सव

Sanskrit

Etymology

From सू (sū).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.ʋɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.ʋɐ/

Noun

सव • (savá) stem, m

1. one who sets in motion or impels , an instigator , stimulator , commander
2. the sun ( cf. [ savitṛ ] )
3. setting in motion , vivification , instigation , impulse , command , order (esp. applied to the activity of Savitṛi ; dat. [ savā́ya ] , " for setting in motion " )
4. name of particular initiatory rites , inauguration , consecration
5. a kind of sacrifice
6. any sacrifice

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सव (savá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सवः saváḥ	सवौ / सवा¹ savaú / savā́¹	सवाः / सवासः¹ savā́ḥ / savā́saḥ¹
Vocative	सव sáva	सवौ / सवा¹ sávau / sávā¹	सवाः / सवासः¹ sávāḥ / sávāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सवम् savám	सवौ / सवा¹ savaú / savā́¹	सवान् savā́n
Instrumental	सवेन savéna	सवाभ्याम् savā́bhyām	सवैः / सवेभिः¹ savaíḥ / savébhiḥ¹
Dative	सवाय savā́ya	सवाभ्याम् savā́bhyām	सवेभ्यः savébhyaḥ
Ablative	सवात् savā́t	सवाभ्याम् savā́bhyām	सवेभ्यः savébhyaḥ
Genitive	सवस्य savásya	सवयोः saváyoḥ	सवानाम् savā́nām
Locative	सवे savé	सवयोः saváyoḥ	सवेषु savéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic