papañca
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Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Noun[edit]
papañca m
- obstacle, impediment
- (Theravada Buddhism) proliferation of thought or reactions, or the expansion of thoughts, reactions, and diffuseness, as an obstacle to spiritual progress
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- 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.