Śastra: Sanskrit declension schemes
Sanskrit Grammar
Śastra is a word in the Sanskrit language where it represents a Noun. This page shows the declension shemes of the possible gender(s) including the grammatical case and number. Note that Sanskrit has eight cases, three numbers and three different genders. The Sanskrit noun Śastra is found in masculine and neuter form. These declensions are also used for the adjectives.
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Masculine declension scheme:
This is the Masculine declension of the word Śastra following the rules for -a.
masculine a-stem declension for 'Śastra'
single | dual | plural | |
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nominative. | śastraḥ | śastrau | śastrāḥ |
accusative. | śastram | śastrau | śastrān |
instrumental. | śastreṇa | śastrābhyām | śastraiḥ |
dative. | śastrāya | śastrābhyām | śastrebhyaḥ |
ablative. | śastrāt | śastrābhyām | śastrebhyaḥ |
genitive. | śastrasya | śastrayoḥ | śastrāṇām |
locative. | śastre | śastrayoḥ | śastreṣu |
vocative. | śastra | śastrau | śastrāḥ |
Compound: | śastra- | ||
Adverb: | -śastram | -śastrāt |
Neuter declension scheme:
This is the Neuter declension of the word Śastra following the rules for -a.
neuter a-stem declension for 'Śastra'
single | dual | plural | |
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nominative. | śastram | śastram | śastre | śastre | śastrāṇi | śastrāṇi |
accusative. | śastram | śastram | śastre | śastre | śastrāṇi | śastrāṇi |
instrumental. | śastreṇa | śastreṇa | śastrābhyām | śastrābhyām | śastraiḥ | śastraiḥ |
dative. | śastrāya | śastrāya | śastrābhyām | śastrābhyām | śastrebhyaḥ | śastrebhyaḥ |
ablative. | śastrāt | śastrāt | śastrābhyām | śastrābhyām | śastrebhyaḥ | śastrebhyaḥ |
genitive. | śastrasya | śastrasya | śastrayoḥ | śastrayoḥ | śastrāṇām | śastrāṇām |
locative. | śastre | śastre | śastrayoḥ | śastrayoḥ | śastreṣu | śastreṣu |
vocative. | śastra | śastra | śastre | śastre | śastrāṇi | śastrāṇi |
Compound: | śastra- | śastra- | ||
Adverb: | -śastram | -śastrāt | -śastram | -śastrāt |