paṭibhāna

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀪𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• पटिभान (Devanagari script)
• পটিভান (Bengali script)
• පටිභාන (Sinhalese script)
• ပဋိဘာန or ပꩦိꧤႃၼ (Burmese script)
• ปฏิภาน or ปะฏิภานะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨭᩥᨽᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຏິຠານ or ປະຏິຠານະ (Lao script)
• បដិភាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄑𑄨𑄞𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

paṭi- +‎ bhāna

Noun

paṭibhāna n

1. understanding

Declension

Declension table of "paṭibhāna" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paṭibhānaṃ	paṭibhānāni
Accusative (second)	paṭibhānaṃ	paṭibhānāni
Instrumental (third)	paṭibhānena	paṭibhānehi or paṭibhānebhi
Dative (fourth)	paṭibhānassa or paṭibhānāya or paṭibhānatthaṃ	paṭibhānānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	paṭibhānasmā or paṭibhānamhā or paṭibhānā	paṭibhānehi or paṭibhānebhi
Genitive (sixth)	paṭibhānassa	paṭibhānānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	paṭibhānasmiṃ or paṭibhānamhi or paṭibhāne	paṭibhānesu
Vocative (calling)	paṭibhāna	paṭibhānāni

Descendants

• → Sanskrit: प्रतिभान (pratibhāna)

References

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