kaṃsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• कंस (Devanagari script)
• কংস (Bengali script)
• කංස (Sinhalese script)
• ကံသ or ၵံသ (Burmese script)
• กํส or กังสะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᩴᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ກໍສ or ກັງສະ (Lao script)
• កំស (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Noun

kaṃsa m

1. bronze
2. bronze dish

Declension

Declension table of "kaṃsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kaṃso	kaṃsā
Accusative (second)	kaṃsaṃ	kaṃse
Instrumental (third)	kaṃsena	kaṃsehi or kaṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)	kaṃsassa or kaṃsāya or kaṃsatthaṃ	kaṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kaṃsasmā or kaṃsamhā or kaṃsā	kaṃsehi or kaṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kaṃsassa	kaṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kaṃsasmiṃ or kaṃsamhi or kaṃse	kaṃsesu
Vocative (calling)	kaṃsa	kaṃsā

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 127
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kaŋsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 173