 The absolute negative, semantically functioning as the negation of existential quantification, is formed by negating an indefinite phrase.There are a number of words in Sanskrit that function as reflexive pronouns.The indeclinable "svayam" can indicate reflexivity pertaining to subjects of any person or number, and—since subjects in Sanskrit can appear in the nominative, instrumental, or genitive cases—it can have the sense of any of these cases.