Gods
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देवः means a god, देवता. It is like छात्रः. देवी means a goddess. It is like नदी, so the subject has no visarga.
The call is not always the subject. विष्णुः is like गुरुः, so the call is हे विष्णो, the same shape as हे गुरो. शिवः is like छात्रः, so the call is हे शिव.
| Word | Like | Nepali | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| देवः | छात्रः | देवता | god |
| देवी | नदी | देवी | goddess |
| ब्रह्मा | see below | ब्रह्मा | Brahma. The subject has no visarga, like राजा. |
| विष्णुः | गुरुः | विष्णु | Vishnu. हे विष्णो is the call. |
| शिवः | छात्रः | शिव | Shiva |
| पशुपतिः | अग्निः | पशुपति | Pashupati, Shiva as lord of animals. “Of Pashupati” is पशुपतेः, like अग्नेः. |
| रुद्रः | छात्रः | रुद्र | Rudra |
| गणेशः | छात्रः | गणेश | Ganesha. गणपतिः is the other name, and that one is like अग्निः. |
| कार्तिकेयः | छात्रः | कार्तिकेय | Kartikeya |
| इन्द्रः | छात्रः | इन्द्र | Indra. Festivals has his procession. |
| हनुमान् | see below | हनुमान | Hanuman. The subject ends in न्, like महान्. |
| रामः | छात्रः | राम | Rama |
| कृष्णः | छात्रः | कृष्ण | Krishna. The same spelling is the color black. |
| सीता | छात्रा | सीता | Sita |
| राधा | छात्रा | राधा | Radha |
| दुर्गा | छात्रा | दुर्गा | Durga. नवरात्रम् is her festival. |
| पार्वती | नदी | पार्वती | Parvati |
| सरस्वती | नदी | सरस्वती | Sarasvati. Also a river. |
| लक्ष्मी | नदी | लक्ष्मी | Lakshmi. The morning-hand line on Common chants names her. |
| गङ्गा | नदी | गङ्गा | Ganga, the goddess and the river |
| यमः | छात्रः | यम | Yama |
| सूर्यः | छात्रः | सूर्य | the sun, as a god |
| अग्निः | अग्निः | अग्नि | fire, as a god |
| गरुडः | छात्रः | गरुड | Vishnu’s eagle. The bird page has him too. |
ब्रह्मा, as the subject, is ब्रह्मा. The other endings wait, as they do for राजा on Work.
हनुमान् is the subject. The other endings wait. Do not write हनुमानः for this name.
The Buddha
बुद्धः means the Buddha. It is like छात्रः. He is not in the table of gods. The refuge line already uses the object: बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि। “I go to the Buddha for refuge.” His birthplace is on Land and Places, and the birth day is on Festivals.
Sentences
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| पशुपतेः मन्दिरं नेपाले अस्ति। | Pashupati’s temple is in Nepal. पशुपतिको मन्दिर नेपालमा छ। मन्दिरम् is written मन्दिरं before a consonant. |
| हे विष्णो। | O Vishnu. The call, like हे गुरो. |
| हे शिव। | O Shiva. The call, like हे छात्र. |
| श्रीफलं शिवाय अस्ति। | The bael is for Shiva. The fruit page has this sentence. |
| सरस्वत्याः पुस्तकम् अस्ति। | There is Sarasvati’s book. सरस्वतीको पुस्तक छ। सरस्वत्याः is “of Sarasvati,” like नद्याः. |
| इन्द्रयात्रा इन्द्रस्य उत्सवः अस्ति। | Indra Jatra is Indra’s festival. इन्द्रजात्रा इन्द्रको चाड हो। |
| बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि। | I go to the Buddha for refuge. The line from Lesson 2: To Go. |
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Celestial Bodies is the sun, the moon, the planets, and the stars. The days of the week are named from them.