Summary:

New verse. Revision. Chapter 12: numbers and nouns ending in ” i इ “.

Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One

This session deals with: CH12, PG157-160.

Resources:

• Pronouns sheet used in class: Create sample sentences.
• LRB: Little Red Book of Sanskrit Paradigms

Numbers:

• Comparison: ^{(see pg 158 for more)}
  • Numeral: १, २, ३, etc…
  • Cardinal: one, two, three, etc… (eka, dvi, tri, etc…). More at: L20, L74.
  • Ordinal: first, second, third, etc… (prathama, dvitīya, tṛtīya, etc…). More at: L74.
• In VOL 1, we will be mostly using Ordinals, because declensions are easier than Cardinals.
• Ordinals are treated as adj (agrees with gender/case). They remain singular, meaning they never take on dual/plural endings, even if qualifying a dual/pl noun.
  • If Ordinal is qualifying a MAS/NEUTER noun then Ordinal ends in a अ.  (See table on pg158, #3)
    • EG:
      • First man goes: prathamaḥ naraḥ gacchati          प्रथमः नरः गच्छति
      • First two men go: prathamaḥ narau gacchataḥ   प्रथमः नरौ गच्छतः
  • If Ordinal is qualifying a FEM noun then Ordinal ends in ā आ / ī ई.  (See table on pg158, #6)
    • EG:
      • Forth army comes: caturthī senā āgacchati           चतुर्थी सेना आगच्छति
      • First child remembers: prathamā prajā smarati   प्रथमा प्रजा स्मरति
      • First armies conquer: prathamā senāḥ jayanti      प्रथमा सेनाः जयन्ति

Homework:

• Chant and familiarize with latest verse “On every mountain“.
• Say out loud the “i इ” paradigms found in LRB pg 4-6. Write it out. And create 10 sentences using words:
  • MAS:
    • agni अग्नि  : fire
    • muni मुनि : sage
  • FEM:
    • kīrti कीर्ति : glory, fame
    • śruti श्रुति  : scripture
  • NEUTER:
    • śuci शुचि  : pure

Questions:

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Recorded 14 March, 2021