पाताळ

Marathi

Alternative forms

पाताल (pātāl) — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाताल (pātāla). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘝𑘰𑘯 (pātāḷa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.t̪aɭ̆/
Hyphenation: sa‧पाताळ
Rhymes: -aɭ̆

Noun

पाताळ • (pātāḷ) n^[1]^[2]

(Hinduism) Patala, the netherworld; the subterranean realm, especially in Hindu cosmology, situated below the earth and distinct from svarga (heaven).
Coordinate terms: स्वर्ग (svarga), भूमी (bhūmī), पाताळ (pātāḷ)
(figurative) extreme depth; the lowest or most remote place imaginable.

Declension

Declension of पाताळ (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	पाताळ pātāḷ
direct plural	पाताळे, पाताळं pātāḷe, pātāḷa
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पाताळ pātāḷ	पाताळे, पाताळं pātāḷe, pātāḷa
oblique सामान्यरूप	पाताळा pātāḷā	पाताळां- pātāḷān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पाताळाला pātāḷālā	पाताळांना pātāḷānnā
ergative	पाताळाने, पाताळानं pātāḷāne, pātāḷāna	पाताळांनी pātāḷānnī
instrumental	पाताळाशी pātāḷāśī	पाताळांशी pātāḷānśī
locative सप्तमी	पाताळात pātāḷāt	पाताळांत pātāḷāt
vocative संबोधन	पाताळा pātāḷā	पाताळांनो pātāḷānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पाताळ (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पाताळाचा pātāḷāċā	पाताळाचे pātāḷāċe	पाताळाची pātāḷācī	पाताळाच्या pātāḷācā	पाताळाचे, पाताळाचं pātāḷāċe, pātāḷāċa	पाताळाची pātāḷācī	पाताळाच्या pātāḷācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पाताळांचा pātāḷānċā	पाताळांचे pātāḷānċe	पाताळांची pātāḷāñcī	पाताळांच्या pātāḷāncā	पाताळांचे, पाताळांचं pātāḷānċe, pātāḷānċa	पाताळांची pātāḷāñcī	पाताळांच्या pātāḷāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

More information

^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “पाताळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पाताल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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