Lesson 21

Beginning Prayers:

• शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुम् - shuklaambaradharaM viShNum
• सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यम् - saraswati namastubhyam 
• गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः - gururbrahmaa gururviShNuH 

Topic Summary:

• Understanding 6th case in all 3 genders in shloka-s and subhaaShita-s
• Decoding a verse based on the current knowledge of 6th and 7th case vibhakti-s

Home Work:

• Make 5 of your own sentences using both 6th and 7th case.

Topic Details:

Let's understand a subhaaShita which has a good usage of both 6th and 7th cases.  The verse goes like this -

तक्षकस्य विषं दन्ते मक्षिकायाश्च मस्तके
वृश्चिकस्य विषं पुच्छे सर्वाङ्गे दुर्जनस्य च
-चाणक्य नीति
takShakasya viShaM dante makShikaayaashcha mastake
vRushchikasya viShaM puchChe sarvaange durjanasya cha
- chaaNakya nIti


To understand the meaning, let's break down the verse into its words individually.  That will give a better understanding of the verse itself.


takshakasya - of the snake (6th case)
visham - poison (1st case)
dante - in the teeth (7th case)
makShikaayaaH - of the bee (6th case)
mastake - in the head (7th case)
vRushchikasya - of the scorpion (6th case)
puchChe - in the tail (7th case)
sarvange - in all organs (7th case)
durjanasya - of the evil doer (6th case)
cha - and/also


Based on these meanings, the verse translates to -

A snake has poison in its teeth, a bee in its head, a scorpion has poison in its tail whereas durjana (evil doer) has poison in all parts of his body.

Will start a new vibhakti in the next lesson.  

Ending prayer:

•  ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् - aum pUrNamadaH pUrNamidam

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