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saMskRt baalapuYpma\ 2

paz: 18 saMbanQakarkma\

Lesson 18 Possessive case

The following prepositions are practiced in this case.

“of, ‘s, among”

Example:

1)  Krishna is son of Vasudeva.

2)  Kausalya is Dasaratha’s wife.

3)  Bhima is the best among warriors.

Fill up the following in VI case and understand with the prepositions given above.

Xabda: / ekvacanama\ / iWvacanama\ / bahuvacanama\
vaRxa / vaRxasya / vaRxayaao: / vaRxaaNaama\
nar
pu$Ya
AXva
gaja
fla
lata / latayaa: / latyaao: / latanaama\
maalaa
roKa
rmaa
lalanaa
iXalaa

Understand the meaning:

vaRxasya of a tree, tree’s (Singular)

vaRxayaao: of two trees, among two trees (Dual)

vaRxaaNaama\ of many trees, among many trees. (Plural)

etaina vaa@yaaina pzt .

Aja-unasya p%naI sauBad`a . / Subdhadra was wife of Arjun.
yauiQaiYzrsya Anauja: Aja-una: . / Arjun was younger brother of Yudhishtir.
Aja-una: BaImasya Aip Anauja: . / Arjun was also younger brother of Bhima.
nakula: Aja-unasya Anauja: . / Nakul was younger brother of Arjun.
sahdova: nakulasya Anauja: . / Sahadeva was younger brother of Nakul.
kuint: paNDvaanaaM maata . / Kunti was mother of Pandavas.
[dM ramasya pustkma\ Aist . / This is Ram’s book.
isaMh: maRgaanaama\ EaoYz: . / Lion is great among animals.
BaartM mama doXa: . / India is my country.
narisaMhsya AQyaapk: EaI maaQava: . / Sri. Madhava is the teacher of Narasimha.
mama pu~sya naama EaI maurair: . / My son’s name is Sri. Murari.

The following words/verbs are used only with 6th case. Learn them.

vaamat: - left side dixaNat: - right side ]pir - above AQa: - down maQyao – in the middle samaIpma\ - near Ant: - inside paXva-t: - besides naIcaO: -down

AByaasa:

]icatyaa ivaBa@%yaa ir>sqaanaaina pUryat .

1 gaRh dixaNat: ek: mahana\ vaRxa: Aist .

2 vaRxa ]pir KgaanaaM gaRhma\ Aist .

3 gaRh maQyao eka dUrdXa-napoiTka Aist .

4 piqaka: vaRxa naIcaO: AaramaM kuva-int .

5 ivaValaya paXva-t: vaRxaa: saint .

6 iXaXau: sava-da Ambaa vaamat: AagacCit .

7 ]Vana samaIpma\ ekma\ ]Vanama\ Aist .

[mama\ AByaasaM saMskRtvaa@yaoYau ilaKt .

Anauja: - younger brother, Aga`ja: - elder brother, janak: - father, jananaI – mother, pu~: - son, jaamaata – son in law, rajaa - king

[danaIM vaa@yaaina evaM rcayat .

1 / ramasya p%naI saIta .
- Ram’s wife was Sita. / saItayaa: pit: rama: .
- Sita’s husband was Ram.
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3
4
5
6
7
8
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vaata-laapimamaM pzt .

svapircaya: - Self introduction

rama: namasto . svaagatma\ .

rmaoXa: namasto . Aip kuXalama\ ?

rama: sava-M kuXalama\ . mama naama rama: . tva naama ikma\ ?

rmaoXa: mama naama rmaoXa: . mama janaksya naama EaImaana\ raoiht: . tva janaksya naama ikma\ ?

rama: mama janaksya naama EaImaana\ saundr: . mama jananyaa: naama EaImatI roKa .

tva jananyaa: naama ikma\ ?

rmaoXa: mama jananyaa: naama EaImatI raQaa Aist . mama sahaodrsya naama ivavaok: Aist .

tva sahaodrsya naama ikma\ ?

rama: mama sahaodrsya naama ivavaok: . mama svasau: naama XaIlaa . tva svasau: naama ikma\ ?

rmaoXa: mama svasau: naama ip`ya=\ka . %vaM ku~ vasaisa ?

rama: Ahma\ doXao nagaro p`doXao vasaaima .

%vaM ku~ pzisa ?

rmaoXa: Ahma\ doXao nagaro p`doXao

ivaValayao pzaima .

rama: XaaoBanama\ . Astu puna: imalaama: .

rmaoXa: Astu XaaoBanama\ . punad-Xa-naaya .

Slokas teaching Cases 6:

narsya AaBarNaM $pma\ $psya AaBarNaM gauNa: .

gauNasya AaBarNaM &anaM &anasya AaBarNaM xamaa ..

Meaning: Appearance is the ornament of a person, good characters for appearance, knowledge for good characters and forgiveness/patience for knowledge.

]darsya tRNaM iva<aM SaUrsya marNaM tRNaM .
ivar>sya tRNaM Baayaa- inaspRhsya tRNaM jagat\ ..

Meaning: Money is like a grass to a generous, death for a courageous person, wife for a disappointed and the world for one who has no wish.

duba-lasya balaM rajaa baalaanaaM raodnaM balama\ .
balaM maUK-sya maaOina%vaM, caaOraNaama\ AnaRtma\ balama\ ..

Meaning: King is the power for weak, cry for the child, silent for a fool and lie to thieves.

kaoiklaanaama\ svarao $pma\ naarI $pM pirva`tma\ .

ivaVa$pM ku$paNaaM xamaa$pM tpisvanaama\ ..

Meaning: Voice is the personality of cuckoos. Like that devotion to husband of Ladies, education of ugly people and forgiveness of the people practicing penance.

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