6-2: Dvi
6-2: Two

 

Abstract:

 

all three genders plural:
 
case:
 
dve duve nomimative - pañhamà
dve duve accusative - dutiyà
dvihi dvibhi instrumental - tatiyà
dvinnaü duvinnaü dative - catutthã
dvihi dvibhi ablative - paÿcamã
dvinnaü duvinnaü genitive - chaññhã
dvãsu locative - sattamã

 

Sentences (masculine):

 

Dve Mahàràjàno Rajjaü kàrenti (nom. plur.)
Duve Mahàràjàno Rajjaü kàrenti

Two Great Kings rule the Kingdom

 

Dve pi Mahàràjàno upasaïkamati (acc. plur.)
Duve pi Mahàràjàno upasaïkamati

He appraoched two Great Kings

 

Dvãhi Mahàràjehi saïgàmo kato (agent. inst. plur.)
A battle was fought by two Great Kings

 

Dvãhi Mahàràjehi raññhavàsino jãvanti (inst. plur.)
Because of two Great Kings the citizens live

 

Dvinnaü Mahàràjànaü pannàkàraü deti (dat. plur.)
Duvinnaü Mahàràjànaü pannàkàraü deti

He gave a present to the two Great kings

 

Dvãhi Mahàràjehi bhayàni uppajjanti (abl. plur.)
Fear arises from two great Kings

 

Dvinnaü Mahàràjànaü pariggaho hoti (gen. plur.)
Duvinnaü Mahàràjànaü pariggaho hoti

This is the two Great Kings' possession

 

Dvãsu Mahàràjesu manàni patiññhitàni (loc. plur.)
The minds are well established in the two Great Kings

 

Sentences (feminine):

 

Dve kaÿÿàyo puÿÿàni karonti (nom. plur.)
Two girls make merit

 

Dve kaÿÿàyo puÿÿàni kàràpeti (acc. plur.)
He has two girls make merit

 

Dvãhi kaÿÿàhi puÿÿàni katàni (agent. inst. plur.)
Merit was made by two girls

 

Dvãhi kaÿÿàhi sukhadukkhaü pàpuõàti (inst. plur.)
Because of two girls he attains happiness and unhappiness

 

Dvinnaü kaÿÿànaü àbharaõàni deti (dat. plur.)
He gives an ornament to two girls

 

Dvãhi kaÿÿàhi ayaü kaÿÿà adhikà (abl. plur.)
This girl is superior to these two girls

 

Dvinnaü kaÿÿànaü vatthàbharaõaü hoti (gen. plur.)
This is these two girls clothes and ornaments

 

Dvãsu kaÿÿàsu manàni patiññhitàni (loc. plur.)
The minds are well established in two girls

 

Sentences (neuter):

 

Dve kulàni dànàdikusalaü karonti (nom. plur.)
Two families perform wholesome deeds like giving and so on

 

Dve kulàni dànàdikusalaü kàràpeti (acc. plur.)
He makes two families perform wholesome deeds like giving and so on

 

Dvãhi kulehi Saïgho bhattaü bhojàpito (agent. inst. plur.)
The Saïgha were fed rice by the two families

 

Dvãhi kulehi sukhaü pàpuõàti Saïgho (inst. plur.)
Because of the two families the Saïgha attains happiness

 

Dvinnaü kulànaü sakkàraü karonti keci (dat. plur.)
Some pay respect to the two families

 

Dvãhi kulehi apeti ekacco puggalo (abl. plur.)
Some man departs from the two families

 

Dvinnaü kulànaü nàmagottàdayo (gen. plur.)
The two families name and lineage and so on

 

Dvãsu kulesu me cittaü patiññhitaü (loc. plur.)
My mind was well established in the two families

 

Iti Dutiyo Pàñho
Such is the Second Lesson

 

last updated: December 2006