Śiva: Sanskrit declension schemes
Sanskrit Grammar
Śiva 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 Śiva 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 Śiva following the rules for -a.
masculine a-stem declension for 'Śiva'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | śivaḥ | śivau | śivāḥ |
| accusative. | śivam | śivau | śivān |
| instrumental. | śivena | śivābhyām | śivaiḥ |
| dative. | śivāya | śivābhyām | śivebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | śivāt | śivābhyām | śivebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | śivasya | śivayoḥ | śivānām |
| locative. | śive | śivayoḥ | śiveṣu |
| vocative. | śiva | śivau | śivāḥ |
| Compound: | śiva- | ||
| Adverb: | -śivam | -śivāt | ||
Neuter declension scheme:
This is the Neuter declension of the word Śiva following the rules for -a.
neuter a-stem declension for 'Śiva'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | śivam | śive | śivāni |
| accusative. | śivam | śive | śivāni |
| instrumental. | śivena | śivābhyām | śivaiḥ |
| dative. | śivāya | śivābhyām | śivebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | śivāt | śivābhyām | śivebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | śivasya | śivayoḥ | śivānām |
| locative. | śive | śivayoḥ | śiveṣu |
| vocative. | śiva | śive | śivāni |
| Compound: | śiva- | ||
| Adverb: | -śivam | -śivāt | ||