vasala
See also: Vasala
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- 𑀯𑀲𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- वसल (Devanagari script)
- ৰসল (Bengali script)
- වසල (Sinhalese script)
- ဝသလ (Burmese script)
- วสล or วะสะละ (Thai script)
- ᩅᩈᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ວສລ or ວະສະລະ (Lao script)
- វសល (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄥𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वृषल (vṛṣala).
Noun
vasala m (feminine vasalī)
- an outcaste, a low man
- Vasalasutta:
- na jaccā vasalo hoti na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo
kammanā vasalo hoti kammanā hoti brāhmaṇo- One becomes not an outcaste or a Brahmin by birth
One becomes an outcaste or a Brahmin by his deeds
- One becomes not an outcaste or a Brahmin by birth
- na jaccā vasalo hoti na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo
Declension
Declension table of "vasala" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vasalo | vasalā |
| Accusative (second) | vasalaṃ | vasale |
| Instrumental (third) | vasalena | vasalehi or vasalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vasalassa or vasalāya or vasalatthaṃ | vasalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vasalasmā or vasalamhā or vasalā | vasalehi or vasalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vasalassa | vasalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vasalasmiṃ or vasalamhi or vasale | vasalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vasala | vasalā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “vasala”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 605
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vr̥ṣalá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 700