sayana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• सयन (Devanagari script)
• সযন (Bengali script)
• සයන (Sinhalese script)
• သယန or သယၼ (Burmese script)
• สยน or สะยะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨿᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຍນ or ສະຍະນະ or ສະຢະນະ (Lao script)
• សយន (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄠𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

sī (sleep) +‎ -ana

Noun

sayana n

1. sleeping
2. bed

Declension

Declension table of "sayana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sayanaṃ	sayanāni
Accusative (second)	sayanaṃ	sayanāni
Instrumental (third)	sayanena	sayanehi or sayanebhi
Dative (fourth)	sayanassa or sayanāya or sayanatthaṃ	sayanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sayanasmā or sayanamhā or sayanā	sayanehi or sayanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sayanassa	sayanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sayanasmiṃ or sayanamhi or sayane	sayanesu
Vocative (calling)	sayana	sayanāni

Derived terms

• uccāsayana
• mahāsayana
• senāsana

References

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