Mahāyāna: Sanskrit declension schemes
Sanskrit Grammar
Mahāyāna 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 Mahāyāna 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 Mahāyāna following the rules for -a.
masculine a-stem declension for 'Mahāyāna'
single | dual | plural | |
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nominative. | mahāyānaḥ | mahāyānau | mahāyānāḥ |
accusative. | mahāyānam | mahāyānau | mahāyānān |
instrumental. | mahāyānena | mahāyānābhyām | mahāyānaiḥ |
dative. | mahāyānāya | mahāyānābhyām | mahāyānebhyaḥ |
ablative. | mahāyānāt | mahāyānābhyām | mahāyānebhyaḥ |
genitive. | mahāyānasya | mahāyānayoḥ | mahāyānānām |
locative. | mahāyāne | mahāyānayoḥ | mahāyāneṣu |
vocative. | mahāyāna | mahāyānau | mahāyānāḥ |
Compound: | mahāyāna- | ||
Adverb: | -mahāyānam | -mahāyānāt |
Neuter declension scheme:
This is the Neuter declension of the word Mahāyāna following the rules for -a.
neuter a-stem declension for 'Mahāyāna'
single | dual | plural | |
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nominative. | mahāyānam | mahāyāne | mahāyānāni |
accusative. | mahāyānam | mahāyāne | mahāyānāni |
instrumental. | mahāyānena | mahāyānābhyām | mahāyānaiḥ |
dative. | mahāyānāya | mahāyānābhyām | mahāyānebhyaḥ |
ablative. | mahāyānāt | mahāyānābhyām | mahāyānebhyaḥ |
genitive. | mahāyānasya | mahāyānayoḥ | mahāyānānām |
locative. | mahāyāne | mahāyānayoḥ | mahāyāneṣu |
vocative. | mahāyāna | mahāyāne | mahāyānāni |
Compound: | mahāyāna- | ||
Adverb: | -mahāyānam | -mahāyānāt |