bodhisatta

Pali

Alternative forms

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

From bodhi (“enlightenment”) +‎ satta (“being”). Compare Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva).

Noun

bodhisatta m

1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva (one destined to reach enlightenment)

   amhākaṃ Bodhisatto ― our Bodhisattva; Gautama Buddha

Declension

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