The declension of base words with a single stem is shown below:
Masculine base word: brahman (Lord Brahma)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative (NOM) | brahmA | brahmANNO | brahmANNaHa |
| Accusative (ACC) | brahmANNam | brahmANNO | brahmaNNaHa |
| Instrumental (INS) | brahmaNNA | brahmabhyAm | brahmabhiHa |
| Dative (DAT) | brahmaNNe | brahmabhyAm | brahmabhyaHa |
| Ablative (ABL) | brahmaNNaHa | brahmabhyAm | brahmabhyaHa |
| Genitive (GEN) | brahmaNNaHa | brahmaNNoHa | brahmaNNAm |
| Locative (LOC) | brahmaNNi | brahmaNNoHa | brahmasu |
| Vocative (VOC) | brahman | brahmANNO | brahmANNaHa |
Neuter base word: karman (action)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative (NOM) | karma | karmaNNI | karmANNi |
| Accusative (ACC) | karma/ karman | karmaNNI | karmANNi |
| Instrumental (INS) | karmaNNA | karmabhyAm | karmabhiHa |
| Dative (DAT) | karmaNNe | karmabhyAm | karmabhyaHa |
| Ablative (ABL) | karmaNNaHa | karmabhyAm | karmabhyaHa |
| Genitive (GEN) | karmaNNaHa | karmaNNoHa | karmaNNAm |
| Locative (LOC) | karmaNNi | karmaNNoHa | karmasu |
| Vocative (VOC) | karman | karmaNNI | karmANNi |