rodana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀭𑁄𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• रोदन (Devanagari script)
• রোদন (Bengali script)
• රොදන (Sinhalese script)
• ရောဒန or ရေႃၻၼ (Burmese script)
• โรทน or โรทะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩮᩣᨴᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂຣທນ or ໂຣທະນະ (Lao script)
• រោទន (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄮𑄘𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रोदन (rodana). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀡 (roaṇa), 𑀭𑁄𑀯𑀡 (rovaṇa). By surface analysis, rud (root) +‎ -ana .

Noun

rodana n

1. crying, weeping

Declension

Declension table of "rodana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	rodanaṃ	rodanāni
Accusative (second)	rodanaṃ	rodanāni
Instrumental (third)	rodanena	rodanehi or rodanebhi
Dative (fourth)	rodanassa or rodanāya or rodanatthaṃ	rodanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	rodanasmā or rodanamhā or rodanā	rodanehi or rodanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	rodanassa	rodanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	rodanasmiṃ or rodanamhi or rodane	rodanesu
Vocative (calling)	rodana	rodanāni

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rodana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 627
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “rodana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 576