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गृहम् means a house, घर. It is like पुस्तकम्. गृहे is “in the house.” गृहं is the object before a consonant, as in गृहं गच्छामि, “I go home.”

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
गृहम्पुस्तकम्घरhouse
द्वारम्पुस्तकम्ढोकाdoor
गवाक्षम्पुस्तकम्झ्यालwindow
भित्तिःबुद्धिःभित्ताwall
भूमिःबुद्धिःभुइँfloor, ground. Lesson 28 has भूमिः as earth.
कक्षःछात्रःकोठाroom
प्राङ्गणम्पुस्तकम्आँगनcourtyard
पाकशालाछात्राभान्साkitchen
शय्याछात्राओछ्यानbed
खट्वाछात्राखटियाcot
आसनम्पुस्तकम्आसनseat
दीपःछात्रःबत्तीlamp
दर्पणःछात्रःऐनाmirror
कुम्भःछात्रःगाग्रीwater pot
पात्रम्पुस्तकम्थालdish, vessel
उद्यानम्पुस्तकम्बगैंचाgarden

प्राङ्गण keeps ङ् before ग, the same way मङ्गल does. That ङ् is part of the word.

Sentences

SentenceMeaning
अहं गृहं गच्छामि।I go home. म घर जान्छु।
अहं द्वारेण गृहं गच्छामि।I go into the house by the door. म ढोकाबाट घर जान्छु। द्वारेण is “by the door,” the “with, by” form.
कक्षे आसनम् अस्ति।A seat is in the room. कोठामा आसन छ।
दीपः कक्षे अस्ति।A lamp is in the room. बत्ती कोठामा छ।
पाकशालायां शाकम् अस्ति।There is vegetable food in the kitchen. भान्सामा तरकारी छ। पाकशालायाम् is written पाकशालायां before a consonant.
कुम्भे जलम् अस्ति।Water is in the pot. गाग्रीमा पानी छ। जलम् keeps म् because अस्ति starts with a vowel.
अहं शय्यायाम् अस्मि।I am on the bed. म ओछ्यानमा छु। शय्यायाम् keeps म् because अस्मि starts with a vowel. Before a consonant the same ending is written शय्यायां.

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Directions is east and west, and the right hand and the left. Things in the House is the clock, the key, and the pen. Buildings is the temple, the well, and the shop.