धातृ
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰaHtā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-tḗr, from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (dātar).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʱɑː.tŕ̩/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɑː.t̪r̩/
Noun
धातृ • (dhātṛ́) stem, m
- creator, founder
- maintainer, supporter
- the god who is responsible for the creation and maintenance of existence
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | धाता (dhātā́) | धातारौ (dhātā́rau) धातारा¹ (dhātā́rā¹) |
धातारः (dhātā́raḥ) |
| accusative | धातारम् (dhātā́ram) | धातारौ (dhātā́rau) धातारा¹ (dhātā́rā¹) |
धातॄन् (dhātṝ́n) |
| instrumental | धात्रा (dhātrā́) | धातृभ्याम् (dhātṛ́bhyām) | धातृभिः (dhātṛ́bhiḥ) |
| dative | धात्रे (dhātré) | धातृभ्याम् (dhātṛ́bhyām) | धातृभ्यः (dhātṛ́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | धातुः (dhātúḥ) | धातृभ्याम् (dhātṛ́bhyām) | धातृभ्यः (dhātṛ́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | धातुः (dhātúḥ) | धात्रोः (dhātróḥ) | धातॄणाम् (dhātṝṇā́m) |
| locative | धातरि (dhātári) | धात्रोः (dhātróḥ) | धातृषु (dhātṛ́ṣu) |
| vocative | धातः (dhā́taḥ) | धातारौ (dhā́tārau) धातारा¹ (dhā́tārā¹) |
धातारः (dhā́tāraḥ) |
- ¹Vedic