hiṃsā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• हिंसा (Devanagari script)
• হিংসা (Bengali script)
• හිංසා (Sinhalese script)
• ဟိံသာ or ႁိံသႃ (Burmese script)
• หิํสา or หิงสา (Thai script)
• ᩉᩥᩴᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຫິໍສາ or ຫິງສາ (Lao script)
• ហិំសា (Khmer script)
• 𑄦𑄨𑄁𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हिंसा (hiṃsā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀲𑀸 (hiṃsā).

Noun

hiṃsā f

1. violence, killing, injuring

   Antonym: ahiṃsā

Declension

Declension table of "hiṃsā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	hiṃsā	hiṃsāyo or hiṃsā
Accusative (second)	hiṃsaṃ	hiṃsāyo or hiṃsā
Instrumental (third)	hiṃsāya	hiṃsāhi or hiṃsābhi
Dative (fourth)	hiṃsāya	hiṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	hiṃsāya	hiṃsāhi or hiṃsābhi
Genitive (sixth)	hiṃsāya	hiṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	hiṃsāya or hiṃsāyaṃ	hiṃsāsu
Vocative (calling)	hiṃse	hiṃsāyo or hiṃsā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “hiŋsā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 731