ṭhāna

See also: thana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀞𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ठान (Devanagari script)
• ঠান (Bengali script)
• ඨාන (Sinhalese script)
• ဌာန or ꩧႃၼ (Burmese script)
• ฐาน or ฐานะ (Thai script)
• ᨮᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຐານ or ຐານະ (Lao script)
• ឋាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄒𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna, “place, state”)

Noun

ṭhāna n

1. place
2. state, -hood
3. reason

Usage notes

As the second element of a compound, the initial 'ṭh' doubles to 'ṭṭh'.

Declension

Declension table of "ṭhāna" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ṭhānaṃ	ṭhānāni
Accusative (second)	ṭhānaṃ	ṭhānāni
Instrumental (third)	ṭhānena	ṭhānehi or ṭhānebhi
Dative (fourth)	ṭhānassa or ṭhānāya or ṭhānatthaṃ	ṭhānānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ṭhānasmā or ṭhānamhā or ṭhānā	ṭhānehi or ṭhānebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ṭhānassa	ṭhānānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ṭhānasmiṃ or ṭhānamhi or ṭhāne	ṭhānesu
Vocative (calling)	ṭhāna	ṭhānāni

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဌာန (htana., “place”)
• → Khmer: ឋាន (thaan, “place”), ដ្ឋាន (thaan) (as suffix)
• → Thai: ฐาน (tǎan, “place, evidence; because”)

Derived terms

• surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāna

References

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