Learn Sanskrit - Nouns Tables - A Complete Reference

कवि – poet
‘कवि’ – इकारन्तं (Ending in इ) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in इ and in masculine gender like मणि (gem), रवि (the Sun), पाणि (hand), गिरि (mountain), अरि (enemy), etc. decline according to the above table.


मति - intellect
‘मति’ – इकारान्तं (Ending in इ) स्त्रीलिङ्गं (Feminine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in इ and in feminine gender like भूमि (land), शक्ति (strength/power), प्रीति (love/affection), वनस्पति (plant), रुचि (taste), etc. decline according to the above table.


वारि – water
‘वारि’ – इकारान्तं (Ending in इ) नपुंसकलिङ्गं (Neuter) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in इ and in neuter gender like शुचि (auspicious), सुरभि (fragrant), भूरि (plenty), etc. decline according to the above table.


नदी – river
‘नदी’ – ईकारान्तं (Ending in ई) स्त्रीलिङ्गं (Feminine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in ई and in feminine gender like जननी (mother), नारी (woman), नगरी (city), घटी (clock), सरस्वती (Goddess Saraswati), etc. decline according to the above table.
 
Some examples -
 
1.  वृक्षात् – Ablative Singular – from the tree
2.  देशाय – Dative Singular – for the country
3.  बालिकानाम् – Genitive Plural – of girls


Advanced level declensions for reference

भानु – the Sun
‘भानु’ – उकारन्तं (Ending in उ) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in उ and in masculine gender like पशु (animal), हेतु (purpose), इन्दु (moon), ऋतु (season), गुरु (preceptor), etc decline according to the above table.


धेनु – cow
‘धेनु’ – उकारान्तं (Ending in उ) स्त्रीलिङ्गं (Feminine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in उ and in feminine gender like तनु (body), चञ्चु (beak), रज्जु (rope), करेणु (female elephant), etc. decline according to the above table.
 
Some extra forms are seen from चतुर्थी to सप्तमी एकवचन. Those are called as optional forms. Both types of forms may be used.


मधु – honey
‘मधु’ – उकारान्तं (Ending in उ) नपुंसकलिङ्गं (Neuter) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in उ and in neuter gender like वस्तु (object/thing), जानु (knee), अम्बु (water), वसु (wealth), etc. decline according to the above table.


पितृ – father
‘पितृ’ – ऋकारन्तं (Ending in ऋ) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in ऋ and in masculine gender like भ्रातृ (brother), जामातृ (son-in-law), नृ (human being), etc. decline according to the above table.


मातृ – mother
‘मातृ’ – ऋकारन्तं (Ending in ऋ) स्त्रीलिङ्गं (Feminine) नाम (Noun)
 

All nouns ending in ऋ and in feminine gender like दुहितृ (daughter), यातृ (sister-in-law), स्वसृ (sister), etc. decline according to the above table.


मरुत् – wind
‘मरुत्’ – ‘त’कारन्तं (Ending in त्) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in त् and in masculine gender like भूभृत् (king/mountain), दिनकृत् (the Sun), etc. decline according to the above table.
 


सरित् – river
‘सरित्’ – ‘त’कारन्तं (Ending in त्) स्त्रीलिङ्गं (Feminine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in त् and in feminine gender like तडित् (lightning), विद्युत् (electricity), योषित् (young woman), etc. decline according to the above table.


जगत् – world
‘जगत्’ – ‘त’कारान्तं (Ending in त्) नपुंसकलिङ्गं (Neuter) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in त् and in neuter gender like वियत् (sky), etc. decline according to the above table.


चन्द्रमस् – the moon
‘चन्द्रमस्’ – ‘स’कारन्तं (Ending in स्) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in स् and in masculine gender like दुर्वासस् (name), वनौकस् (hermit), नचिकेतस् (name), वेधस् (Lord Brahma) etc. decline according to the above table.
 


अप्सरस् – celestial nymph
‘अप्सरस्’ – ‘स’कारन्तं (Ending in स्) स्रीलिङ्गं (Feminine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in स् and in feminine gender like उषस् (dawn), etc. decline according to the above table.


पयस् – water, milk
‘पयस्’ – ‘स’कारन्तं (Ending in स्) नपुंसकलिङ्गं (Neuter) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in स् and in neuter gender like मनस् (mind), यशस् (glory), नभस् (sky), तमस् (darkness), वयस् (age), वासस् (garment) etc. decline according to the above table.


भगवत् – the Lord/prosperous
‘भगवत्’ – ‘वत्’प्रत्ययान्तं (Ending in वत्) पुल्लिङ्गं (Neuter) विशेषणम् (Adjective)


Words which decline like भगवत् are – आयुष्मत् (long-lived), बुद्धिमत्, धीमत् (intelligent), धनवान् (rich) etc.


शशिन् – the Lord/prosperous
‘शशिन्’ – इन्नन्तं (Ending in इन्) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) विशेषणम् (Adjective)


All nouns ending in इन् and in masculine gender like स्वामिन् (master), प्राणिन् (animal), विद्यार्थिन् (student), संन्यासिन् (ascetic), वाजिन् (horse), श्रेष्ठिन् (businessman), हस्तिन् (elephant) etc. decline according to the above table.


आत्मन् – self
‘आत्मन्’ – अन्नन्तं (Ending in अन्) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in अन् and in masculine gender like अध्वन् (road), यज्वन् (one who performs sacrifice - यज्ञ), अश्मन् (stone), ब्रह्मन् (Lord Brahma), etc decline according to the above table.


राजन् – king
‘राजन्’ – अन्नन्तं (Ending in अन्) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in अन् and in masculine gender like महिमन्, गरिमन् (greatness), प्रेमन् (love), मूर्धन् (head), ग्रावन् (stone), etc decline according to the above table.


जन्मन् – birth
‘जन्मन्’ – अन्नन्तं (Ending in अन्) नपुंसकलिङ्गं (Neuter) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in अन् and in neuter gender like कर्मन् (action), वर्त्मन् (road), मर्मन् (vital spot), चर्मन् (skin) etc decline according to the above table.


नामन् – name
‘नामन्’ – अन्नन्तं (Ending in अन्) नपुंसकलिङ्गं (Neuter) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in अन् and in neuter gender like हेमन् (gold), व्योमन् (sky), धामन् (home, place), लोमन् (hair) etc decline according to the above table.


वाच् – speech
‘वाच्’ – चकारन्तं (Ending in च्) स्रीलिङ्गं (Feminine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in च् like त्वच् (feminine - skin), पयोमुच् (masculine - cloud), शुच् (feminine - sorrow) etc. decline as the above table


दिश् – speech, language
‘दिश्’ – शकारन्तं (Ending in श्) स्रीलिङ्गं (Feminine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in श् like दृश् (feminine – sight) etc. decline as the above table


वणिज् – speech, language
‘वणिज्’ – जकारन्तं (Ending in ज्) पुल्लिङ्गं (Masculine) नाम (Noun)


All nouns ending in ज् like भिषज् (masculine - doctor), ऋत्विज् (masculine - Brahman), स्रज् (feminine - garland), etc. decline as the above table

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Learn Sanskrit - Nouns Tables - A Complete Reference