purāṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• पुराण (Devanagari script)
• পুরাণ (Bengali script)
• පුරාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ပုရာဏ or ပုရႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• ปุราณ or ปุราณะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩩᩁᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຸຣາຓ or ປຸຣາຓະ (Lao script)
• បុរាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄪𑄢𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇá). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa).

Adjective

purāṇa

1. old, worn out

Declension

Declension table of "purāṇa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	purāṇo	purāṇā
Accusative (second)	purāṇaṃ	purāṇe
Instrumental (third)	purāṇena	purāṇehi or purāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	purāṇassa or purāṇāya or purāṇatthaṃ	purāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	purāṇasmā or purāṇamhā or purāṇā	purāṇehi or purāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	purāṇassa	purāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	purāṇasmiṃ or purāṇamhi or purāṇe	purāṇesu
Vocative (calling)	purāṇa	purāṇā

Declension table of "purāṇī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	purāṇī	purāṇiyo or purāṇī
Accusative (second)	purāṇiṃ or purāṇiyaṃ	purāṇiyo or purāṇī
Instrumental (third)	purāṇiyā	purāṇīhi or purāṇībhi
Dative (fourth)	purāṇiyā	purāṇīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	purāṇiyā	purāṇīhi or purāṇībhi
Genitive (sixth)	purāṇiyā	purāṇīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	purāṇiyā or purāṇiyaṃ	purāṇīsu
Vocative (calling)	purāṇi	purāṇiyo or purāṇī

Declension table of "purāṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	purāṇaṃ	purāṇāni
Accusative (second)	purāṇaṃ	purāṇāni
Instrumental (third)	purāṇena	purāṇehi or purāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	purāṇassa or purāṇāya or purāṇatthaṃ	purāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	purāṇasmā or purāṇamhā or purāṇā	purāṇehi or purāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	purāṇassa	purāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	purāṇasmiṃ or purāṇamhi or purāṇe	purāṇesu
Vocative (calling)	purāṇa	purāṇāni

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “purāṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 469
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 469