purātana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀢𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• पुरातन (Devanagari script)
• পুরাতন (Bengali script)
• පුරාතන (Sinhalese script)
• ပုရာတန or ပုရႃတၼ (Burmese script)
• ปุราตน or ปุราตะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩩᩁᩣᨲᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຸຣາຕນ or ປຸຣາຕະນະ (Lao script)
• បុរាតន (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄪𑄢𑄂𑄖𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुरातन (purātana). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit पुराअण (purāaṇa).

Adjective

purātana

1. belonging to the past, former, old, ancient

   Synonym: purāṇa

Declension

Declension table of "purātana" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	purātano	purātanā
Accusative (second)	purātanaṃ	purātane
Instrumental (third)	purātanena	purātanehi or purātanebhi
Dative (fourth)	purātanassa or purātanāya or purātanatthaṃ	purātanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	purātanasmā or purātanamhā or purātanā	purātanehi or purātanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	purātanassa	purātanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	purātanasmiṃ or purātanamhi or purātane	purātanesu
Vocative (calling)	purātana	purātanā

Declension table of "purātanī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	purātanī	purātaniyo or purātanī
Accusative (second)	purātaniṃ or purātaniyaṃ	purātaniyo or purātanī
Instrumental (third)	purātaniyā	purātanīhi or purātanībhi
Dative (fourth)	purātaniyā	purātanīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	purātaniyā	purātanīhi or purātanībhi
Genitive (sixth)	purātaniyā	purātanīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	purātaniyā or purātaniyaṃ	purātanīsu
Vocative (calling)	purātani	purātaniyo or purātanī

Declension table of "purātana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	purātanaṃ	purātanāni
Accusative (second)	purātanaṃ	purātanāni
Instrumental (third)	purātanena	purātanehi or purātanebhi
Dative (fourth)	purātanassa or purātanāya or purātanatthaṃ	purātanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	purātanasmā or purātanamhā or purātanā	purātanehi or purātanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	purātanassa	purātanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	purātanasmiṃ or purātanamhi or purātane	purātanesu
Vocative (calling)	purātana	purātanāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “purātana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 469
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purātana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 469