-वत्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ᬯᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
• -ဝတ် (Burmese script)
• -वत् (Devanagari script)
• -ਵਤ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌵𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
• -ꦮꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
• -𑂫𑂞𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• -វត៑ (Khmer script)
• -ວຕ຺ (Lao script)
• -വത് (Malayalam script)
• -ᠸᠠᢠ (Manchu script)
• -𑘪𑘝𑘿 (Modi script)
• -ᠸᠠᢐ (Mongolian script)
• -𑧊𑦽𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐰𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
• -ଵତ୍ (Odia script)
• -ꢮꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆮𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
• -𑖪𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
• -වත් (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩾𑩫 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚦𑚙𑚶 (Takri script)
• -வத் (Tamil script)
• -วตฺ (Thai script)
• -་ཝ་ཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
• -𑨭𑨙𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *-wánts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wánts, from Proto-Indo-European *-wénts.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ́t/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɐt̪/

Suffix

-वत् • (-vát)

1. -ful, rich
2. as, like; having the qualities of

Usage notes

The suffix is generally not accented, except when the noun to which it is added is accented on its final syllable and doesn't end in -a or -ā.

Declension

Masculine vat-stem declension of -वत् (-vát)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-वान् -vā́n	-वन्तौ / -वन्ता¹ -vántau / -vántā¹	-वन्तः -vántaḥ
Vocative	-वन् / -वः² -ván / -váḥ²	-वन्तौ / -वन्ता¹ -vántau / -vántā¹	-वन्तः -vántaḥ
Accusative	-वन्तम् -vántam	-वन्तौ / -वन्ता¹ -vántau / -vántā¹	-वतः -vátaḥ
Instrumental	-वता -vátā	-वद्भ्याम् -vádbhyām	-वद्भिः -vádbhiḥ
Dative	-वते -váte	-वद्भ्याम् -vádbhyām	-वद्भ्यः -vádbhyaḥ
Ablative	-वतः -vátaḥ	-वद्भ्याम् -vádbhyām	-वद्भ्यः -vádbhyaḥ
Genitive	-वतः -vátaḥ	-वतोः -vátoḥ	-वताम् -vátām
Locative	-वति -váti	-वतोः -vátoḥ	-वत्सु -vátsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Rigvedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of -वती (-vátī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-वती -vátī	-वत्यौ / -वती¹ -vátyau / -vátī¹	-वत्यः / -वतीः¹ -vátyaḥ / -vátīḥ¹
Vocative	-वति -váti	-वत्यौ / -वती¹ -vátyau / -vátī¹	-वत्यः / -वतीः¹ -vátyaḥ / -vátīḥ¹
Accusative	-वतीम् -vátīm	-वत्यौ / -वती¹ -vátyau / -vátī¹	-वतीः -vátīḥ
Instrumental	-वत्या -vátyā	-वतीभ्याम् -vátībhyām	-वतीभिः -vátībhiḥ
Dative	-वत्यै -vátyai	-वतीभ्याम् -vátībhyām	-वतीभ्यः -vátībhyaḥ
Ablative	-वत्याः / -वत्यै² -vátyāḥ / -vátyai²	-वतीभ्याम् -vátībhyām	-वतीभ्यः -vátībhyaḥ
Genitive	-वत्याः / -वत्यै² -vátyāḥ / -vátyai²	-वत्योः -vátyoḥ	-वतीनाम् -vátīnām
Locative	-वत्याम् -vátyām	-वत्योः -vátyoḥ	-वतीषु -vátīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter vat-stem declension of -वत् (-vát)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-वत् -vát	-वती -vátī	-वन्ति -vánti
Vocative	-वत् -vát	-वती -vátī	-वन्ति -vánti
Accusative	-वत् -vát	-वती -vátī	-वन्ति -vánti
Instrumental	-वता -vátā	-वद्भ्याम् -vádbhyām	-वद्भिः -vádbhiḥ
Dative	-वते -váte	-वद्भ्याम् -vádbhyām	-वद्भ्यः -vádbhyaḥ
Ablative	-वतः -vátaḥ	-वद्भ्याम् -vádbhyām	-वद्भ्यः -vádbhyaḥ
Genitive	-वतः -vátaḥ	-वतोः -vátoḥ	-वताम् -vátām
Locative	-वति -váti	-वतोः -vátoḥ	-वत्सु -vátsu

