Gāṇḍiva: Sanskrit declension schemes
Sanskrit Grammar
Gāṇḍiva 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 Gāṇḍiva 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 Gāṇḍiva following the rules for -a.
masculine a-stem declension for 'Gāṇḍiva'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | gāṇḍivaḥ | gāṇḍivau | gāṇḍivāḥ |
| accusative. | gāṇḍivam | gāṇḍivau | gāṇḍivān |
| instrumental. | gāṇḍivena | gāṇḍivābhyām | gāṇḍivaiḥ |
| dative. | gāṇḍivāya | gāṇḍivābhyām | gāṇḍivebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | gāṇḍivāt | gāṇḍivābhyām | gāṇḍivebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | gāṇḍivasya | gāṇḍivayoḥ | gāṇḍivānām |
| locative. | gāṇḍive | gāṇḍivayoḥ | gāṇḍiveṣu |
| vocative. | gāṇḍiva | gāṇḍivau | gāṇḍivāḥ |
| Compound: | gāṇḍiva- | ||
| Adverb: | -gāṇḍivam | -gāṇḍivāt | ||
Neuter declension scheme:
This is the Neuter declension of the word Gāṇḍiva following the rules for -a.
neuter a-stem declension for 'Gāṇḍiva'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | gāṇḍivam | gāṇḍive | gāṇḍivāni |
| accusative. | gāṇḍivam | gāṇḍive | gāṇḍivāni |
| instrumental. | gāṇḍivena | gāṇḍivābhyām | gāṇḍivaiḥ |
| dative. | gāṇḍivāya | gāṇḍivābhyām | gāṇḍivebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | gāṇḍivāt | gāṇḍivābhyām | gāṇḍivebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | gāṇḍivasya | gāṇḍivayoḥ | gāṇḍivānām |
| locative. | gāṇḍive | gāṇḍivayoḥ | gāṇḍiveṣu |
| vocative. | gāṇḍiva | gāṇḍive | gāṇḍivāni |
| Compound: | gāṇḍiva- | ||
| Adverb: | -gāṇḍivam | -gāṇḍivāt | ||