Lesson 70: The Direction
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दिक् means “a direction,” दिशा in the sense of one quarter of the sky. The directions page uses दिशा, which follows छात्रा, and पूर्वः and the other names. दिक् is the consonant stem. The in-form is दिशि, “in the direction.”
The subject is दिक्. The same writing rule as वाक्: the sentences keep दिक् before a vowel.
| Case | Direction |
|---|---|
| Subject | दिक् |
| Object | दिशम् |
| With, by | दिशा |
| For | दिशे |
| From | दिशः |
| Of | दिशः |
| In, at | दिशि |
More than two: दिशः, दिग्भिः, दिग्भ्यः, दिशाम्, दिक्षु.
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| पूर्वा दिक् अस्ति। | The eastern direction is there. पूर्वा matches दिक्, a woman. पूर्व दिशा छ। |
| अहं दिशं पश्यामि। | I see the direction. दिशम् is written दिशं before a consonant. |
| दिशि सूर्यः अस्ति। | The sun is in that direction. |
| चतस्रः दिशः सन्ति। | There are four directions. चतस्रः is the women’s “four” from Lesson 24: Numbers. |
Practice
- Say दिक्, दिशम्, दिशा, दिशे, दिशः, दिशि.
- Say दिशि सूर्यः अस्ति।
- Say चतस्रः दिशः सन्ति।
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Lesson 71: The Bride is वधूः.