5-25: Forms of the Pronoun

Sabbanāmarūpāni eka-saddo vuccante
Now the forms of the Pronoun
are illustrated with the declineable word eka Eka in the singular is a number, and will be illustrated in the next Chapter; in the plural eka itself takes on a pronominal sense, as will be seen from the examples below.⁰¹

plural only:	case:
eke	nomimative - paṭhamā
eke	accusative - dutiyā
ekehi ekebhi	instrumental - tatiyā
ekesaṁ ekesānaṁ	dative - catutthī
ekehi ekebhi	ablative - pañcamī
ekesaṁ ekesānaṁ	genitive - chaṭṭhī
ekesu	locative - sattamī

Eke purisā Devadattaṁ odanaṁ pācenti (nom. plur.)
Some men cooked Devadatta's rice

Eke sisse Dhammaṁ pāṭhenti ācariyā (acc. plur.)
The teachers instruct some students in the Dhamma

Ekehi garūhi sisso Dhammaṁ bodhāpito (agent. inst. plur.)
The student was made to understand the Dhamma by some teachers

Ekehi garūhi antevāsikā sukhī jātā (inst. plur.)
Because of some teachers the pupils became happy

Ekesaṁ garūnaṁ sakkāraṁ karonti sissā (dat. plur.)
Ekesānaṁ garūnaṁ sakkāraṁ karonti sissā
The students pay respects to some teachers

Ekehi garūhi sikkhaṁ gaṇhanti sissā (abl. plur.)
The students received their training from some teachers

Ekesaṁ garūnaṁ kho pana guṇaghoso hoti (gen. plur.)
Ekesānaṁ garūnaṁ kho pana guṇaghoso hoti
Some teachers' virtue is voiced abraod

Ekesu garūsu pana sissā pasīdanti (loc. plur.)
The students have confidence is some teachers

plural only:	case:
ekā ekāyo	nomimative - paṭhamā
ekā ekāyo	accusative - dutiyā
ekāhi ekābhi	instrumental - tatiyā
ekāsaṁ ekāsānaṁ	dative - catutthī
ekāhi ekābhi	ablative - pañcamī
ekesaṁ ekesānaṁ	genitive - chaṭṭhī
ekāsu	locative - sattamī

Ekā kaññāyo Devadattaṁ kambalaṁ yācante (nom. plur.)
Ekāyo kaññāyo Devadattaṁ kambalaṁ yācante
Some girls ask for Devadatta's blanket

Ekā kaññāyo odanaṁ pācāpayanti purisā (acc. plur.)
Ekāyo kaññāyo odanaṁ pācāpayanti purisā
The men make some girls cook rice

Ekāhi kaññāhi odano pacitvā bhutto (agent. inst. plur.)
Having cooked the rice it is eaten by some girls

Ekāhi kaññāhi sukhaṁ pāpuṇanti ekacce (inst. plur.)
Because of some girls some people attain happiness

Ekāsaṁ kaññānaṁ ābharaṇāni denti purisā (dat. plur.)
Ekāsānaṁ kaññānaṁ ābharaṇāni denti purisā
The men give ornaments to some girls

Ekāhi kaññāhi bhayāni uppajjanti sīlavataṁ (abl. plur.)
For the virtuous fears arise from some girls

Ekāsaṁ kaññānaṁ pana vatthābharaṇāni honti (gen. plur.)
Ekāsānaṁ kaññānaṁ pana vatthābharaṇāni honti
These are some girls' clothes and ornaments

Ekāsu kaññāsu ye keci pasīdanti (loc. plur.)
Some have confidence in some girls

plural only:	case:
ekāni	nomimative - paṭhamā
ekāni	accusative - dutiyā
ekehi ekebhi	instrumental - tatiyā
ekesaṁ ekesānaṁ	dative - catutthī
ekehi ekebhi	ablative - pañcamī
ekesaṁ ekesānaṁ	genitive - chaṭṭhī
ekesu	locative - sattamī

Ekāni kulāni bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavanti (nom. plur.)
Some families accumulate abundant merit

Ekāni kulāni puññaṁ kārāpeti guṇavā (acc. plur.)
The virtuous man makes some families do a meritorious deed

Ekehi kulehi bhikkhū bhattaṁ bhojāpitā (agent. inst. plur.)
The monks are served food by some families

Ekehi kulehi sukhaṁ pāpuṇanti bhikkhū (inst. plur.)
Because of some families the monks attain happiness

Ekesaṁ kulānaṁ pana usūyanti dujjanā (dat. plur.)
Ekesānaṁ kulānaṁ pana usūyanti dujjanā
Bad persons are jealous of some families

Ekehi kulehi ye keci pabbajitā (abl. plur.)
Some are banished from some families

Ekesaṁ kulānaṁ pana nāmagottādayo (gen. plur.)
Ekesānaṁ kulānaṁ pana nāmagottādayo
Some families name and lineage and so on

Ekesu kulesu ye keci pasīdanti (loc. plur.)
Some have confidence in some families

Iti Navapadamañjariyā Sabbanāmānaṁ
Such are the Pronouns in the New Collection of Sentences