Apūruṣa: Sanskrit declension schemes
Sanskrit Grammar
Apūruṣa 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 Apūruṣa 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 Apūruṣa following the rules for -a.
masculine a-stem declension for 'Apūruṣa'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | apūruṣaḥ | apūruṣau | apūruṣāḥ |
| accusative. | apūruṣam | apūruṣau | apūruṣān |
| instrumental. | apūruṣeṇa | apūruṣābhyām | apūruṣaiḥ |
| dative. | apūruṣāya | apūruṣābhyām | apūruṣebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | apūruṣāt | apūruṣābhyām | apūruṣebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | apūruṣasya | apūruṣayoḥ | apūruṣāṇām |
| locative. | apūruṣe | apūruṣayoḥ | apūruṣeṣu |
| vocative. | apūruṣa | apūruṣau | apūruṣāḥ |
| Compound: | apūruṣa- | ||
| Adverb: | -apūruṣam | -apūruṣāt | ||
Neuter declension scheme:
This is the Neuter declension of the word Apūruṣa following the rules for -a.
neuter a-stem declension for 'Apūruṣa'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | apūruṣam | apūruṣe | apūruṣāṇi |
| accusative. | apūruṣam | apūruṣe | apūruṣāṇi |
| instrumental. | apūruṣeṇa | apūruṣābhyām | apūruṣaiḥ |
| dative. | apūruṣāya | apūruṣābhyām | apūruṣebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | apūruṣāt | apūruṣābhyām | apūruṣebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | apūruṣasya | apūruṣayoḥ | apūruṣāṇām |
| locative. | apūruṣe | apūruṣayoḥ | apūruṣeṣu |
| vocative. | apūruṣa | apūruṣe | apūruṣāṇi |
| Compound: | apūruṣa- | ||
| Adverb: | -apūruṣam | -apūruṣāt | ||