kosala
Pali
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Noun
[edit]kosala m
- inhabitant of Kosala
- Kosalasutta, c. 500 BC: “Atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami. ― Then King Pasenadi the Kosalan went to the Blessed One.”
- (in the plural) Kosala
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "kosala" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kosalo | kosalā |
| Accusative (second) | kosalaṃ | kosale |
| Instrumental (third) | kosalena | kosalehi or kosalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kosalassa or kosalāya or kosalatthaṃ | kosalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kosalasmā or kosalamhā or kosalā | kosalehi or kosalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kosalassa | kosalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kosalasmiṃ or kosalamhi or kosale | kosalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kosala | kosalā |
References
[edit]- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 209.