vañcana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• वञ्चन (Devanagari script)
• ৰঞ্চন (Bengali script)
• වඤ‍්චන (Sinhalese script)
• ဝဉ္စန or ဝၺ္ၸၼ or ဝၺ်ၸၼ (Burmese script)
• วญฺจน or วัญจะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᨬ᩠ᨧᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ວຎ຺ຈນ or ວັຎຈະນະ (Lao script)
• វញ្ចន (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana).

Noun

vañcana n

1. cheating; fraud
2. illusion; delusion

Declension

Declension table of "vañcana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vañcanaṃ	vañcanāni
Accusative (second)	vañcanaṃ	vañcanāni
Instrumental (third)	vañcanena	vañcanehi or vañcanebhi
Dative (fourth)	vañcanassa or vañcanāya or vañcanatthaṃ	vañcanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vañcanasmā or vañcanamhā or vañcanā	vañcanehi or vañcanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vañcanassa	vañcanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vañcanasmiṃ or vañcanamhi or vañcane	vañcanesu
Vocative (calling)	vañcana	vañcanāni

References

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