bodhisatta
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- 𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- बोधिसत्त (Devanagari script)
- বোধিসত্ত (Bengali script)
- බොධිසත්ත (Sinhalese script)
- ဗောဓိသတ္တ or ၿေႃꩪိသတ္တ or ၿေႃꩪိသတ်တ (Burmese script)
- โพธิสตฺต or โพธิสัตตะ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩮᩣᨵᩥᩈᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂພຘິສຕ຺ຕ or ໂພຘິສັຕຕະ (Lao script)
- ពោធិសត្ត (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄮𑄙𑄨𑄥𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)
Etymology
[edit]From bodhi (“enlightenment”) + satta (“being”). Compare Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva).
Noun
[edit]bodhisatta m
- (Buddhism) bodhisattva (one destined to reach enlightenment)
- amhākaṃ Bodhisatto ― our Bodhisattva; Gautama Buddha
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "bodhisatta" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bodhisatto | bodhisattā |
| Accusative (second) | bodhisattaṃ | bodhisatte |
| Instrumental (third) | bodhisattena | bodhisattehi or bodhisattebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bodhisattassa or bodhisattāya or bodhisattatthaṃ | bodhisattānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bodhisattasmā or bodhisattamhā or bodhisattā | bodhisattehi or bodhisattebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bodhisattassa | bodhisattānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bodhisattasmiṃ or bodhisattamhi or bodhisatte | bodhisattesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bodhisatta | bodhisattā |