6-4: Catu
6-4: Four

 

Abstract:

 

masculine plural:
 
case:
 
cattàro caturo nomimative - pañhamà
cattàro caturo accusative - dutiyà
catåhi catåbhi instrumental - tatiyà
catunnaü dative - catutthã
catåhi catåbhi ablative - paÿcamã
catunnaü genitive - chaññhã
catusu locative - sattamã

 

Sentences (masculine):

 

Cattàro Mahàràjà rajjaü karonti (nom. plur.)
Caturo Mahàràjà rajjaü karonti

Four Great Kings rule the kingdom

 

Cattàro Mahàràje upagacchati ekacco (acc. plur.)
Caturo Mahàràje upagacchati ekacco

Someone approached the Four Great Kings

 

Catåhi Mahàràjehi puÿÿàni karãyante (agent. inst. plur.)
Merit was made by the Four Great Kings

 

Catåhi Mahàràjehi jãvanti mahàjanà (inst. plur.)
Because of the Four Great Kings the mass of the people live

 

Catunnaü Mahàràjànaü pannàkàraü denti (dat. plur.)
They gave a gift to the Four Great Kings

 

Catåhi Mahàràjehi bhayàni uppajjanti (abl. plur.)
Fears arise from the Four Great Kings

 

Catunnaü Mahàràjànaü àbharaõaü hoti (gen. plur.)
This is the Four Great Kings' ornament

 

Catåsu Mahàràjesu pasãdati mahàjano (loc. plur.)
The mass of the people have confidence in the Four Great Kings

 

Abstract:

 

feminine plural:
 
case:
 
cattasso nomimative - pañhamà
cattasso accusative - dutiyà
catåhi catåbhi instrumental - tatiyà
catassannaü dative - catutthã
catåhi catåbhi ablative - paÿcamã
catassannaü genitive - chaññhã
catusu locative - sattamã

 

Sentences (feminine):

 

Catasso kaÿÿàyo puÿÿàni karonti (nom. plur.)
The four girls make merit

 

Catasso kaÿÿàyo puÿÿàni kàràpeti (acc. plur.)
He had the four girls make merit

 

Catåhi kaÿÿàhi Saïgho bhattaü bhojàpito (agent. inst. plur.)
The Saïgha was served food by the four girls

 

Catåhi kaÿÿàhi vadhaü pàpuõanti purisà (inst. plur.)
Because of the four girls the men were punished

 

Catassannaü kaÿÿànaü àbharaõàni denti (dat. plur.)
They gave ornaments to the four girls

 

Catåhi kaÿÿàhi ayaü kaÿÿà adhikà (abl. plur.)
This girl is superior to the (other) four girls

 

Catassannaü kaÿÿànaü àbharaõaü hoti (gen. plur.)
This is the four girls' ornament

 

Catåsu kaÿÿàsu pasãdati ekacco puriso (loc. plur.)
Some man has confidence in the four girls

 

Abstract:

 

neuter plural:
 
case:
 
cattàri nomimative - pañhamà
cattàri accusative - dutiyà
catåhi catåbhi instrumental - tatiyà
catunnaü dative - catutthã
catåhi catåbhi ablative - paÿcamã
catunnaü genitive - chaññhã
catusu locative - sattamã

 

Sentences (neuter):

 

Cattàri kulàni bahuü puÿÿaü karonti (nom. plur.)
Four families make abundant merit

 

Cattàri kulàni upagacchanti ekacce (acc. plur.)
Some approach the four families

 

Catåhi kulehi vihàro kàràpãyate (agent. inst. plur.)
The monastery was made by the four families

 

Catåhi kulehi jãvanti ekacce purisà (inst. plur.)
Because of the four families some men live

 

Catunnaü kulànaü sakkàraü karonti (dat. plur.)
They pay respects to the four families

 

Catåhi kulehi apenti ekacce (abl. plur.)
Some depart from the four families

 

Catunnaü kulànaü nàmagottàdayo (gen. plur.)
The four families name and lineage and so on

 

Catusu kulesu pasãdati mahàjano (loc. plur.)
The mass of the people have faith in the four families

 

Iti Catuttho Pàñho
Such is the Fourth Lesson

 

last updated: December 2006