jhāpana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀛𑀸𑀧𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• झापन (Devanagari script)
• ঝাপন (Bengali script)
• ඣාපන (Sinhalese script)
• ဈာပန or ၛာပန or ꧢႃပၼ (Burmese script)
• ฌาปน or ฌาปะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨫᩣᨷᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຌາປນ or ຌາປະນະ (Lao script)
• ឈាបន (Khmer script)
• 𑄏𑄂𑄛𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Nominal formation related to jhāpeti (“to set fire to”).

Noun

jhāpana n

1. setting fire to
2. funeral, cremation

   Synonym: ādahana

Declension

Declension table of "jhāpana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jhāpanaṃ	jhāpanāni
Accusative (second)	jhāpanaṃ	jhāpanāni
Instrumental (third)	jhāpanena	jhāpanehi or jhāpanebhi
Dative (fourth)	jhāpanassa or jhāpanāya or jhāpanatthaṃ	jhāpanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jhāpanasmā or jhāpanamhā or jhāpanā	jhāpanehi or jhāpanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	jhāpanassa	jhāpanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jhāpanasmiṃ or jhāpanamhi or jhāpane	jhāpanesu
Vocative (calling)	jhāpana	jhāpanāni

Further reading

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