ताण्डव

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian. Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *tāṇṭu.

Pronunciation

Noun

ताण्डव • (tāṇḍava) stem, m or n

  1. frenzied, violent dancing, particularly that of Shiva
  2. a tribrach

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ताण्डव (tāṇḍava)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ताण्डवः
tāṇḍavaḥ 		ताण्डवौ / ताण्डवा¹
tāṇḍavau / tāṇḍavā¹ 		ताण्डवाः / ताण्डवासः¹
tāṇḍavāḥ / tāṇḍavāsaḥ¹
Vocative ताण्डव
tāṇḍava 		ताण्डवौ / ताण्डवा¹
tāṇḍavau / tāṇḍavā¹ 		ताण्डवाः / ताण्डवासः¹
tāṇḍavāḥ / tāṇḍavāsaḥ¹
Accusative ताण्डवम्
tāṇḍavam 		ताण्डवौ / ताण्डवा¹
tāṇḍavau / tāṇḍavā¹ 		ताण्डवान्
tāṇḍavān
Instrumental ताण्डवेन
tāṇḍavena 		ताण्डवाभ्याम्
tāṇḍavābhyām 		ताण्डवैः / ताण्डवेभिः¹
tāṇḍavaiḥ / tāṇḍavebhiḥ¹
Dative ताण्डवाय
tāṇḍavāya 		ताण्डवाभ्याम्
tāṇḍavābhyām 		ताण्डवेभ्यः
tāṇḍavebhyaḥ
Ablative ताण्डवात्
tāṇḍavāt 		ताण्डवाभ्याम्
tāṇḍavābhyām 		ताण्डवेभ्यः
tāṇḍavebhyaḥ
Genitive ताण्डवस्य
tāṇḍavasya 		ताण्डवयोः
tāṇḍavayoḥ 		ताण्डवानाम्
tāṇḍavānām
Locative ताण्डवे
tāṇḍave 		ताण्डवयोः
tāṇḍavayoḥ 		ताण्डवेषु
tāṇḍaveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of ताण्डव (tāṇḍava)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ताण्डवम्
tāṇḍavam 		ताण्डवे
tāṇḍave 		ताण्डवानि / ताण्डवा¹
tāṇḍavāni / tāṇḍavā¹
Vocative ताण्डव
tāṇḍava 		ताण्डवे
tāṇḍave 		ताण्डवानि / ताण्डवा¹
tāṇḍavāni / tāṇḍavā¹
Accusative ताण्डवम्
tāṇḍavam 		ताण्डवे
tāṇḍave 		ताण्डवानि / ताण्डवा¹
tāṇḍavāni / tāṇḍavā¹
Instrumental ताण्डवेन
tāṇḍavena 		ताण्डवाभ्याम्
tāṇḍavābhyām 		ताण्डवैः / ताण्डवेभिः¹
tāṇḍavaiḥ / tāṇḍavebhiḥ¹
Dative ताण्डवाय
tāṇḍavāya 		ताण्डवाभ्याम्
tāṇḍavābhyām 		ताण्डवेभ्यः
tāṇḍavebhyaḥ
Ablative ताण्डवात्
tāṇḍavāt 		ताण्डवाभ्याम्
tāṇḍavābhyām 		ताण्डवेभ्यः
tāṇḍavebhyaḥ
Genitive ताण्डवस्य
tāṇḍavasya 		ताण्डवयोः
tāṇḍavayoḥ 		ताण्डवानाम्
tāṇḍavānām
Locative ताण्डवे
tāṇḍave 		ताण्डवयोः
tāṇḍavayoḥ 		ताण्डवेषु
tāṇḍaveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • → English: tandava
  • → Hindi: ताण्डव (tāṇḍav)
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