5-7: Masculine Forms of the (Demonstrative) Pronoun

5-7: Sabbanāmapulliṅgarūpāni - a, ima
5-7: Masculine Forms of the (Demonstrative) Pronoun - a, ima

Sabbanāmapulliṅgarūpāni ima-saddo vuccante
Now the forms of the (Demonstrative) Masculine Pronoun
are illustrated with the declineable word ima The declension is complicated by there being four stems that the forms are declined on: a, ana, i (which gives rise to masculine and feminine ayaṁ and neuter idaṁ), and ima. It appears the former stems are original, but are gradually supplanted by the ima stem (see Geiger §108).⁰¹

singular:	plural:	case:
ayaṁ	ime	nomimative - paṭhamā
imaṁ	ime	accusative - dutiyā
anena iminā	ehi ebhi imehi imehbi	instrumental - tatiyā
assa imassa	esaṁ esānaṁ imesaṁ imesānaṁ	dative - catutthī
asmā imasmā imamhā	ehi ebhi imehi imehbi	ablative - pañcamī
assa imassa	imesaṁ imesānaṁ	genitive - chaṭṭhī
asmiṁ imasmiṁ imamhi	esu imesu	locative - sattamī

Ayaṁ jano pana taṁ purisaṁ puññaṁ kārāpeti (nom. sing.)
This man makes that man do a meritorious deed

Ime janā te purise puññaṁ kārāpenti (nom. plur.)
These men make those men do a meritorious deed

Imaṁ janaṁ puññaṁ kārāpeti sappuriso (acc. sing.)
The good man makes this man do a meritorious deed

Ime jane puññaṁ kārāpenti sappurisā (acc. plur.)
The good men make these men do a meritorious deed

Anena janena kammaphalaṁ anubhūyate (agent. inst. sing.)
Iminā janena kammaphalaṁ anubhūyate
Action and result is experienced by this man

Ehi janehi kammaphalāni anubhuttāni (agent. inst. plur.)
Imehi janehi kammaphalāni anubhuttāni
Actions and results are experienced by these men

Anena janena yo koci sucarati (inst. sing.)
Iminā janena yo koci sucarati
Because of this man there is some one who lives happily

Ehi janehi ye keci sucaranti (inst. plur.)
Imehi janehi ye keci sucaranti
Because of these men there are some who live happily

Assa janassa sakkārañ-ca karoti (dat. sing.)
Imassa janassa sakkārañ-ca karoti
He pays respect to this man

Imesaṁ janānaṁ sakkāraṁ karonti (dat. plur.)
Imesānaṁ janānaṁ sakkāraṁ karonti
They pay respect to these men

Asmā janamhā viññutaṁ pattosmi (abl. sing.)
Imasmā janamhā viññutaṁ pattosmi
Imamhā janamhā viññutaṁ pattosmi
I reached discretion through this man

Ehi janehi bhayāni uppajjanti (abl. plur.)
Imehi janehi bhayāni uppajjanti
Fears arise from these men

Assa janassa khettavatthūni honti (gen. sing.)
Imassa janassa khettavatthūni honti
These are this man's grounds and fields

Imesaṁ janānañ-ca pahūtadhanadhaññāni (gen. plur.)
Imesānaṁ janānañ-ca pahūtadhanadhaññāni
These mens' abundant wealth and riches

Asmiṁ janasmiṁ pasīdati yo koci (loc. sing.)
Imasmiṁ janasmiṁ pasīdati yo koci
Imamhi janasmiṁ pasīdati yo koci
There is some one who has confidence in this man

Esu janesu pasīdanti ye keci (loc. plur.)
Imesu janesu pasīdanti ye keci
There are some who have confidence in these men