Beginning Prayers:
- शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुम् - shuklaambaradharaM viShNum
- सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यम् - saraswati namastubhyam
- गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः - gururbrahmaa gururviShNuH
Topic Summary:
- tRutIyaa vibhakti, pumli~nga, napumsakali~nga - 3rd case, masculine and neuter
Home Work:
- Learn and write 5 - 8 words for animals and learn their meanings
- Find 3 shlokas with the usage of nouns in 3rd case - bonus
Topic Details:
Advancing further in learning the cases, we shall see the 3rd case. It is used for denoting 'instrumental case'. That means, it is used in conjunction of words like 'with' or 'by'. In masculine the words take the forms as below -raamaH -> raameNa
kRuShNaH -> kRuShNena
daNDaH -> daNDena
shukaH -> shukena
Words of neuter gender follow the same forms as masculine, from 3rd case onwards. Hence,
phalam -> phalena
udakam -> udakena
kShIram -> kShIreNa
To understand the third case better, let's see a subhaaShita -
पूरयेदशनेनार्धं तृतीयम् उदकेन तु
वायुसञ्चरणार्थाय चतुर्थमवशेषयेत्
pUrayedashanenaardhaM tRutIyam udakena tu
vaayusa~ncharaNaarthaaya chaturthamavasheShayet
pada vigrahaH:
पूरयेत् अशनेन अर्धं तृतीयम् उदकेन तु
pUrayet ashanena ardhaM tRutIyam udakena tu
वायु सञ्चरण-अर्थाय चतुर्थम् अवशेषयेत्
vaayu sa~ncharaNa-arthaaya chaturtham avasheShayet
Fill half with (solid) food, but the third quarter with water. For the movement of air, leave the fourth quarter empty.
Stomach that is!
If one needs to ward off a hoard of health issues, keep obesity at bay, look trim and young even in their old age, this one simple rule is enough. No diets, no doctors, no medications...
At every meal, one should remember to consume solid food, enough to fill only two quarters (half) of his stomach, drink one quarter of water and leave the other quarter empty. Following this one simple discipline, is the best approach to having good health and not over indulging with food.
If one considers the analogy of stomach as a blender, these numbers become very vivid. If the jar is filled to the brim with materials to be blended, then the mixie won't even be able to turn the blades. A jar filled half with the ingredients and enough water to liquefy the ingredients, gives a nice paste. The jar too, needs some room to churn the solids and the liquid together. So, the last quarter that is left empty, serves this purpose. Too much water won't make a smooth paste either. An appropriate proportion of everything gives the best results.
If we do not keep this in mind and overload the jar, the blender will surely break sooner than it should! Similarly, if we do not keep this tip in mind, the body gets to bear the brunt and wears out sooner than it would...
Choice is ours!
Happy practicing!
Ending prayer:
- ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् - aum pUrNamadaH pUrNamidam
