-वत्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ৱত্ (Assamese script)
• -ᬯᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
• -বত্ (Bengali script)
• -𑰪𑰝𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• -𑀯𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• -ဝတ် (Burmese script)
• -વત્ (Gujarati script)
• -ਵਤੑ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌵𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
• -ꦮꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
• -𑂫𑂞𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• -ವತ್ (Kannada 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)
• -వత్ (Telugu script)
• -วตฺ (Thai script)
• -་ཝ་ཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
• -𑒫𑒞𑓂 (Tirhuta 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) IPA^(key): /ʋɐt̪/

Suffix

-वत् • (-vát)

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

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

Descendants

• Pali: -vant
• → 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/Page%3ASanskrit_Grammar_by_Whitney_p1.djvu/373