Noun cases in sanskrit

Noun cases in Sanskrit

Sanskrit has 8 noun cases. Most old Indo-European have 7 or 8 cases. I know of Lithuanian, Avestan...

prathamA vibhakti or NOMINATIVE

Subject in a scentence. Example: rAmaH tiShTati, means Rama is standing.

dvitIya vibhakti or ACCUSATIVE

Subject of the verb in a scentence. Example: rAmam nindatu, means Do scold rAma.

tR^tIya vibhakti or INSTRUMENTAL

Example: rAmENa bhaNitam, means Spoken by Rama.

chatuRthi vibhakti or DATIVE

Example: bhOjanaM rAmAya, means Food for Rama.

panchamI vibhakti or ABLATIVE

Example: rAmAt, meaning

ShaShTI vibhakti or POSSESIVE

For the direct object of the verb in a scentence. Example: rAmasya gajaH, means Rama's elephant.

saptamI vibhakti or LOCATIVE

. Example: rAmE asti, means Exists in Rama.

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Last updated: Fri Sep 28 11:35:59 IST 2001