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ṭhānehi

ṭhāna

nt instr pl of ṭhāna (noun); nt abl pl of ṭhāna (noun)

1. (physical) place; lit. standing
2. reason; grounds; basis; cause; lit. standing
3. group; division; lit. standing
4. state; condition; lit. standing
5. position; station; role; lit. standing
6. thing; fact; item; subject; lit. standing
7. (gram) suitable place; right point; lit. standing
8. context; circumstance; setting; situation; lit. standing
9. …

Built from

• ṭhā — root · stand, be stationed
  The root √sthā is ancient, found in Sanskrit sthāna, Latin stāre, English stand, Greek stasis. The concrete image of standing firm becomes 'place' and then 'reason' or 'ground' — that on which something stands.
• na — ending · abstract noun suffix
  The suffix -na forms abstract nouns from roots, here converting the action 'to stand' into the noun 'a standing (place)'.

Etymology. From √sthā (to stand, be stationed), cognate with Sanskrit sthāna, Latin stāre, English stand. The literal sense 'standing-place' evolved to denote any position, ground, or reason.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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