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -वत्

Descendants

• Pali: -vant
• → Bengali: -বান (-ban) (from the masculine singular nominative -वान् (-vān))
• → Hindi: -वान (-vān) (from the masculine singular nominative -वान् (-vān))

See also

• -मत् (-mat)

Suffix

-वत् • (-vat)

1. forms the past active participle

   ‎कृत (kṛtá, “done”) + ‎-वत् (-vat) → ‎कृतवत् (kṛtávat, “one who has done”)

Usage notes

This suffix is added to the past passive participle ending in -त (-tá) or -न (-ná), converting it into an active participle. The Vedic accent remains on the -tá- or -ná-.

Declension

Masculine vat-stem declension of -वत् (-vat)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-वान् -vān	-वन्तौ / -वन्ता¹ -vantau / -vantā¹	-वन्तः -vantaḥ
Vocative	-वन् / -वः² -van / -vaḥ²	-वन्तौ / -वन्ता¹ -vantau / -vantā¹	-वन्तः -vantaḥ
Accusative	-वन्तम् -vantam	-वन्तौ / -वन्ता¹ -vantau / -vantā¹	-वतः -vataḥ
Instrumental	-वता -vatā	-वद्भ्याम् -vadbhyām	-वद्भिः -vadbhiḥ
Dative	-वते -vate	-वद्भ्याम् -vadbhyām	-वद्भ्यः -vadbhyaḥ
Ablative	-वतः -vataḥ	-वद्भ्याम् -vadbhyām	-वद्भ्यः -vadbhyaḥ
Genitive	-वतः -vataḥ	-वतोः -vatoḥ	-वताम् -vatām
Locative	-वति -vati	-वतोः -vatoḥ	-वत्सु -vatsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Rigvedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of -वती (-vatī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-वती -vatī	-वत्यौ / -वती¹ -vatyau / -vatī¹	-वत्यः / -वतीः¹ -vatyaḥ / -vatīḥ¹
Vocative	-वति -vati	-वत्यौ / -वती¹ -vatyau / -vatī¹	-वत्यः / -वतीः¹ -vatyaḥ / -vatīḥ¹
Accusative	-वतीम् -vatīm	-वत्यौ / -वती¹ -vatyau / -vatī¹	-वतीः -vatīḥ
Instrumental	-वत्या -vatyā	-वतीभ्याम् -vatībhyām	-वतीभिः -vatībhiḥ
Dative	-वत्यै -vatyai	-वतीभ्याम् -vatībhyām	-वतीभ्यः -vatībhyaḥ
Ablative	-वत्याः / -वत्यै² -vatyāḥ / -vatyai²	-वतीभ्याम् -vatībhyām	-वतीभ्यः -vatībhyaḥ
Genitive	-वत्याः / -वत्यै² -vatyāḥ / -vatyai²	-वत्योः -vatyoḥ	-वतीनाम् -vatīnām
Locative	-वत्याम् -vatyām	-वत्योः -vatyoḥ	-वतीषु -vatīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter vat-stem declension of -वत् (-vat)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-वत् -vat	-वती -vatī	-वन्ति -vanti
Vocative	-वत् -vat	-वती -vatī	-वन्ति -vanti
Accusative	-वत् -vat	-वती -vatī	-वन्ति -vanti
Instrumental	-वता -vatā	-वद्भ्याम् -vadbhyām	-वद्भिः -vadbhiḥ
Dative	-वते -vate	-वद्भ्याम् -vadbhyām	-वद्भ्यः -vadbhyaḥ
Ablative	-वतः -vataḥ	-वद्भ्याम् -vadbhyām	-वद्भ्यः -vadbhyaḥ
Genitive	-वतः -vataḥ	-वतोः -vatoḥ	-वताम् -vatām
Locative	-वति -vati	-वतोः -vatoḥ	-वत्सु -vatsu

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -वत् (participle)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “-वत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 915.
• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sanskrit_Grammar_(Whitney)/Chapter_XVII#Derivation_of_Declinable_Stems, §1233