यज्ञोपवीत
Sanskrit
Etymology
यज्ञ (yajña) + उपवीत (upavīta).
Pronunciation
Noun
यज्ञोपवीत • (yajñopavītá) n
- the sacred thread worn (over the left shoulder and hanging under the right) by boys and men of the three द्विज (dvija, “twice-born”) castes.
- (older) the investiture of young men with the said sacred thread
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | यज्ञोपवीतम् yajñopavītám |
यज्ञोपवीते yajñopavīté |
यज्ञोपवीतानि / यज्ञोपवीता¹ yajñopavītā́ni / yajñopavītā́¹ |
Vocative | यज्ञोपवीत yájñopavīta |
यज्ञोपवीते yájñopavīte |
यज्ञोपवीतानि / यज्ञोपवीता¹ yájñopavītāni / yájñopavītā¹ |
Accusative | यज्ञोपवीतम् yajñopavītám |
यज्ञोपवीते yajñopavīté |
यज्ञोपवीतानि / यज्ञोपवीता¹ yajñopavītā́ni / yajñopavītā́¹ |
Instrumental | यज्ञोपवीतेन yajñopavīténa |
यज्ञोपवीताभ्याम् yajñopavītā́bhyām |
यज्ञोपवीतैः / यज्ञोपवीतेभिः¹ yajñopavītaíḥ / yajñopavītébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | यज्ञोपवीताय yajñopavītā́ya |
यज्ञोपवीताभ्याम् yajñopavītā́bhyām |
यज्ञोपवीतेभ्यः yajñopavītébhyaḥ |
Ablative | यज्ञोपवीतात् yajñopavītā́t |
यज्ञोपवीताभ्याम् yajñopavītā́bhyām |
यज्ञोपवीतेभ्यः yajñopavītébhyaḥ |
Genitive | यज्ञोपवीतस्य yajñopavītásya |
यज्ञोपवीतयोः yajñopavītáyoḥ |
यज्ञोपवीतानाम् yajñopavītā́nām |
Locative | यज्ञोपवीते yajñopavīté |
यज्ञोपवीतयोः yajñopavītáyoḥ |
यज्ञोपवीतेषु yajñopavītéṣu |
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