दानव

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Noun

दानव (dānava) m

  1. (Hinduism) Danava: a class of demons often identified with the Daityas or Asuras and held to be implacable enemies of the gods (described as children of Danu and Kaśyapa, sometimes reckoned as 40 in number; sometimes as 100.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दानव
Nom. sg. दानवः (dānavaḥ)
Gen. sg. दानवस्य (dānavasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दानवः (dānavaḥ) दानवौ (dānavau) दानवाः (dānavāḥ)
Vocative दानव (dānava) दानवौ (dānavau) दानवाः (dānavāḥ)
Accusative दानवम् (dānavam) दानवौ (dānavau) दानवान् (dānavān)
Instrumental दानवेण (dānaveṇa) दानवाभ्याम् (dānavābhyām) दानवैः (dānavaiḥ)
Dative दानवाय (dānavāya) दानवाभ्याम् (dānavābhyām) दानवेभ्यः (dānavebhyaḥ)
Ablative दानवात् (dānavāt) दानवाभ्याम् (dānavābhyām) दानवेभ्यः (dānavebhyaḥ)
Genitive दानवस्य (dānavasya) दानवयोः (dānavayoḥ) दानवाणाम् (dānavāṇām)
Locative दानवे (dānave) दानवयोः (dānavayoḥ) दानवेषु (dānaveṣu)

Descendants

  • English: Danava

References

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