Lesson 61: The Friend
Index · Lesson 60: Your Honor · Lesson 62: The Husband
सखा means “a friend,” along with मित्रम्, which is neuter and follows पुस्तकम्. सखा is a man, and the subject has no visarga. He does not follow गुरुः, and he does not follow पिता except in the look of the subject.
| Case | One friend |
|---|---|
| Subject | सखा |
| Object | सखायम् |
| With, by | सख्या |
| For | सखये |
| From | सख्युः |
| Of | सख्युः |
| In, at | सख्यौ |
| Calling | सखे |
More than two: सखायः, सखीन्, सखिभिः, सखिभ्यः, सखीनाम्, सखिषु.
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| मम सखा आगच्छति। | My friend comes. मेरो साथी आउँछ। |
| अहं सखायं पश्यामि। | I see the friend. सखायम् is written सखायं before a consonant. |
| सख्या सह अहं पठामि। | I study with the friend. |
| हे सखे, मा स्म गच्छ। | Friend, do not go. |
Practice
- Say सखा, सखायम्, सख्या, सखये, सख्युः, सख्यौ, सखे.
- Say मम सखा आगच्छति।
- Say हे सखे, मा स्म गच्छ।
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Lesson 62: The Husband is पतिः. It is not the अग्नि column.