adhikāra
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Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit अधिकार (adhikāra); analysable as adhi- + kāra.
Noun[edit]
adhikāra m
- management
- office
- aspiration
- chapter, section
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar][1], page 254; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- काले इच्चेतं अस्हिकारत्थं वेदितब्बं॥
- Kāle iccetaṃ adhikāratthaṃ veditabbaṃ.
- Note that time when is the purpose of the section
Declension[edit]
Declension table of "adhikāra" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | adhikāro | adhikārā |
| Accusative (second) | adhikāraṃ | adhikāre |
| Instrumental (third) | adhikārena | adhikārehi or adhikārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | adhikārassa or adhikārāya or adhikāratthaṃ | adhikārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | adhikārasmā or adhikāramhā or adhikārā | adhikārehi or adhikārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | adhikārassa | adhikārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | adhikārasmiṃ or adhikāramhi or adhikāre | adhikāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | adhikāra | adhikārā |
References[edit]
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “adhikāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “adhikāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead