papañca

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀘 (Brahmi script)
• पपञ्च (Devanagari script)
• পপঞ্চ (Bengali script)
• පපඤ‍්ච (Sinhalese script)
• ပပဉ္စ or ပပၺ္ၸ or ပပၺ်ၸ (Burmese script)
• ปปญฺจ or ปะปัญจะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨷᨬ᩠ᨧ (Tai Tham script)
• ປປຎ຺ຈ or ປະປັຎຈະ (Lao script)
• បបញ្ច (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄛𑄐𑄴𑄌 (Chakma script)

Noun

papañca m

1. obstacle, impediment
2. (Theravada Buddhism) proliferation of thought or reactions, or the expansion of thoughts, reactions, and diffuseness, as an obstacle to spiritual progress

Declension

Declension table of "papañca" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	papañco	papañcā
Accusative (second)	papañcaṃ	papañce
Instrumental (third)	papañcena	papañcehi or papañcebhi
Dative (fourth)	papañcassa or papañcāya or papañcatthaṃ	papañcānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	papañcasmā or papañcamhā or papañcā	papañcehi or papañcebhi
Genitive (sixth)	papañcassa	papañcānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	papañcasmiṃ or papañcamhi or papañce	papañcesu
Vocative (calling)	papañca	papañcā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “papañca”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 331.