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Lesson 4: Akārānta Puṃliṅga (Rāma Śabdarūpa)

Akārānta Puṃliṅga means masculine words ending in the letter -a. Rāma Śabdarūpa is set of noun forms for the proper noun, Rāma. In the table below, each row is one vibhakti (case); each column is one vacana (grammatical number). Click a form to hide it and quiz yourself. Click again to reveal it.

Rāma Śabdarūpa

Ekavacana
(singular)		 Dvivacana
(dual)		 Bahuvacana
(plural)		 Usage
rāmaḥ rāmau rāmāḥ subject
rāmam rāmau rāmān object
rāmeṇa rāmābhyām rāmaiḥ by / with / through
rāmāya rāmābhyām rāmebhyaḥ for
rāmāt rāmābhyām rāmebhyaḥ from
rāmasya rāmayoḥ rāmāṇām of
rāme rāmayoḥ rāmeṣu in / on / at

Example Sentences

  1. Rāmaḥ vidyālayaṁ gacchati. — "Rama goes to school."
  2. Kṛṣṇaḥ Balarāmaṁ tāḍayati. — "Krishna hits Balarama."
  3. Sītā rāmeṇa saha vanaṁ gacchati. — "Sita goes to the forest with Rama."
  4. Sītā rāmāya phalaṁ ānayati. — "Sita brings a fruit for Rama."
  5. Rāmāt romaḥ patati. — "A hair falls from Rama."
  6. Rāmasya mātā Kausalyā. — "Rama's mother is Kausalya."
  7. Rāme ānanda udbhavati. — "Joy arises in Rama."
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