Lesson 31

Beginning Prayers:

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

Topic Summary:

• Understanding 5th case with examples
• Extending application of cases learnt into dual and plural numbers

Home Work:

• Practice writing syllables putting consonants with consonants.  Write 25 such syllables.  Refer  http://sanskritstudy.blogspot.com/2009/10/making-syllables-consonants-with.html for further help
• Practice writing 5 different masculine nouns in all cases (singular)

Topic Details:

To have a better understanding of the usage of the 5th case (ablative), we will see a very useful subhaaShita.

तैलाद्रक्ष जलाद्रक्ष रक्ष मां श्लथबन्धनात्
आखुभ्यः परहस्तेभ्यः एवं वदति पुस्तकम्

tailaadrakSha jalaadrakSha rakSha maaM shlathabandhanaat
aakhubhyaH parahastebhyaH evaM vadati pustakam

On breaking the word sandhi-s, the verse becomes

तैलात् रक्ष जलात् रक्ष रक्ष मां श्लथ बन्धनात्
tailaat rakSha jalaat rakSha rakSha maaM shlatha bandhanaat

आखुभ्यः पर हस्तेभ्यः एवं वदति पुस्तकम्
aakhubhyaH para hastebhyaH evaM vadati pustakam

Protect from oil, protect from water, protect me from loose binding, from mice and from stranger's hands - so says the book.

(Books should always be handled gently and carefully. They are the source of 'vidyaa' (knowledge) and should be protected and preserved always. The book here is imploring to its owner to protect it from getting dirty from oil or water. Also books should be bound well and not ripped off their bindings. The pages should be handled gently and not roughly. Leaving behind books is not a great idea either. Mice might get them or they may get stolen (taken by strangers). The owner should be responsible and take good care of his books. Only then can the vidyaa in the books be accesible.)

Highlighted, are the words in 5th case.  The last two are the 5th case words in plural.  So, the case should be applied to the word, only extending the number to plural.

With this, we have see all the cases in masculine and neuter genders.

We will see the feminine gender 5th case in the next lesson.  Until then, happy practicing!

Ending prayer:

•  ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् - aum pUrNamadaH pUrNamidam

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