1-9: U-kàrantapulliïgo - bhikkhu
1-9: Masculine Gender with -u at the end - bhikkhu

 

U-kàrantapulliïgobhikkhu-saddo vuccate
The Masculine Gender with -u at the end
is illustrated with the declinable word bhikkhu 01

 

Abstract:

 

singular:
 
plural:
 
case:
 
-u -å -avo nomimative - pañhamà
-u -å -avo (-ave) vocative - (pañhamà)
-uü -å -avo accusative - dutiyà
-unà -åhi -åbhi instrumental - tatiyà
-uno -ussa -ånaü dative - catutthã
-unà -uto -usmà -umhà -åhi -åbhi ablative - paÿcamã
-uno -ussa -ånaü genitive - chaññhã
-usmiü -umhi -åsu locative - sattamã

 

Sentences:

 

Sato bhikkhu paribbaje 02 (nom. sing.)
A mindful monk should wander forth

 

Te bhikkhå bhagavato paccassosuü 03 (nom. plur.)
Te bhikkhavo bhagavato paccassosuü

Those monks replied to the Gracious One

 

Pañibhàtu taü, bhikkhu, dhammo bhàsituü 04 (voc. sing.)
Let it occur to you, monk, to speak on Dhamma

 

Ekadhammaü, bhikkhå pajahatha (voc. plur.)
Ekadhammaü, bhikkhavo, pajahatha
Ekadhammaü, bhikkhave, pajahatha 05

There is one thing, monks, you should abandon

 

Bhagavà aÿÿataraü bhikkhuü àmantesi 06 (acc. sing.)
The Gracious One addressed a certain monk

 

Nisajja kho bhagavà bhikkhå àmantesi 07 (acc. plur.)
Nisajja kho bhagavà bhikkhavo àmantesi

While sitting the Gracious One addressed the monks

 

Bhikkhunà 08 iti pañisaÿcikkhitabbaü 09 (agent. inst. sing.)
Thus should it be reflected on by a monk

 

Tehi bhikkhåhi vuccamàno 10 (agent. inst. plur.)
Being spoken to by those monks

 

Kathaüråpena ... bhikkhunà gosiïgasàlavanaü sobheyya? 11 (inst. sing.)
By what kind of monk would the Gosiïga Sàla Wood be beautified?

 

Sambahulehi bhikkhåhi ... aÿÿà byàkatà hoti 12 (inst. plur.)
Final knowledge had been declared ... by a great many monks

 

Aÿÿatarassa bhikkhuno ... parivitakko udapàdi 13 (dat. sing.)
Aÿÿatarassa bhikkhussa 14 ... parivitakko udapàdi

A thought arose ... to a certain monk

 

Atha kho bhikkhånaü etad-ahosi... 15 (dat. plur.)
Then this occurred to the monks...

 

Dvàsãti Buddhà gaõhiü, dve sahassàni bhikkhuto (ablative singular)
Dvàsãti Buddhato gaõhiü, dve sahassàni bhikkhuto 16
Dvàsãti Buddhasmà gaõhiü, dve sahassàni bhikkhuto
Dvàsãti Buddhamhà gaõhiü, dve sahassàni bhikkhuto

82,000 I took from the Buddha, 2,000 from the monks

 

Bhikkhåhi saggaü labheyyuü sappurisà (abl. plur.)
From the monks the good men can attain heaven

 

Suÿÿàgàraü paviññhassa, santacittassa bhikkhuno 17 (gen. sing.)
Suÿÿàgàraü paviññhassa, santacittassa bhikkhussa

For a monk with peaceful mind who has entered an empty place

 

Bhikkhånaü imaü saïkhiyadhammaü viditvà... 18 (gen. plur.)
Having understood this thought of the monks...

 

Bhikkhusmiü màtugàmassa ràgavasena (loc. sing.)
Bhikkhumhi màtugàmassa ràgavasena 19

Because of passion for a woman in monks

 

Coro Aïgulimàlo bhikkhåsu pabbajito hoti (loc. plur.)
The brigand Aïgulimàla had gone forth amongst the monks

 

Iti Navamo Pàñho
Such is the Ninth Lesson

 

last updated: May 2007