Handwritten Devanāgarī lines on a manuscript page.

Numeral eight · aṣṭa

Compare the forms of aṣṭa by case and number. Use the table to recognise endings and practise the forms in the matching game.

Notes on the forms

The forms follow Whitney’s Sanskrit Grammar. At the end of a word spoken on its own, ḥ represents final s or r; āi and āu appear as ai and au. You can show word accents in the Latin transliteration (IAST). Forms labelled as models follow the formation rules. The game uses the filled cells.

eight · all genders

Numeral eight · aṣṭa
CasesSingularDualPlural
Nominative —Not applicable —Not applicable
aṣṭau · अष्टौ Model form
aṣṭa · अष्ट Model form
eight
Accusative —Not applicable —Not applicable
aṣṭau · अष्टौ Model form
aṣṭa · अष्ट Model form
eight
Instrumental —Not applicable —Not applicable
aṣṭābhiḥ · अष्टाभिः
aṣṭabhiḥ · अष्टभिः
with eight
Dative —Not applicable —Not applicable
aṣṭābhyaḥ · अष्टाभ्यः
aṣṭabhyaḥ · अष्टभ्यः
for eight
Ablative —Not applicable —Not applicable
aṣṭābhyaḥ · अष्टाभ्यः
aṣṭabhyaḥ · अष्टभ्यः
from eight
Genitive —Not applicable —Not applicable
aṣṭānām · अष्टानाम्
of eight
Locative —Not applicable —Not applicable
aṣṭāsu · अष्टासु
aṣṭasu · अष्टसु
at eight
Vocative —Not applicable —Not applicable
aṣṭau · अष्टौ Model form
aṣṭa · अष्ट Model form
O eight

For numerals, the word itself determines whether singular, dual or plural is used. The table follows the source. Model forms show how the formation rules apply, with earlier forms and variants listed alongside.

Source: William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 483a–c; IV 314

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