palāyana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀮𑀸𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• पलायन (Devanagari script)
• পলাযন (Bengali script)
• පලායන (Sinhalese script)
• ပလာယန or ပလႃယၼ (Burmese script)
• ปลายน or ปะลายะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩃᩣᨿᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ປລາຍນ or ປະລາຍະນະ or ປະລາຢະນະ (Lao script)
• បលាយន (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄣𑄂𑄠𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पलायन (palāyana). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑀸𑀬𑀡 (palāyaṇa), 𑀧𑀮𑀸𑀡 (palāṇa).

Noun

palāyana n

1. running away, fleeing

Declension

Declension table of "palāyana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	palāyanaṃ	palāyanāni
Accusative (second)	palāyanaṃ	palāyanāni
Instrumental (third)	palāyanena	palāyanehi or palāyanebhi
Dative (fourth)	palāyanassa or palāyanāya or palāyanatthaṃ	palāyanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	palāyanasmā or palāyanamhā or palāyanā	palāyanehi or palāyanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	palāyanassa	palāyanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	palāyanasmiṃ or palāyanamhi or palāyane	palāyanesu
Vocative (calling)	palāyana	palāyanāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “palāyana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 440
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “palāyana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 448