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This is a lookup, not a lesson to memorize in order. Find the word. The “Like” column names the lesson word whose endings it takes. Put that ending on it. The eight jobs are still learned on छात्र, छात्रा, and पुस्तकम् first. A new word is for looking up.

ShapeLikeLesson
Masculine, ends in अछात्रःLesson 1
Feminine, ends in आछात्राLesson 4
Neuter, ends in अपुस्तकम्Lesson 5
Ends in उगुरुःLesson 25
Masculine, ends in इअग्निःLesson 26
Ends in ईनदीLesson 27
Feminine, ends in इबुद्धिःLesson 28
Ends in ऋपिता, माताLesson 29

Words already used in the lessons are listed too, so this page is the place to look.

A whole group, such as the twelve months or the parts of the body, is a word set. The sentences for those groups are on the set’s own page. Birds, festivals, gods, fruit, the clock, and the Bagmati are there too. The words that return in a śloka are the verse word sets. The column a word takes is still named here, or on that page.

How to put a word into a sentence

ग्रामः means village, गाउँ. It is like छात्रः. “To the village” is the object: ग्रामम्, written ग्रामं before a consonant. ग्रामं गच्छामि। “I go to the village.” म गाउँ जान्छु।

मित्रम् means friend, साथी. It is like पुस्तकम्, a thing-word in its endings, even though a friend is a person. “Of the friend” is मित्रस्य. इदं मित्रस्य पुस्तकम् अस्ति। “This is the friend’s book.” यो साथीको पुस्तक हो। The call is हे मित्र, which Lesson 19: Commands already uses.

वायुः means wind, हावा. It is like गुरुः. “With the wind” is वायुना, not वायुेण. वायुना सह अहं गच्छामि।

पुत्री means daughter, छोरी. It is like नदी. The subject is पुत्री, with no visarga. “Of the daughter” is पुत्र्याः. इदं पुत्र्याः पुस्तकम् अस्ति। “This is the daughter’s book.”

People

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
छात्रःछात्रःविद्यार्थीstudent, a man
छात्राछात्राविद्यार्थीstudent, a woman
नरःछात्रःमान्छेman
जनःछात्रःमानिसperson
बालःछात्रःबालकboy
बालिकाछात्राबालिकाgirl
पुत्रःछात्रःछोराson
पुत्रीनदीछोरीdaughter
कन्याछात्राकन्याgirl, daughter
भ्रातापितादाजुbrother
पितापिताबाबाfather
मातामाताआमाmother
भार्याछात्राश्रीमतीwife
पत्नीनदीपत्नीwife
मित्रम्पुस्तकम्साथीfriend
देवःछात्रःदेवताgod
देवीनदीदेवीgoddess
शिष्यःछात्रःशिष्यpupil
अध्यापकःछात्रःशिक्षकteacher
गुरुःगुरुःगुरुteacher
सेवकःछात्रःसेवकservant
नारीनदीनारीwoman
बन्धुःगुरुःबन्धुkinsman
शत्रुःगुरुःशत्रुenemy
साधुःगुरुःसाधुa good man
भिक्षुःगुरुःभिक्षुmonk
ऋषिःअग्निःऋषिsage
कविःअग्निःकविpoet
मुनिःअग्निःमुनिsage

Places

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
गृहम्पुस्तकम्घरhouse
ग्रामःछात्रःगाउँvillage
नगरम्पुस्तकम्शहरcity
देशःछात्रःदेशcountry
मार्गःछात्रःबाटोroad
वनम्पुस्तकम्जङ्गलforest
पर्वतःछात्रःपहाडmountain
क्षेत्रम्पुस्तकम्खेतfield
विद्यालयःछात्रःविद्यालयschool
मन्दिरम्पुस्तकम्मन्दिरtemple
समुद्रःछात्रःसमुद्रsea
उद्यानम्पुस्तकम्बगैंचाgarden
नदीनदीनदीriver
भूमिःबुद्धिःभूमिground, earth
पृथ्वीनदीपृथ्वीearth

Time

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
दिनम्पुस्तकम्दिनday
रात्रिःबुद्धिःरातnight
मासःछात्रःमहिनाmonth
वर्षम्पुस्तकम्वर्षyear
कालःछात्रःकालtime
क्षणःछात्रःक्षणmoment

अद्य, श्वः, ह्यः, अधुना, कदा, and पुनः do not take these endings. They are in Lesson 30: Small Words. The days, the months, the seasons, and the parts of the day are Days, Months, Seasons, and Times of Day.

