पिण्ड
See also: पाण्डु
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
पिण्ड m
- Devanagari script form of piṇḍa (“lump”)
Declension
Declension table of "पिण्ड" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | पिण्डो (piṇḍo) | पिण्डा (piṇḍā) |
| Accusative (second) | पिण्डं (piṇḍaṃ) | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) |
| Instrumental (third) | पिण्डेन (piṇḍena) | पिण्डेहि (piṇḍehi) or पिण्डेभि (piṇḍebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | पिण्डस्स (piṇḍassa) or पिण्डाय (piṇḍāya) or पिण्डत्थं (piṇḍatthaṃ) | पिण्डानं (piṇḍānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | पिण्डस्मा (piṇḍasmā) or पिण्डम्हा (piṇḍamhā) or पिण्डा (piṇḍā) | पिण्डेहि (piṇḍehi) or पिण्डेभि (piṇḍebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | पिण्डस्स (piṇḍassa) | पिण्डानं (piṇḍānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | पिण्डस्मिं (piṇḍasmiṃ) or पिण्डम्हि (piṇḍamhi) or पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डेसु (piṇḍesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | पिण्ड (piṇḍa) | पिण्डा (piṇḍā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- পিণ্ড (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬶᬡ᭄ᬟ (Balinese script)
- পিণ্ড (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰰𑰜𑰿𑰚 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀟 (Brahmi script)
- ပိဏ္ဍ (Burmese script)
- પિણ્ડ (Gujarati script)
- ਪਿਣ੍ਡ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌡 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦶꦟ꧀ꦝ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂱𑂝𑂹𑂙 (Kaithi script)
- ಪಿಣ್ಡ (Kannada script)
- បិណ្ឌ (Khmer script)
- ປິຓ຺ຑ (Lao script)
- പിണ്ഡ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡳᢏᡷᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘱𑘜𑘿𑘚 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠢᢏᢎᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧒𑦼𑧠𑦺 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐶𑐞𑑂𑐜 (Newa script)
- ପିଣ୍ଡ (Odia script)
- ꢦꢶꢠ꣄ꢞ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆴𑆟𑇀𑆝 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖰𑖜𑖿𑖚 (Siddham script)
- පිණ්ඩ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩑𑩪 𑪙𑩨 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚮𑚘𑚶𑚖 (Takri script)
- பிண்ட³ (Tamil script)
- పిణ్డ (Telugu script)
- ปิณฺฑ (Thai script)
- པི་ཎྜ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒱𑒝𑓂𑒛 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨁𑨘𑩇𑨖 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compare Khotanese piṇḍaa- (“lump”), Old Armenian պինդ (pind, “firm, dense, tight, strong”).
Noun
पिण्ड • (píṇḍa) stem, m or n
- round mass or heap, ball, lump (RV., TS., ŚBr., etc.)
- bite of food, morsel
- a ball of rice or flour offered to ancestors (GṛŚṛS., Mn., MBh., etc.)
- food, sustenance (MBh., Kāv., etc.)
- mass, body (Ragh., Śaṃk., Vajracch.)
- calf (Mālatīm.)
- the flower of a china rose (L.)
- portico (L.)
- force, power, army (L.)
- (in the dual) fleshy parts of the shoulder above the clavicle (MBh.)
- (in the dual) protrusion on the upper forehead of an elephant (L.)
- embryo at an early stage of development (L.)
- a kind of incense (Var.
- myrrh, olibanum (L.)
- meat, flesh (L.)
- alms (Mālatīm.)
- Meyna laxiflora (L.)
- quantity, collection (L.)
- sum
- sine expressed in a series of numbers
- sound, tone
- name of a man
- iron (L.)
- steel
- fresh butter
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of पिण्ड | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पिण्डस्य (piṇḍasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) | पिण्डौ (piṇḍau) | पिण्डाः (piṇḍāḥ) |
| Vocative | पिण्ड (piṇḍa) | पिण्डौ (piṇḍau) | पिण्डाः (piṇḍāḥ) |
| Accusative | पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) | पिण्डौ (piṇḍau) | पिण्डान् (piṇḍān) |
| Instrumental | पिण्डेन (piṇḍena) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डैः (piṇḍaiḥ) |
| Dative | पिण्डाय (piṇḍāya) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पिण्डात् (piṇḍāt) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पिण्डस्य (piṇḍasya) | पिण्डयोः (piṇḍayoḥ) | पिण्डानाम् (piṇḍānām) |
| Locative | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डयोः (piṇḍayoḥ) | पिण्डेषु (piṇḍeṣu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of पिण्ड | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पिण्डस्य (piṇḍasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डानि (piṇḍāni) |
| Vocative | पिण्ड (piṇḍa) | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डानि (piṇḍāni) |
| Accusative | पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डानि (piṇḍāni) |
| Instrumental | पिण्डेन (piṇḍena) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डैः (piṇḍaiḥ) |
| Dative | पिण्डाय (piṇḍāya) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पिण्डात् (piṇḍāt) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पिण्डस्य (piṇḍasya) | पिण्डयोः (piṇḍayoḥ) | पिण्डानाम् (piṇḍānām) |
| Locative | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डयोः (piṇḍayoḥ) | पिण्डेषु (piṇḍeṣu) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “पिण्ड”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0625.
- Witzel, Michael (2003) Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia (Sino-Platonic Papers; 129)[1], Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, page 33