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Lesson 28
1. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -u / -ar
Some masculine nouns have two bases ending in -u and -ar.
They express the agent or a relationship.
Satthu / satthar - teacher (lit., he who admonishes)
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Singular |
Plural |
| Nom. |
satthā |
satthāro
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| Voc.
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satthā, sattha |
satthāro
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| Acc.
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satthāraṃ |
satthāro
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| Ins. |
satthārā |
satthārehi,
satthūhi |
| Abl. |
satthārā |
satthārehi,
satthūhi |
| Dat.
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satthu, satthuno,
satthussa |
satthārānaṃ,
satthūnaṃ |
| Gen. |
satthu, satthuno,
satthussa |
satthārānaṃ,
satthūnaṃ |
| Loc.
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satthari |
satthāresu,
satthūsu |
2. Some words similarly declined are as follows:
| kattu |
- doer |
| gantu |
- goer |
| sotu |
- hearer |
| dātu |
- giver |
| netu |
- leader |
| vattu
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- sayer |
| jetu |
- victor |
| vinetu |
- disciplinarian |
| viññātu |
- knower |
| bhattu |
- husband |
| nattu |
- grandson |
N.B. Though bhattu and nattu are nouns expressing relationships
they are declined like agent nouns such as satthā, as in Sanskrit.
3. Masculine nouns expressing relationships such as pitu (father), and
bhātu (brother) are declined somewhat differently as follows:
Pitu / pitar = father
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Singular |
Plural |
| Nom. |
pitā |
pitaro |
| Voc.
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pitā, pita |
pitaro |
| Acc.
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pitaraṃ |
pitaro |
| Ins. |
pitarā |
pitarehi, pitūhi |
| Abl. |
pitarā |
pitarehi, pitūhi |
| Dat.
|
pitu, pituno |
pitarānaṃ |
| Gen. |
pitussa |
pitūnaṃ |
| Loc.
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pitari |
pitaresu, pitūsu |
Bhātu / bhātar = brother
| |
Singular |
Plural |
| Nom. |
bhātā |
bhātaro |
| Voc.
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bhātā, bhāta |
bhātaro |
| Acc.
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bhātaraṃ |
bhātaro |
| Ins. |
bhātarā |
bhātarehi,bhātūhi |
| Abl. |
bhātarā |
bhātarehi,bhātūhi |
| Dat.
|
bhātu, bhātuno |
bhātarānaṃ
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| Gen. |
bhātussa |
bhātūnaṃ |
| Loc.
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bhātari |
bhātaresu,bhātūsu
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4. Feminine nouns expressing relationships are declined as follows:
Mātu / Mātar = mother
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Singular |
Plural |
| Nom. |
mātā |
mātaro |
| Voc.
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mātā, māta, māte |
mātaro |
| Acc.
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mātaraṃ |
mātaro |
| Ins. |
mātarā, mātuyā |
mātarehi, mātūhi |
| Abl. |
mātarā, mātuyā |
mātarehi, mātūhi |
| Dat.
|
mātu, mātuyā,
mātāya |
mātarānaṃ,
mātūnaṃ,mātānaṃ |
| Gen. |
mātu, mātuyā,
mātāya |
mātarānaṃ,
mātūnaṃ,mātānaṃ |
| Loc.
|
mātari, mātuyā,
mātuyaṃ |
mātaresu, mātūsu |
Dhītu (daughter) and duhitu (daughter) are similarly declined.
Exercise 28
5. Translate into English:
1. Satthā bhikkhūnaṃ dhammaṃ desento rukkhassa chāyāya nisinno hoti.
2. Puññāni kattāro bhikkhūnaṃ ca tāpasānaṃ ca dānaṃ denti.
3. Sace satthā dhammaṃ deseyya viññātāro bhavissanti.
4. Bhūpati dīpasmiṃ jetā bhavatu.
5. Pitā dhītaraṃ ādāya vihāraṃ gantvā satthāraṃ vandāpesi.
6. Viññātāro loke manussānaṃ netāro hontu / bhavantu.
7. Bhātā pitarā saddhiṃ mātuyā pacitaṃ yāguṃ bhuñji.
8. Bhattā nattārehi saha kīḷantaṃ kapiṃ disvā hasanto aṭṭhāsi (stood).
9. Setuṃ kattāro veḷavo bandhitvā nadiyā tīre ṭhapesuṃ.
10. Sindhuṃ taritvā dīpaṃ gantāro sattūhi hatā honti.
11. Bhariyā bhattu sāṭake rajakena dhovāpesi.
12. Netuno kathaṃ sotāro uyyāne nisinnā suriyena pīḷitā honti.
13. Dātārehi dinnāni vatthāni yācakehi na vikkiṇitabbāni honti.
14. Rodantassa nattussa kujjhitvā vanitā taṃ (him) hatthena pahari.
15. Vinetuno ovādaṃ (advice) sutvā bandhavo sappurisā abhaviṃsu /
ahesuṃ.
16. Gehesu ca aṭavīsu ca vasante ākhavo ahayo khādanti.
17. Nattā mātaraṃ yāguṃ yācanto bhūmiyaṃ patitvā rodati.
18. Tumhe bhātarānaṃ ca bhaginīnaṃ ca mā kujjhatha.
19. Dīpaṃ gantārehi nāvāya sindhu taritabbo hoti.
20. Pubbakā (ancient) isayo mantānaṃ (magic spells) kattāro ca mantānaṃ
pavattāro (reciters) ca abhaviṃsu / ahesuṃ.
21. Mattaññū dātā nattārānaṃ thokaṃ thokaṃ modake (sweets) dadiṃsu /
adaṃsu.
22. Atthaññū netāro manusse sappurise karontā vinetāro bhavanti.
23. Mātā dhītaraṃ ovadantī sīsaṃ (head) cumbitvā (kissed) bāhuṃ āmasitvā
samassāsesi.
24. Vadaññū brāhmaṇo khudāya pīḷente yācake disvā pahūtaṃ (much)
bhojanaṃ (food) dāpesi.
25. Sārathinā āhaṭe veḷavo gahetvā vaḍḍhakī sālaṃ māpesi.
6. Translate into Pāli:
1. Father and mother went with the brother to see the sister.
2. Evil doers will not live long happily.
3. May the king, together with his retinue, become victorious.
4. Mother's brother is the uncle.
5. The enemies of my brothers tied banners on trees and bamboos.
6. The house builder gave bamboos to the grandsons.
7. Brother gave food to (my) daughter with a spoon.
8. The Buddha is the teacher of gods and men.
9. May you (pl.) be speakers of the truth.
10. Good husbands are kind (kāruṇikā) to their wives like gods.
11. Let good men become powerful ministers to govern the island.
12. The powerful kings were victorious.
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