From 7, 8 and 9 we notice that षट् + एते = षडेते  When two words are in succession of each other, it becomes natural during pronunciation, that the ending of the first word and the beginning of the next word will merge. Such merging of sounds is called as conjugation

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conjugation

sandhiH

सन्धि:

 

There were three conjugations already in Lesson 1.

1.  त्वम् + एव = त्वमेव

2.  बन्धुः + च = बन्धुश्च

3.  शुभम् + अस्तु = शुभमस्तु

Conjugations are logical and natural, aren’t they ?

 

 

Word #13 is not new. It was there in glossary 1. There, it was just  देव, because it was in Address case, to say, “Oh God”. Here it is in Nominative Case. प्रथमा विभक्तिः Hence देव:

16	Address	sambodhanam	सम्बोधनम्
17	case	vibhaktiH	विभक्तिः
18	Address case	sambodhan-vibhaktiH	सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः
19	first	prathamA	प्रथमा
20	Nominative or subjective case	prathamA vibhatiH	प्रथमा विभक्तिः

Exercises 2 From the words 1 to 14 in the glossary, prepare the following phrases –

No.	Phrase	Sanskrit in transliteration	Sanskrit in Devanagari
1	Industriousness, grit to explore, boldness	__________  __________ ___________	__________  __________  _________
2	intellect, strength, capacity to fight and win	__________  ___________  ________	__________  __________  ________
3	these six where exist	__________  __________  _________	__________  __________  ________
4	there God helpful	__________  __________  _________	__________  __________  ________

Now you can write down two phrases in one line. By that it becomes a good two-line verse, a good saying !!

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a good saying

subhAShitam

सुभाषितम्

Here it is how it reads –

udyamaH sAhasam dhairyam buddhiH shaktiH parAkramaH

ShaDete yatra vartante tatra devaH sahAyya-kRut

उद्यमः साहसं धैर्यं बुद्धिः शक्तिः पराक्रमः ।

षट् एते यत्र वर्तन्ते तत्र देवः सहाय्यकृत् ॥

 

I am sure you will like this good saying सुभाषितम्. Learn it by heart.

In Sanskrit there are thousands of such “good sayings”. Would it not be charming and impressive, if you can quote them verbatim? And they are so crisp verses, all pearls of wisdom !! That is one very good and strong reason, why one should learn Sanskrit.

शुभमस्तु |

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