Singular
* Nominative (subject): शिशुः (śiśhuḥ) - The child
* Accusative (object): शिशुम् (śiśhum) - The child (direct object)
* Instrumental (means): शिशुना (śiśhunā) - By the child
* Dative (indirect object): शिशवे (śiśhave) - To/for the child
* Ablative (separation): शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - From the child
* Genitive (possession): शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - Of the child
* Locative (location): शिशौ (śiśau) - In/at the child
Plural
* Nominative (subject): शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - The children
* Accusative (object): शिशून् (śiśūn) - The children (direct object)
* Instrumental (means): शिशुभिः (śiśubhiḥ) - By the children
* Dative (indirect object): शिशुभ्यः (śiśubhyaḥ) - To/for the children
* Ablative (separation): शिशून् (śiśūn) - From the children
* Genitive (possession): शिशूनाम् (śiśūnām) - Of the children
* Locative (location): शिशुषु (śiśuṣu) - In/at the children
Key Points
* Gender: "Shishu" is masculine.
* Declension: It belongs to the "u" declension.
* Case Endings: Sanskrit uses different endings to indicate the grammatical function of a noun in a sentence (subject, object, etc.)
Example Sentences
* शिशुः खेलति। (śiśhuḥ khelati) - The child plays.
* शिशुम् पश्य। (śiśhum paśya) - See the child.
* शिशुना पुस्तकम् पठितम्। (śiśhunā pustakam paṭhitam) - The book was read by the child.
* शिशवे फलम् ददौ। (śiśhave phalam dadau) - He gave the fruit to the child.
* शिशोः हस्ते पुष्पम् अस्ति। (śiśoḥ haste puṣpam asti) - There is a flower in the child's hand.
* शिशवः गायन्ति। (śiśavaḥ gāyanti) - The children sing.
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