Suffixes Flashcards
Dharmatā
Dharma+tā
Added to form an abstract noun with f gender
“Nature of dharma
Śūnyatā शून्यता
Śūnya+tā
Added to form an abstract noun with f gender
“Emptiness “
Anityatā आनित्यता
Anitya+tā
Suffix added to form abstract feminine noun
Impermanence
Astitva आस्तित्व
Asti+tva
Exists +tva
Added to form abstract with noun in n gender
“Existence” the fact of being existent
Arhattva आर्त्तव
Arhat+tva
Arhat (deserving)
Arhat hood “the fact and state of being worthy”
Buddhatva बुद्धत्व
Buddha+tva
State and fact of being enlightened
Buddha hood Buddha nature
Arthāya Sattvānām आर्थाय सत्तवानाम्
For the purpose/benefit of Buddhas
Artha (benefit) in dative
Used with noun in genitive to express for purpose and sake
Kṣaṇikatvāt क्षनिकत्वात्
Kṣaṇikatvāt
Kṣaṇika+tva (in ablative tvāt)
Kṣaṇika ( momentary)
From/ because of being momentary
Atas
From this with tas
Ablative suffix with sense of from
From this, than this, henceforth, hence, thus
Tatas ततस्
tas
From that, than that, thence, after that
For that reason
tato nidānam ततो निदानम्
Tatas nidāna
Tatas nidānam n
Nidana (reason/cause)
Due to that reason
Agra अग्र
Is
Ayam अयम्
This
Vā वा
Or
Api
Also even too