Handwritten Devanāgarī lines on a manuscript page.

Irregular puṃs-stem · puṃs (m.)

Compare the forms of puṃs 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.

man · masculine

Irregular puṃs-stem · puṃs (m.)
CasesSingularDualPlural
Nominative
pumān · पुमान् Model form
the man
pumāṃsau · पुमांसौ Model form
the two men
pumāṃsaḥ · पुमांसः Model form
the men
Accusative
pumāṃsam · पुमांसम् Model form
the man
pumāṃsau · पुमांसौ Model form
the two men
puṃsaḥ · पुंसः Model form
the men
Instrumental
puṃsā · पुंसा Model form
with the man
pumbhyām · पुम्भ्याम् Model form
with the two men
pumbhiḥ · पुम्भिः Model form
with the men
Dative
puṃse · पुंसे Model form
for the man
pumbhyām · पुम्भ्याम् Model form
for the two men
pumbhyaḥ · पुम्भ्यः Model form
for the men
Ablative
puṃsaḥ · पुंसः Model form
from the man
pumbhyām · पुम्भ्याम् Model form
from the two men
pumbhyaḥ · पुम्भ्यः Model form
from the men
Genitive
puṃsaḥ · पुंसः Model form
of the man
puṃsoḥ · पुंसोः Model form
of the two men
puṃsām · पुंसाम् Model form
of the men
Locative
puṃsi · पुंसि Model form
at the man
puṃsoḥ · पुंसोः Model form
at the two men
puṃsu · पुंसु Model form
at the men
Vocative
puman · पुमन् Model form
O man
pumāṃsau · पुमांसौ Model form
O two men
pumāṃsaḥ · पुमांसः Model form
O men

The translation gives you one possible meaning, with case and number alongside it. Highlights help you compare the forms. Devanāgarī character clusters stay together.

Source: William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 394

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