आकाशधातु

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compound of आकाश (ā́kāśa, “sky”) +‎ धातु (dhā́tu, “element, part”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.kɑː.ɕɐ.dʱɑ́ː.tu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.kɑː.ɕɐˈd̪ʱɑː.t̪u/

Noun

आकाशधातु • (ākāśadhā́tu) stem, m

1. element of space

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of आकाशधातु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आकाशधातुः (ākāśadhātuḥ)	आकाशधातू (ākāśadhātū)	आकाशधातवः (ākāśadhātavaḥ)
vocative	आकाशधातो (ākāśadhāto)	आकाशधातू (ākāśadhātū)	आकाशधातवः (ākāśadhātavaḥ)
accusative	आकाशधातुम् (ākāśadhātum)	आकाशधातू (ākāśadhātū)	आकाशधातून् (ākāśadhātūn)
instrumental	आकाशधातुना (ākāśadhātunā) आकाशधात्वा¹ (ākāśadhātvā¹)	आकाशधातुभ्याम् (ākāśadhātubhyām)	आकाशधातुभिः (ākāśadhātubhiḥ)
dative	आकाशधातवे (ākāśadhātave) आकाशधात्वे¹ (ākāśadhātve¹)	आकाशधातुभ्याम् (ākāśadhātubhyām)	आकाशधातुभ्यः (ākāśadhātubhyaḥ)
ablative	आकाशधातोः (ākāśadhātoḥ) आकाशधात्वः¹ (ākāśadhātvaḥ¹)	आकाशधातुभ्याम् (ākāśadhātubhyām)	आकाशधातुभ्यः (ākāśadhātubhyaḥ)
genitive	आकाशधातोः (ākāśadhātoḥ) आकाशधात्वः¹ (ākāśadhātvaḥ¹)	आकाशधात्वोः (ākāśadhātvoḥ)	आकाशधातूनाम् (ākāśadhātūnām)
locative	आकाशधातौ (ākāśadhātau)	आकाशधात्वोः (ākāśadhātvoḥ)	आकाशधातुषु (ākāśadhātuṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: ākāsadhātu
  • → Khmer: អាកាសធាតុ (ʼaakaasaʼthiət)
• → Thai: อากาศธาตุ
• → Tocharian B: ākāśadhātu