mañjūsā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀜𑁆𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• मञ्जूसा (Devanagari script)
• মঞ্জূসা (Bengali script)
• මඤ‍්ජූසා (Sinhalese script)
• မဉ္ဇူသာ or မၺ္ၹူသႃ or မၺ်ၹူသႃ (Burmese script)
• มญฺชูสา or มัญชูสา (Thai script)
• ᨾᨬ᩠ᨩᩪᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຎ຺ຊູສາ or ມັຎຊູສາ (Lao script)
• មញ្ជូសា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄐𑄴𑄎𑄫𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā), ultimately of Dravidian origin. Compare Prakrit [Term?] 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā, “box, chest”).

Noun

mañjūsā f

1. a casket (used for keeping important documents)

Declension

Declension table of "mañjūsā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mañjūsā	mañjūsāyo or mañjūsā
Accusative (second)	mañjūsaṃ	mañjūsāyo or mañjūsā
Instrumental (third)	mañjūsāya	mañjūsāhi or mañjūsābhi
Dative (fourth)	mañjūsāya	mañjūsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mañjūsāya	mañjūsāhi or mañjūsābhi
Genitive (sixth)	mañjūsāya	mañjūsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mañjūsāya or mañjūsāyaṃ	mañjūsāsu
Vocative (calling)	mañjūse	mañjūsāyo or mañjūsā

Further reading

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