FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH SANSKRIT LESSON 8

                              FAMILIARISE  YOURSELF WITH SANSKRIT
                                                       
LESSON -8
We have
seen the forms taken by nouns of masculine gender in the eight vibhakties.  We shall now see the forms taken by
nouns  of feminine gender. The majority
of such nouns end in ‘
’ or ‘’ or ’’    
 
 
आकारान्तस्त्रीलिङ्गशब्दः  माला  (garland)
          Singular    Dual        
Plural   
प्रथमा       माला      माले          मालाः
द्वितीया      मालाम्     माले          मालाः
तृतीया      मालया    मालाभ्याम्      मालाभिः
चतुर्थी      मालायै    मालाभ्याम्      मालाभ्यः
पञ्चमी     मालायाः   मालाभ्याम्      मालाभ्यः
षष्ठी        मालायाः     मालयोः      मालानाम्
सप्तमी       मालायाम्   मालयोः      मालासु
संबोधनम्    माले       माले        मालाः 
Here are some feminine nouns ending
in ‘आ’ which take their
Vibhakti  forms as
indicated above:
अर्चना
worshipping अजा she
goat अपेक्षा
request  अनामिका second finger in the palm
अनुकम्पा
sympathy अवज्ञा
derision असूया envy अनिद्रा sleeplessness अस्वस्थता indisposition अट्टालिका high rise building. आशा desire, hope आस्था faith इच्छा desireईर्ष्या
jealousy उत्कण्ठा
anxiety उपमाcomparison
उपेक्षा
neglect उमा
Parvati उषा early  Morning एकाग्रता concentration कन्या unmarried girl कुरुणा
kindness, mercy

कविता poetry
कान्ता  wife कृतज्ञता
gratefulness कृपा
kindness कुल्या  canal कृतघ्नता
ungratefulness कथा story क्रीडा play क्रिया action
कल्पना
imagination कामना desire
क्षमा
forgiveness, patience क्षुधा hunger
गदा  mace गवेषणा
research गाथा story गुहा  cave ग्रीवा  neck गोवत्सा she calf गोशाला place where cows are kept  घृणा
kindness, disgust घण्टा bell चिता  funeral pyre चिन्ता worry चेष्टा
activity चपला
lightning  चर्चा  discussion चिकित्सा 
treatment of disease चेतना consciousness
छाया  shade छुरिका knife जटा matted hair जनता people
जाया wifeजिज्ञासा 
desire to  know जिह्वा tongue  जीविका livelihood  ज्योत्स्ना moonlight ज्वाला flame जङ्घा calf
जरा aging जडता numbness जलक्रीडा water
sport झञ्झा storm ढक्का percussion instrument. तन्द्रा indolence तमिस्रा dark night तारा star तितिक्षा  endurance
तूलिका  writing pen तृष्णा thirst,greed तीव्रता  intensity तपस्या penance तुला scale
तालिका list दशा condition, state दया kindness द्राक्षा grapes
देवता god धारा flow, stream
धरा Earth नासा nose नासिका  nose नीहारिका dew नौका boat नायिका
heroine    
नम्रता
humility निद्रा sleep निष्ठा firmess पूर्णिमा full
moon पुत्तलिका idol पिपीलिका ant
प्रज्ञा
intelligence पिपासा thirst
प्रतियोगिता  competition 
परिचारिका maid
servant
प्रतिमा idol प्रतिपदा first day of the fortnight पीडा pain पुस्तिका  book पट्टिका  list
प्रशंसा  praise प्रेरणा
motivation प्रार्थना prayer
पृच्छा
question परम्परा
continuity
प्रसन्नता joy,
glee प्रतिज्ञा
promise फणा hood
of a serpent बाधा
difficulty, impediment
बालिका girl बाला girl बुभुक्षा  desire to eat भार्या wife भाषा  language भिक्षा alms
भ्रूलता  eyebrows माया delusion मदिरा
intoxicating drink मनीषा  high intelligence
मरीचिका mirage
मर्यादा limit,
bounday, respect महिला  woman  मुक्ता pearl
मुद्रा money मृत्तिका soil, mud मक्षिका fly मृगया hunting मेधा
retentive brain
मसूरिका pox मात्रा measure मञ्जूषा vessel
मल्लिका  jasmine flower याच्ञा begging
यवनिका  screen यात्रा travel
यातना  torture रेखा  line रसना tongue, taste
रक्षा
protection रथ्या  street लता  creeper लज्जा  shyness, shame
ललना  woman
लालसा
intense desire वनिता woman वसुधा  earth वाञ्छा desire विद्या
learning
वन्दना  worship वेला tide विष्ठा
excreta  विधवा  widow वन्ध्या barren woman
वासना  tendencies व्यथा sorrow, grief, pain व्यवस्था system, arrangement
शिक्षा
education शय्या bed शाखा  branch शाला hall शिखा tuft
of hair शिला rock
शोभा
brilliance शीघ्रता speed शर्करा sugar शुण्डा trunk
(of elephant) श्रद्धा faith
शृङ्खला chain शुश्रूषा service सभा  assembly सिकता sand सुधा honey सेना army

सारिका parrot
स्पर्धा  competition सेविका female service provider सुता daughter
सन्ध्या
twilight period स्पृहा desire
सभ्यता
decency समस्या
problem सेवा  service
सहिष्णुता
endurance सीमा limit,
boundary सिता  sugar हरिद्रा
turmeric

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