Lesson 78: Yellow-Clad
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पीताम्बरः means “whose cloth is yellow,” a person, not the cloth. The compound is a describing word. It matches the person like नवीनः. School calls this compound बहुव्रीहि.
दीर्घकेशः means “whose hair is long.” चन्द्रमुखः means “whose face is like the moon.” A woman is पीताम्बरा. A thing, if you need it, is पीताम्बरम्.
| Compound | It describes | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| पीताम्बरः | a man | yellow-clad |
| दीर्घकेशः | a man | long-haired |
| चन्द्रमुखी | a woman | moon-faced. She follows नदी. |
| महाबलः | a man | of great strength |
| Sentence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| पीताम्बरः कृष्णः अस्ति। | The yellow-clad one is Kṛṣṇa. पहेंलो लुगा लगाएका कृष्ण हुन्। |
| दीर्घकेशा छात्रा पठति। | The long-haired woman student studies. A woman is दीर्घकेशा, like छात्रा. |
| अहं चन्द्रमुखीं पश्यामि। | I see the moon-faced woman. She follows नदी, so the object is चन्द्रमुखीम्, written चन्द्रमुखीं before a consonant. |
| महाबलः राजा तिष्ठति। | The king of great strength stands. |
Practice
- Say पीताम्बरः, दीर्घकेशः, चन्द्रमुखी.
- Say पीताम्बरः कृष्णः अस्ति।
- Say महाबलः राजा तिष्ठति।
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Lesson 79: Day by Day is प्रतिदिनम्, a compound used as an adverb.