vedanā

See also: vedana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• वेदना (Devanagari script)
• ৰেদনা (Bengali script)
• වෙදනා (Sinhalese script)
• ဝေဒနာ or ဝေၻၼႃ (Burmese script)
• เวทนา or เวทะนา (Thai script)
• ᩅᩮᨴᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເວທນາ or ເວທະນາ (Lao script)
• វេទនា (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄬𑄘𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेदना (vedanā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀅𑀡𑀸 (veaṇā).

Noun

vedanā f

1. perception, feeling, sensation
2. pain, suffering

Declension

Declension table of "vedanā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vedanā	vedanāyo or vedanā
Accusative (second)	vedanaṃ	vedanāyo or vedanā
Instrumental (third)	vedanāya	vedanāhi or vedanābhi
Dative (fourth)	vedanāya	vedanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vedanāya	vedanāhi or vedanābhi
Genitive (sixth)	vedanāya	vedanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vedanāya or vedanāyaṃ	vedanāsu
Vocative (calling)	vedane	vedanāyo or vedanā

Descendants

• → Thai: เวทนา (wee-tá-naa)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vedanā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 648
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēdanā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 701