mahiṃsa
Pali
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Etymology
editAlthough the simplest form suggests that these words are simply inherited from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa), the other forms suggest some compounding or contamination with the root is (“to have power”) as in īsa (“lord”).[1]
Noun
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- buffalo (Old World)
Declension
editDeclension table of "mahiṃsa" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | mahiṃso | mahiṃsā |
Accusative (second) | mahiṃsaṃ | mahiṃse |
Instrumental (third) | mahiṃsena | mahiṃsehi or mahiṃsebhi |
Dative (fourth) | mahiṃsassa or mahiṃsāya or mahiṃsatthaṃ | mahiṃsānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | mahiṃsasmā or mahiṃsamhā or mahiṃsā | mahiṃsehi or mahiṃsebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | mahiṃsassa | mahiṃsānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | mahiṃsasmiṃ or mahiṃsamhi or mahiṃse | mahiṃsesu |
Vocative (calling) | mahiṃsa | mahiṃsā |
References
edit- ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mahisa, mahīsa, mahiŋsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead