𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• (Magadhi) 𑀫𑀰𑀸𑀡 (maśāṇa), (Ardhamagadhi, Jain Maharastri) 𑀲𑀼𑀲𑀸𑀡 (susāṇa)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit श्मशान (śmaśāna). Cognate with Pali susāna.

Noun

𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa) n (Devanagari मसाण, Kannada ಮಸಾಣ) (Maharastri, Sauraseni)

1. crematorium

   Synonyms: 𑀓𑀟𑀲𑀻 (kaḍasī), 𑀧𑁂𑀅𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (peabhūmi)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁄 (masāṇo)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (masāṇeṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (masāṇeṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (masāṇehi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (masāṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (masāṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (masāṇāo) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (masāṇāu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (masāṇāhi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (masāṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masāṇassa)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (masāṇāṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (masāṇammi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (masāṇesu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (masāṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)

Sauraseni declension of 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁄 (masāṇo)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (masāṇeṇa)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (masāṇehiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀤𑁄 (masāṇādo)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masāṇassa)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (masāṇesu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (masāṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa)	𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)

Descendants

• Gujarati: મસાણ (masāṇ)
• Hindi: मसान (masān)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 219.
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “मसाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 676.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masāṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 734