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इतिहासः means history, इतिहास. It is like छात्रः. पुराणम् means an old tale, the books called Purana. It is like पुस्तकम्. This page is the words for talking about the past, and a few names. It is not the story itself.

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
इतिहासःछात्रःइतिहासhistory
पुराणम्पुस्तकम्पुराणan old tale, a Purana
प्राचीनःनवीनःपुरानोancient. It matches the noun, like a color.
अर्वाचीनःनवीनःपछिल्लोlater
कालःछात्रःकालan age, a time
शताब्दीनदीशताब्दीa century. The word used now. The subject has no visarga.
वंशःछात्रःवंशa lineage
राजाsee belowराजाking. The subject has no visarga.
साम्राज्यम्पुस्तकम्साम्राज्यempire
युद्धम्पुस्तकम्युद्धwar
विजयःछात्रःविजयvictory
पराजयःछात्रःपराजयdefeat
शान्तिःबुद्धिःशान्तिpeace
शिलालेखःछात्रःशिलालेखa stone inscription
मुद्राछात्रामुद्रा, सिक्काa coin
अशोकःछात्रःअशोकAshoka
चन्द्रगुप्तःछात्रःचन्द्रगुप्तChandragupta
विक्रमादित्यःछात्रःविक्रमादित्यVikramaditya
लिच्छविःअग्निःलिच्छविa Licchavi. An old line in Nepal. “Of the Licchavi” is लिच्छवेः.
बुद्धःछात्रःबुद्धthe Buddha

राजा is the subject form. One king is not राजाः. The other endings wait.

प्राचीनः means “ancient.” अर्वाचीनः means “later.” The sentences use प्राचीनः.

Sentences

SentenceMeaning
अशोकः राजा आसीत्।Ashoka was a king. अशोक राजा थिए। आसीत् is “was,” from Lesson 18: The Past.
अशोकस्य साम्राज्यं महत् आसीत्।Ashoka’s empire was great. अशोकको साम्राज्य ठूलो थियो। साम्राज्यम् is written साम्राज्यं before a consonant. महत् is “great” beside a thing. The man-form महान् is on Qualities.
लुम्बिन्यां बुद्धः जातः।The Buddha was born in Lumbini. The Land and Places sentence.
शिलालेखः पाषाणे अस्ति।An inscription is on the stone. शिलालेख ढुङ्गामा छ।
युद्धात् शान्तिः अस्ति।From war there is peace. युद्धबाट शान्ति हुन्छ। युद्धात् is “from war,” like छात्रात्.
लिच्छवेः कालः नेपाले आसीत्।The Licchavi age was in Nepal. लिच्छविकाल नेपालमा थियो।
इदं प्राचीनं पुस्तकं पुराणम् अस्ति।This old book is a Purana. यो पुरानो पुस्तक पुराण हो।

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