Sanskrit declensions
Declensions :
a-stem nouns : These nouns end in -aḥ and -am. It's the most frequent declension.
case | singular | plural | dual |
nom. | putraḥ | putrāḥ | putrau |
voc. | putra | =nom. | =nom. |
acc. | putram | putrān | =nom. |
instr. | putrena | putraiḥ | putrābhyām |
dat. | putrāya | putrebhyāḥ | =instr. |
abl. | putrāt | =dat. | =instr. |
gen. | putrasya | putrānām | putrayoḥ |
loc. | putre | putreṣu | =gen. |
Nouns in -am.
They have different endings only in nom. acc. voc. .
case | singular | plural | dual |
nom.acc.voc. | nagaram | nagarāni | nagare |
instr. | nagarena | nagaraiḥ | nagarābhyām |
dat. | nagarāya | nagarebhyāḥ | =instr. |
abl. | nagarāt | =dat. | =instr. |
gen. | nagarasya | nagarānām | nagarayoḥ |
loc. | nagare | nagareṣu | =gen. |
Nouns in -ā.
case | singular | plural | dual |
nom. | senā | senāḥ | sene |
voc. | sene | =nom. | =nom. |
acc. | senām | =nom. | =nom. |
instr. | senayā | senābhiḥ | senābhyām |
dat. | senāyai | senābhyāḥ | =instr. |
abl. | senāyaḥ | =dat. | =instr. |
gen. | senāyaḥ | senānām | senayoḥ |
loc. | senāyam | senāsu | =gen. |