇḍassa or daṇḍāya or daṇḍatthaṃ	daṇḍānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	daṇḍasmā or daṇḍamhā or daṇḍā	daṇḍehi or daṇḍebhi
Genitive (sixth)	daṇḍassa	daṇḍānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	daṇḍasmiṃ or daṇḍamhi or daṇḍe	daṇḍesu
Vocative (calling)	daṇḍa	daṇḍā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “daṇḍa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 312
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “daṇḍá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 350