Apuruṣa: Sanskrit declension schemes
Sanskrit Grammar
Apuruṣa 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 Apuruṣa 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 Apuruṣa following the rules for -a.
masculine a-stem declension for 'Apuruṣa'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | apuruṣaḥ | apuruṣau | apuruṣāḥ |
| accusative. | apuruṣam | apuruṣau | apuruṣān |
| instrumental. | apuruṣeṇa | apuruṣābhyām | apuruṣaiḥ |
| dative. | apuruṣāya | apuruṣābhyām | apuruṣebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | apuruṣāt | apuruṣābhyām | apuruṣebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | apuruṣasya | apuruṣayoḥ | apuruṣāṇām |
| locative. | apuruṣe | apuruṣayoḥ | apuruṣeṣu |
| vocative. | apuruṣa | apuruṣau | apuruṣāḥ |
| Compound: | apuruṣa- | ||
| Adverb: | -apuruṣam | -apuruṣāt | ||
Neuter declension scheme:
This is the Neuter declension of the word Apuruṣa following the rules for -a.
neuter a-stem declension for 'Apuruṣa'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | apuruṣam | apuruṣe | apuruṣāṇi |
| accusative. | apuruṣam | apuruṣe | apuruṣāṇi |
| instrumental. | apuruṣeṇa | apuruṣābhyām | apuruṣaiḥ |
| dative. | apuruṣāya | apuruṣābhyām | apuruṣebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | apuruṣāt | apuruṣābhyām | apuruṣebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | apuruṣasya | apuruṣayoḥ | apuruṣāṇām |
| locative. | apuruṣe | apuruṣayoḥ | apuruṣeṣu |
| vocative. | apuruṣa | apuruṣe | apuruṣāṇi |
| Compound: | apuruṣa- | ||
| Adverb: | -apuruṣam | -apuruṣāt | ||