वेताल

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

वेताल (vetāla) stem?

  1. kind of demon that takes possession of a dead body

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वेताल (vetāla)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वेतालः
vetālaḥ
वेतालौ / वेताला¹
vetālau / vetālā¹
वेतालाः / वेतालासः¹
vetālāḥ / vetālāsaḥ¹
Vocative वेताल
vetāla
वेतालौ / वेताला¹
vetālau / vetālā¹
वेतालाः / वेतालासः¹
vetālāḥ / vetālāsaḥ¹
Accusative वेतालम्
vetālam
वेतालौ / वेताला¹
vetālau / vetālā¹
वेतालान्
vetālān
Instrumental वेतालेन
vetālena
वेतालाभ्याम्
vetālābhyām
वेतालैः / वेतालेभिः¹
vetālaiḥ / vetālebhiḥ¹
Dative वेतालाय
vetālāya
वेतालाभ्याम्
vetālābhyām
वेतालेभ्यः
vetālebhyaḥ
Ablative वेतालात्
vetālāt
वेतालाभ्याम्
vetālābhyām
वेतालेभ्यः
vetālebhyaḥ
Genitive वेतालस्य
vetālasya
वेतालयोः
vetālayoḥ
वेतालानाम्
vetālānām
Locative वेताले
vetāle
वेतालयोः
vetālayoḥ
वेतालेषु
vetāleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “वेताल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]