Handwritten Devanāgarī lines on a manuscript page.

Vedic · a-stem · deva (m.)

This table shows Vedic forms of deva. Attested forms and grammatical models are labelled and linked to their sources.

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.

god · masculine

Vedic · a-stem · deva (m.)
CasesSingularDualPlural
Nominative —Not attested here
devā · देवा Model form
the two gods
devāsaḥ · देवासः Model form
the gods
Accusative —Not attested here
devā · देवा Model form
the two gods 		—Not attested here
Instrumental —Not attested here —Not attested here
devebhiḥ · देवेभिः Model form
with the gods
Dative —Not attested here —Not attested here —Not attested here
Ablative —Not attested here —Not attested here —Not attested here
Genitive —Not attested here —Not attested here —Not attested here
Locative —Not attested here —Not attested here —Not attested here
Vocative —Not attested here —Not attested here —Not attested here

The filled cells show early forms from the cited source. Forms added according to the formation rules are labelled as models.

Source: William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 328b; 329a,d

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