Derived from Sanskrit प्रापण (prāpaṇa) by deretroflection of the suffix of the unattested inherited form in response to the lack of /r/ in the Pali root, so from the root ap + -ana. The corresponding Pali verbs are pappoti and pāpuṇāti.
pāpana n[1]
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pāpanaṃ | pāpanāni |
| Accusative (second) | pāpanaṃ | pāpanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | pāpanena | pāpanehi or pāpanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pāpanassa or pāpanāya or pāpanatthaṃ | pāpanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pāpanasmā or pāpanamhā or pāpanā | pāpanehi or pāpanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pāpanassa | pāpanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pāpanasmiṃ or pāpanamhi or pāpane | pāpanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pāpana | pāpanāni |