Significance of Dative case
The Dative case, according to Vaishnavism, is a grammatical case that plays a significant role in chanting, indicating purpose, direction, and surrender while addressing the Lord. It indicates the indirect object or recipient of an action, highlighting self-surrender in mantra structure. In Purana, the Dative case is recognized as the fourth case, used for expressing indirect objects, particularly in giving and invoking deities like the Sun god through specific grammatical forms.
Synonyms: Third case, Dative, Indirect object
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Hindu concept of 'Dative case'
The Dative case in Hinduism signifies self-surrender in addressing the Lord, invokes the Sun god through specific grammatical forms, and represents the recipient in mantras, emphasizing purpose and direction in chanting practices.
From: Chaitanya Bhagavata
(1) A grammatical case used in the context of chanting that indicates purpose or direction, signifying surrender in the practice of chanting.[1] (2) A grammatical case in which the mantra with names ends, often associated with the form of mantras.[2] (3) A grammatical case used to indicate the indirect object of a verb or the recipient of an action, as it appears in the structure of the mantra.[3] (4) A grammatical case used to indicate the indirect object of an action, utilized here to show self-surrender in the context of addressing the Lord.[4]
From: Garga Samhita (English)
(1) The term refers to a grammatical case used to indicate the indirect object of a verb, which in this context is applied when forming the mantra.[5]
From: Skanda Purana
(1) The method of invoking the Sun god with the names to be used in a specific grammatical form for offering obeisance.[6]
From: Agni Purana
(1) The fourth case used to express the indirect object, particularly in terms of giving.[7]
From: Garuda Purana
(1) A grammatical case indicating the noun to which something is given, owed, or is related, with specific case-endings.[8]
From: Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari
(1) A grammatical case used to signify the recipient of the action or the beneficiary in a causative relation.[9] (2) A grammatical case in Sanskrit that is being explained in the context of sampradana and the action of giving.[10]