maṇḍana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• मण्डन (Devanagari script)
• মণ্ডন (Bengali script)
• මණ‍්ඩන (Sinhalese script)
• မဏ္ဍန or မꧣ္ꩨၼ or မꧣ်ꩨၼ (Burmese script)
• มณฺฑน or มัณฑะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨱ᩠ᨯᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຓ຺ຑນ or ມັຓຑະນະ (Lao script)
• មណ្ឌន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄕𑄴𑄓𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

maṇḍ (adorn) +‎ -ana

Noun

maṇḍana n

1. adornment
2. decoration

Declension

Declension table of "maṇḍana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	maṇḍanaṃ	maṇḍanāni
Accusative (second)	maṇḍanaṃ	maṇḍanāni
Instrumental (third)	maṇḍanena	maṇḍanehi or maṇḍanebhi
Dative (fourth)	maṇḍanassa or maṇḍanāya or maṇḍanatthaṃ	maṇḍanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	maṇḍanasmā or maṇḍanamhā or maṇḍanā	maṇḍanehi or maṇḍanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	maṇḍanassa	maṇḍanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	maṇḍanasmiṃ or maṇḍanamhi or maṇḍane	maṇḍanesu
Vocative (calling)	maṇḍana	maṇḍanāni

References

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