Work
These are people named by the work they do. Most are like छात्रः. राजा, the king, is not. The subject is राजा, with no visarga. The other endings wait, as the later list says.
| Word | Like | Nepali | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| अध्यापकः | छात्रः | शिक्षक | teacher. गुरुः is the other word for a teacher. Its endings are in Lesson 25. |
| शिष्यः | छात्रः | शिष्य | pupil |
| कृषकः | छात्रः | किसान | farmer |
| वैद्यः | छात्रः | वैद्य | a doctor, one who knows medicine |
| लेखकः | छात्रः | लेखक | writer |
| गायकः | छात्रः | गायक | singer |
| नर्तकः | छात्रः | नर्तक | dancer |
| सारथिः | अग्निः | सारथि | driver, charioteer. It is like अग्निः. |
| सेवकः | छात्रः | सेवक | servant |
| आपणिकः | छात्रः | पसले | shopkeeper |
| कविः | अग्निः | कवि | poet |
| भिक्षुः | गुरुः | भिक्षु | monk |
| राजा | see below | राजा | king |
One sentence below uses राजा so the subject form is clear. One king is राजा, with no visarga.
Sentences
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| कृषकः क्षेत्रे अस्ति। | The farmer is in the field. किसान खेतमा छ। |
| वैद्यः गृहे अस्ति। | The doctor is in the house. वैद्य घरमा छ। |
| गायकः गायति। | The singer sings. गायक गाउँछ। गायति means “he sings.” It takes the endings of पठति. |
| लेखकः पत्रं लिखति। | The writer writes a letter. लेखक पत्र लेख्छ। पत्रम्, “letter,” is like पुस्तकम्, and Lesson 15 already uses it. |
| सारथिः अश्वेन सह गच्छति। | The driver goes with the horse. सारथि घोडासँग जान्छ। अश्वेन is “with the horse,” the “with, by” form. |
| राजा गृहे अस्ति। | The king is in the house. राजा घरमा हुनुहुन्छ। The subject is राजा, with no visarga. |
| अहं कविं पश्यामि। | I see the poet. म कविलाई हेर्छु। कविम् is written कविं before a consonant. कविः is like अग्निः, so the object is कविम्. |
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