डाकिनी

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    Noun

    डाकिनी • (ḍākinī) stem, f

    1. a female imp who feeds on human flesh

    Declension

    Feminine ī-stem declension of डाकिनी (ḍākinī)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative डाकिनी
    ḍākinī     		डाकिन्यौ / डाकिनी¹
    ḍākinyau / ḍākinī¹     		डाकिन्यः / डाकिनीः¹
    ḍākinyaḥ / ḍākinīḥ¹
    Vocative डाकिनि
    ḍākini     		डाकिन्यौ / डाकिनी¹
    ḍākinyau / ḍākinī¹     		डाकिन्यः / डाकिनीः¹
    ḍākinyaḥ / ḍākinīḥ¹
    Accusative डाकिनीम्
    ḍākinīm     		डाकिन्यौ / डाकिनी¹
    ḍākinyau / ḍākinī¹     		डाकिनीः
    ḍākinīḥ
    Instrumental डाकिन्या
    ḍākinyā     		डाकिनीभ्याम्
    ḍākinībhyām     		डाकिनीभिः
    ḍākinībhiḥ
    Dative डाकिन्यै
    ḍākinyai     		डाकिनीभ्याम्
    ḍākinībhyām     		डाकिनीभ्यः
    ḍākinībhyaḥ
    Ablative डाकिन्याः / डाकिन्यै²
    ḍākinyāḥ / ḍākinyai²     		डाकिनीभ्याम्
    ḍākinībhyām     		डाकिनीभ्यः
    ḍākinībhyaḥ
    Genitive डाकिन्याः / डाकिन्यै²
    ḍākinyāḥ / ḍākinyai²     		डाकिन्योः
    ḍākinyoḥ     		डाकिनीनाम्
    ḍākinīnām
    Locative डाकिन्याम्
    ḍākinyām     		डाकिन्योः
    ḍākinyoḥ     		डाकिनीषु
    ḍākinīṣu
    Notes
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    • ²Brāhmaṇas

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