The Agni Purana

by N. Gangadharan | 1954 | 360,691 words | ISBN-10: 8120803590 | ISBN-13: 9788120803596

This page describes The finished forms of substantives in the neuter which is chapter 353 of the English translation of the Agni Purana, one of the eighteen major puranas dealing with all topics concerning ancient Indian culture, tradition and sciences. Containing roughly 15,000 Sanskrit metrical verses, subjects contained in the Agni-Purana include cosmology, philosophy, architecture, iconography, economics, diplomacy, pilgrimage guides, ancient geography, gemology, ayurveda, etc.

Chapter 353 - The finished forms of substantives in the neuter

[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]

Skanda said:

1. (The forms) in the neuter (are as follows): Kiṃ, Ke, Kāni (the three forms in nominative, meaning what). Kiṃ, Ke, Kāni (are the forms in the accusative). Then (the word) Jalaṃ [Jala] (water). Sarvaṃ [Sarva] (all) (nominative), Sarve (nominative, dual), Pūrva and other (words), Sīmapaṃ [Sīmapa] (protecting the boundary) (accusative), Sīmapāni (accusative, plural).

2. (The words ending in ‘i’ are as follows): Grāmaṇi, Grāmaṇinī, Grāmaṇī and Grāmaṇīni (are the forms in the nominative of Grāmaṇi, leader). Vāri, Variṇī, Vārīṇi (in the nominative), Variṇāṃ[1] (in the genitive plural) and Vāriṇi (locative singular) are thus (the forms of Vāri, water).

3. (The word Śuci, pure, has two forms in the dative): Śucaye and Śucine dehi (give). Similarly (the word Mṛdu, soft, has two forms in the instrumental): Mṛdune and Mṛdave. (The word Trapu, tin has the forms): Trapu (nominative), Trapuṇi (locative singular) and Trapūṇāṃ (genitive plural). Khalapūni (nominative plural) and Khalapvi (locative singular, (forms of Khalapū, a sweeper).

4. Kartrā (instrumental), Kartṛṇe or Kartre (dative) (are the forms of Kartṛ, doer). Atirī (nominative) and Atiriṇāṃ (genitive plural) (are the forms Atirīṅ, one who goes beyond). Abhini, Abhininī (are nominative forms of the word denoting performance). Suvacāṃsi (nominative plural) and Suvākṣu (locative plural) (are from Suvāk, good speech).

5. (The relative pronoun) Yad, yat (who), and pronoun Ime (that), Tat (that) (belong to neuter). Karmāṇi (is the plural of Karma, work). Idaṃ, Ime, Imāni (are the forms of Idam, this). Īdṛk (this kind), Adaḥ, Amuni, Amūni (in the nominative), Amunā (in the instrumental) and Amīṣu (in the locative plural) (are the forms of Adas, that).

6- 9. (The forms of Asmad, I, are): Ahaṃ, Āvāṃ, Vayaṃ (nominative), Māṃ, Āvāṃ, Asmān (accusative), Mayā, Āvābhyāṃ, Asmābhiḥ (instrumental) done. Mahyaṃ and Asmabhyam (dative singular and dual), Mat, Āvābhyāṃ, Asmat (ablative). Mama, Āvayoḥ and Asmākaṃ (genitive) ayaṃ putraḥ (This is my, our son). Asmāsu (locative plural). (The forms of Yuṣmad, you, are),: Tvaṃ, Yuvāṃ, Yūyaṃ (nominative) ījire (praise). Tvāṃ, Yuvāṃ, Yusmān (accuative), Tvayā and Yuṣmābhiḥ (instrumentral, singular and plural) are stated (to be the forms). Tubhyaṃ, Yuvābhyāṃ, Yuṣmabhyaṃ (dative), Tvat, Yuvābhyāṃ, Yuṣmat (ablative), Tava, Yuvayoḥ, Yuṣmākaṃ (genitive) and Tvayi, Yuṣmāsu (locative, singular and plural). These are the characteristics of the language. (The substantives) ending in vowels and consonants have been described.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Obviously a mistake for Vāriṇāṃ.

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