The body

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
शरीरम्पुस्तकम्शरीरbody
हस्तःछात्रःहातhand
पादःछात्रःखुट्टाfoot
नेत्रम्पुस्तकम्आँखाeye
मुखम्पुस्तकम्मुखface, mouth
कर्णःछात्रःकानear
हृदयम्पुस्तकम्मुटुheart

बिकासस्य हस्तः। “Bikash’s hand.” The “of” ending on the name is still -स्य, from Lesson 1. हस्तः is the subject of that phrase: the hand is the thing being named. इदं बिकासस्य हृदयम् अस्ति। “This is Bikash’s heart.” The rest of the body is The Body.

Food and water

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
अन्नम्पुस्तकम्खानाfood
फलम्पुस्तकम्फलfruit
जलम्पुस्तकम्पानीwater
दुग्धम्पुस्तकम्दूधmilk
ओदनःछात्रःभातcooked rice
लवणम्पुस्तकम्नुनsalt

Rice, milk, tastes, and the rest are on Food.

The world outside

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
वृक्षःछात्रःरुखtree
पुष्पम्पुस्तकम्फूलflower
सूर्यःछात्रःसूर्यsun
चन्द्रःछात्रःचन्द्रमाmoon
आकाशःछात्रःआकाशsky
मेघःछात्रःबादलcloud
वायुःगुरुःहावाwind
अग्निःअग्निःआगोfire
प्रकाशःछात्रःउज्यालोlight

Rain, wind, and snow are on Weather. Leaf, root, and seed are on Plants.

Animals

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
अश्वःछात्रःघोडाhorse
गजःछात्रःहात्तीelephant
सिंहःछात्रःसिंहlion
व्याघ्रःछात्रःबाघtiger
शुनकःछात्रःकुकुरdog
मार्जारःछात्रःबिरालोcat
मत्स्यःछात्रःमाछाfish
पशुःगुरुःपशुanimal

The cow, the bird, and the rest are on Animals.

Study

WordLikeNepaliMeaning
पुस्तकम्पुस्तकम्पुस्तकbook
पाठःछात्रःपाठlesson
शब्दःछात्रःशब्दword
अर्थःछात्रःअर्थmeaning
प्रश्नःछात्रःप्रश्नquestion
उत्तरम्पुस्तकम्उत्तरanswer
लेखःछात्रःलेखwriting
ग्रन्थःछात्रःग्रन्थbook, a whole work
भाषाछात्राभाषाlanguage
विद्याछात्राविद्याlearning
कथाछात्राकथाstory
शिक्षाछात्राशिक्षाinstruction
ज्ञानम्पुस्तकम्ज्ञानknowledge
बुद्धिःबुद्धिःबुद्धिintellect
मतिःबुद्धिःमतिthought
शक्तिःबुद्धिःशक्तिpower
शान्तिःबुद्धिःशान्तिpeace
स्मृतिःबुद्धिःस्मृतिmemory
गतिःबुद्धिःगतिcourse, going
नीतिःबुद्धिःनीतिconduct
जातिःबुद्धिःजातिkind, birth
वाणीनदीवाणीspeech
लक्ष्मीनदीलक्ष्मीfortune

A sentence from the list

ग्रामं गच्छामि। I go to the village.
वनं गच्छामि। I go to the forest. वनम् is like पुस्तकम्, so the object is वनम्, written वनं.
सूर्यः आकाशे अस्ति। The sun is in the sky. आकाशे is the “in” form, like छात्रे.
वृक्षे पुष्पम् अस्ति। A flower is on the tree. वृक्षे is “in, on the tree,” like छात्रे. पुष्पम् keeps म् before अस्ति.
अश्वः मार्गं गच्छति। The horse goes along the road. मार्गम् is the object, written मार्गं.
शुनकः गृहे अस्ति। The dog is in the house.
इदं दुग्धं मित्राय अस्ति। This milk is for the friend. दुग्धम् is written दुग्धं before मित्राय. मित्राय is “for the friend,” and because मित्रम् is like पुस्तकम्, “for” is मित्राय, the neuter “for” ending from Lesson 5: Neuter Singular.