adhikaraṇa

See also: adhikarana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• अधिकरण (Devanagari script)
• অধিকরণ (Bengali script)
• අධිකරණ (Sinhalese script)
• အဓိကရဏ or ဢꩪိၵရꧣ (Burmese script)
• อธิกรณ or อะธิกะระณะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨵᩥᨠᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຘິກຣຓ or ອະຘິກະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• អធិករណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄙𑄨𑄇𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

adhi- +‎ karaṇa. Related to Sanskrit अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa), though the exact relationship is unclear. It could be a common inheritance or a loan in either direction, possibly varying by sense.

Noun

adhikaraṇa n

1. supervision, administration
2. relation, cause, consequence
3. question, dispute, lawsuit

Declension

Declension table of "adhikaraṇa" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	adhikaraṇaṃ	adhikaraṇāni
Accusative (second)	adhikaraṇaṃ	adhikaraṇāni
Instrumental (third)	adhikaraṇena	adhikaraṇehi or adhikaraṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	adhikaraṇassa or adhikaraṇāya or adhikaraṇatthaṃ	adhikaraṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	adhikaraṇasmā or adhikaraṇamhā or adhikaraṇā	adhikaraṇehi or adhikaraṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	adhikaraṇassa	adhikaraṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	adhikaraṇasmiṃ or adhikaraṇamhi or adhikaraṇe	adhikaraṇesu
Vocative (calling)	adhikaraṇa	adhikaraṇāni

Derived terms

• tulyādhikaraṇa (“grammatical agreement”)

Descendants

• Burmese: အဓိကရုဏ်း (a.dhi.ka.run:)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “adhikaraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead