Long-vowel Stems
| ā-stems (jā- 'progeny') | ī-stems (dhī- 'thought') | ū-stems (bhū- 'earth') | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | jā́s | jāú | jā́s | dhī́s | dhíyāu | dhíyas | bhū́s | bhúvāu | bhúvas |
| Accusative | jā́m | jāú | jā́s, jás | dhíyam | dhíyāu | dhíyas | bhúvam | bhúvāu | bhúvas |
| Instrumental | jā́ | jā́bhyām | jā́bhis | dhiyā́ | dhībhyā́m | dhībhís | bhuvā́ | bhūbhyā́m | bhūbhís |
| Dative | jé | jā́bhyām | jā́bhyas | dhiyé, dhiyāí | dhībhyā́m | dhībhyás | bhuvé, bhuvāí | bhūbhyā́m | bhūbhyás |
| Ablative | jás | jā́bhyām | jā́bhyas | dhiyás, dhiyā́s | dhībhyā́m | dhībhyás | bhuvás, bhuvā́s | bhūbhyā́m | bhūbhyás |
| Genitive | jás | jós | jā́nām, jā́m | dhiyás, dhiyā́s | dhiyós | dhiyā́m, dhīnā́m | bhuvás, bhuvā́s | bhuvós | bhuvā́m, bhūnā́m |
| Locative | jí | jós | jā́su | dhiyí, dhiyā́m | dhiyós | dhīṣú | bhuví, bhuvā́m | bhuvós | bhūṣú |
| Vocative | jā́s | jāú | jā́s | dhī́s | dhiyāu | dhíyas | bhū́s | bhuvāu | bhúvas |
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