Dākṣiṇa: Sanskrit declension schemes
Sanskrit Grammar
Dākṣiṇa 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 Dākṣiṇa 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 Dākṣiṇa following the rules for -a.
masculine a-stem declension for 'Dākṣiṇa'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | dākṣiṇaḥ | dākṣiṇau | dākṣiṇāḥ |
| accusative. | dākṣiṇam | dākṣiṇau | dākṣiṇān |
| instrumental. | dākṣiṇena | dākṣiṇābhyām | dākṣiṇaiḥ |
| dative. | dākṣiṇāya | dākṣiṇābhyām | dākṣiṇebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | dākṣiṇāt | dākṣiṇābhyām | dākṣiṇebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | dākṣiṇasya | dākṣiṇayoḥ | dākṣiṇānām |
| locative. | dākṣiṇe | dākṣiṇayoḥ | dākṣiṇeṣu |
| vocative. | dākṣiṇa | dākṣiṇau | dākṣiṇāḥ |
| Compound: | dākṣiṇa- | ||
| Adverb: | -dākṣiṇam | -dākṣiṇāt | ||
Neuter declension scheme:
This is the Neuter declension of the word Dākṣiṇa following the rules for -a.
neuter a-stem declension for 'Dākṣiṇa'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | dākṣiṇam | dākṣiṇe | dākṣiṇāni |
| accusative. | dākṣiṇam | dākṣiṇe | dākṣiṇāni |
| instrumental. | dākṣiṇena | dākṣiṇābhyām | dākṣiṇaiḥ |
| dative. | dākṣiṇāya | dākṣiṇābhyām | dākṣiṇebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | dākṣiṇāt | dākṣiṇābhyām | dākṣiṇebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | dākṣiṇasya | dākṣiṇayoḥ | dākṣiṇānām |
| locative. | dākṣiṇe | dākṣiṇayoḥ | dākṣiṇeṣu |
| vocative. | dākṣiṇa | dākṣiṇe | dākṣiṇāni |
| Compound: | dākṣiṇa- | ||
| Adverb: | -dākṣiṇam | -dākṣiṇāt | ||