madana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• मदन (Devanagari script)
• মদন (Bengali script)
• මදන (Sinhalese script)
• မဒန or မၻၼ (Burmese script)
• มทน or มะทะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨴᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມທນ or ມະທະນະ (Lao script)
• មទន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄘𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मदन (madana). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀅𑀡 (maaṇa), 𑀫𑀬𑀡 (mayaṇa).

Noun

madana n

1. intoxication

Declension

Declension table of "madana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	madanaṃ	madanāni
Accusative (second)	madanaṃ	madanāni
Instrumental (third)	madanena	madanehi or madanebhi
Dative (fourth)	madanassa or madanāya or madanatthaṃ	madanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	madanasmā or madanamhā or madanā	madanehi or madanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	madanassa	madanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	madanasmiṃ or madanamhi or madane	madanesu
Vocative (calling)	madana	madanāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “madana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 518
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “madana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 561