| Vibhakti (Case) | Singular (एकवचन) | Dual (द्विवचन) | Plural (बहुवचन) | Meaning | |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------| | (Nominative) | रामः (Rāmaḥ) | रामौ (Rāmau) | रामाः (Rāmāḥ) | Subject (Rāma) | | 2. द्वितीया (Accusative) | रामम् (Rāmam) | रामौ (Rāmau) | रामान् (Rāmān) | Object (to Rāma) | | 3. तृतीया (Instrumental) | रामेण (Rāmeṇa) | रामाभ्याम् (Rāmābhyām) | रामैः (Rāmaiḥ) | By/with Rāma | | 4. चतुर्थी (Dative) | रामाय (Rāmāya) | रामाभ्याम् (Rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (Rāmebhyaḥ) | For Rāma | | 5. पञ्चमी (Ablative) | रामात् (Rāmāt) | रामाभ्याम् (Rāmābhyām) | रामेभ्यः (Rāmebhyaḥ) | From Rāma | | 6. षष्ठी (Genitive) | रामस्य (Rāmasya) | रामयोः (Rāmayoḥ) | रामाणाम् (Rāmāṇām) | Of Rāma | | 7. सप्तमी (Locative) | रामे (Rāme) | रामयोः (Rāmayoḥ) | रामेषु (Rāmeṣu) | In/on Rāma | | 8. सम्बोधन (Vocative) | हे राम (He Rāma) | हे रामौ (He Rāmau) | हे रामाः (He Rāmāḥ) | O Rāma! |
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रामः + गच्छति = रामो गच्छति (Because aḥ + ga changes to o ). Your table won't do Sandhi for you; you must learn the rules separately.
Sanskrit is often called the "language of the Gods" ( Deva Bhasha ). Its precision, phonetic beauty, and logical structure are unparalleled. However, for many modern learners, the biggest hurdle is not the vocabulary or the script—it is the case system known as . | Vibhakti (Case) | Singular (एकवचन) | Dual
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| Vibhakti | Singular (Ekavacana) | Dual (Dvivacana) | Plural (Bahuvacana) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Rāmaḥ | Rāmau | Rāmāḥ | | Dvitiya | Rāmam | Rāmau | Rāmān | | Trtiya | Rāmeṇa | Rāmābhyām | Rāmaiḥ | | Caturthi | Rāmāya | Rāmābhyām | Rāmebhyaḥ | | Panchami | Rāmāt | Rāmābhyām | Rāmebhyaḥ | | Sasthi | Rāmasya | Rāmayoḥ | Rāmāṇām | | Saptami | Rāme | Rāmayoḥ | Rāmeṣu | | Sambodhana | He Rāma | He Rāmau | He Rāmāḥ | and logical structure are unparalleled. However
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Think of Vibhakti as a set of grammatical "tags." Each tag tells you: