khandha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀔𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• खन्ध (Devanagari script)
• খন্ধ (Bengali script)
• ඛන්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
• ခန္ဓ or ၶၼ္ꩪ or ၶၼ်ꩪ (Burmese script)
• ขนฺธ or ขันธะ (Thai script)
• ᨡᨶ᩠ᨵ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂນ຺ຘ or ຂັນຘະ (Lao script)
• ខន្ធ (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄚𑄴𑄙 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandha).

Noun

khandha m

1. the shoulders
2. trunk of a tree
3. a multitude
4. one of the five elements of being

Declension

Declension table of "khandha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khandho	khandhā
Accusative (second)	khandhaṃ	khandhe
Instrumental (third)	khandhena	khandhehi or khandhebhi
Dative (fourth)	khandhassa or khandhāya or khandhatthaṃ	khandhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khandhasmā or khandhamhā or khandhā	khandhehi or khandhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	khandhassa	khandhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khandhasmiṃ or khandhamhi or khandhe	khandhesu
Vocative (calling)	khandha	khandhā

Derived terms

• dhammakkhandha
• sīlakkhandha

References

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