5-22: Masculine Forms of the Pronominal Adjective pubba

5-22: Sabbanāmanapulliṅgarūpāni - pubba
5-22: Masculine Forms of the Pronominal Adjective - pubba

Sabbanāmanapulliṅgarūpāni pubba-saddo vuccante
Now the Masculine forms of the Pronominal Adjective
are illustrated with the declineable word pubba Pubba is an adjective, but is declined on the pronominal declension.⁰¹

singular:	plural:	case:
-o	-e	nomimative - paṭhamā
-a	-e	vocative - (paṭhamā)
-aṁ	-e	accusative - dutiyā
-ena	-ehi -ebhi	instrumental - tatiyā
-assa	-esaṁ -esānaṁ	dative - catutthī
-ā -asmā -amhā	-ehi -ebhi	ablative - pañcamī
-assa	-esaṁ -esānaṁ	genitive - chaṭṭhī
-e	-esu	locative - sattamī

Pubbe kālā ca atikkantā ahesuṁ (nom. plur.)
The former times have passed away

Bho pubba It is this form and the locative singular which distinguishes the declension of pubba from that of sabba.⁰² kāla! Atikkanto abhavi (voc. sing.)
O former time! It has passed away

Bho pubbe kālā! Atikkantā abhavittha (voc. plur.)
O former times! They have passed away

Pubbaṁ kālaṁ passati Lokanātho (acc. sing.)
The Protector of the World sees the former time

Pubbe kāle passati Lokavidu (acc. plur.)
The Knower of the World sees the former times

Pubbenācariyena sisso bodhīyī (agent. inst. sing.)
The student was instructed by his former teacher

Pubbehi ācariyehi sissā bodhīyiṁsu (agent. inst. plur.)
The students were instructed by their former teachers

Pubbenācariyena sisso sukhī jāto (inst. sing.)
Because of his former teacher the student became happy

Pubbehi ācariyehi sissā sukhī jātā (inst. plur.)
Because of their former teachers the students became happy

Pubbassācariyassa sakkāraṁ akarī (dat. sing.)
He has respect for his former teacher

Pubbesaṁ ācariyānaṁ sakkāraṁ akaruṁ (dat. plur.)
Pubbesānaṁ ācariyānaṁ sakkāraṁ akaruṁ
They have respect for their former teacher

Pubbācariyasmā antaradhāyī antevāsiko (abl. sing.)
Pubbasmācariyasmā antaradhāyī antevāsiko
Pubbamhācariyasmā antaradhāyī antevāsiko
The pupil departs from his former teacher

Pubbehi ācariyehi antaradhāyiṁsu antevāsikā (abl. plur.)
The pupils depart from their former teachers

Pubbassācariyassa antevāsikā bahavo (gen. sing.)
The former teacher had many pupils

Pubbesaṁ ācariyānaṁ guṇaghosā ahesuṁ (gen. plur.)
Pubbesānaṁ ācariyānaṁ guṇaghosā ahesuṁ
The former teachers' virtue is voiced abroad

Pubbe Dīpaṅkaro nāma Satthā udapādi (loc. sing.)
In former times the Teacher Dīpaṅkara by name arose

Pubbesu aṭṭhavīsati Cakkavattirājāno ahesuṁ (loc. plur.)
In former times there were twenty eight Universal Monarchs