Lesson XI
A. Declension of Nouns ending in " u " and " uu "
				Bhikkhu, m. mendicant
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
Nom.		bhikkhu		bhikkhuu, bhikkhavo
Voc.		bhikkhu		bhikkhuu, bhikkhavo, bhikkhave
Acc.		bhikkhu.m		bhikkhuu, bhikkhavo
Instr.		bhikkhunaa		bhikkhuubhi, bhikkhuuhi
Abl.		bhikkhunaa		bhikkhuubhi, bhikkhuuhi
			bhikkhumhaa,
			bhikkhusmaa
Dat., Gen. 		bhikkhuno, bhikkhussa	bhikkhuuna.m
Loc.		bhikkhumhi,		bhikkhuusu
			bhikkhusmi.m

				aayu, n. age.
			SING.			PLU.
Nom., Voc.		aayu			aayuu, aayuni
Acc.		aayu.m			aayuu, aayuni
The rest like the masculine

				Terminations
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
			m.	n.		m.		n.
Nom.		--	--		uu, avo		uu, ni
Voc.		--	--		uu, avo, ave	uu, ni
Acc.		.m	.m		uu, avo		uu, ni
The rest like the " i " terminations

				Dhenu, f. cow
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
Nom., Voc		dhenu,			dhenuu, dhenuyo
Acc.		dhenu.m		dhenuu, dhenuyo
Instr., Abl. 		dhenuyaa		dhenuubhi, dhenuuhi
Dat., Gen.		dhenuyaa		dhenuuna.m
Loc.		dhenuyaa, dhenuya.m	dhenuusu

				Terminations
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
Nom., Voc		--			uu, yo
Acc.		.m			uu, yo
The rest like " i " terminations

				Abhibhuu, m. conqueror
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
Nom., Voc		abhibhuu		abhibhuu, abhibhuvo
Acc.		abhibhu.m		abhibhuu, abhibhuvo
The rest like bhikkhu

				Sabba--uu, m. All-knowing One
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
Nom., Voc		sabba--uu		sabba--uu, sabba--uno
Acc.		sabba--u.m		sabba--uu, sabba--uno
The rest like bhikkhu

				Gotrabhuu, n. The Sanctified One
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
Nom., Voc		gotrabhuu		gotrabhuu, gotrabhuuni
The rest like bhikkhu

				Vadhuu, f. young wife
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
Nom., Voc		vadhuu			vadhuu, vadhuyo
The rest like dhenu
Words :
aavuso 		indec.		friend, brother
Bhante		indec.		Lord, Rev. Sir
Cakkhu		n.		eye
Daaru		n.		wood, fire-wood
Diipa		n.		light, lamp
Kata--uu		m.		grateful person
Khiira		n.		milk
Ku-jara		m.		elephant
Maccu		m.		death
Madhu		m.		honey
Pa-ha		m.		question
Saadhuka.m		indec.		well
Senaa		f.		army
Ti.na		n.		grass
Yaagu		m.		rice-gruel
Yaava		indec.		till*
Taava	 	indec.		until*
*Correlatives as long as-so long

B Verbs : Imperative and Benedictive Mood (Pa-camii)
				Terminations
			SINGULAR		PLURAL
3rd			tu			antu
2nd		hi			tha
1st			mi			ma

				paca, to cook
		SINGULAR				PLURAL
3rd		pacatu		may he cook		pacantu	may they cook
2nd	paca, pacaahi 	may you cook		pacatha	may you cook
1st		pacaami		may I cook		pacaama	may we cook
This mood is used to express a command or wish, and it corresponds to the Imperative and Benedictive moods.
The vowel preceding " hi ", " mi ", and " ma " is always lengthened. In the second person there is an additional termination " a ".
Illustrations :
COMMAND
Idha aagaccha,		 	come here.
Tva.m gharasmaa nikkhamaahi,	you go away from the house.
Tumhe idha ti.t.thatha,	 	you stand here.

WISH
Aha.m Buddho bhavaami,		may I become a Buddha.
Buddho dhamma.m desetu, 	let the Buddha preach the Doctrine.

The prohibitive particle " maa " is sometimes used with this mood,* e.g.,
maa gaccha		do not go.
* This particle is mostly used with the Aorist 3rd person; e.g.,
maa agamaasi, 	do not go.
maa a.t.thaasi, 	do not stand.
maa bhu--ji,	do not eat.
Verbs :
Bujjhati 	(budha) 	understands
Dhunaati 	(dhu) 		destroys
Kujjhati 	(kudha) 	gets angry
Jiivati	(jiiva) 		lives
Pucchati 	(puccha) 	asks

Exercise xi
A
1. Sabba--uu bhikkhuuna.m dhamma.m desetu!
2. Dhenu ti.na.m khaadatu!
3. aavuso, a.taviyaa daaru.m aaharitvaa aggi.m karohi.
4. Gahapatayo, bhikkhuusu maa kujjhatha.
5. Bhikkhave, aha.m dhamma.m desessaami, saadhuka.m su.naatha.
6. " Dhunaatha maccuno sena.m - na.laagaara.m'va ku-jaro. "
7. Yaavaa'ha.m gacchaami taava idha ti.t.thatha.
8. Bhikkhuu pa-ha.m saadhuka.m bujjhantu!
9. Sissaa, sadaa kata--uu hotha.
10. Kata--uno, tumhe aayu.m labhitvaa cira.m jiivatha!
11. "Dhamma.m pibatha, bhikkhavo. "
12. Mayha.m cakkhuuhi paapa.m na passaami, Bhante.
13. Dhenuyaa khiira.m gahetvaa madhunaa saddhi.m pibaama.
14. aavuso, bhikkuuna.m purato maa ti.t.thatha.
15. Bhante, bhikkhumhaa maya.m pa-ha.m pucchaama.
16. Naraa ca naariyo ca bhikkhuuhi dhamma.m saadhuka.m sutvaa pu--a.m katvaa sugatiisu uppajjantu!


B
1. Let him salute the mendicants!
2. May you live long, O All-knowing One!
3. Do not give grass to the cows in the afternoon.
4. Friend, do not go till I come.
5. Rev. Sirs, may you see no evil with your eyes!
6. Let us sit on the ground and listen to the advice of the Bhikkhus.
7. May you be grateful persons!
8. Let them stay here till we bring firewood from the forest.
9. O young wives, do not get angry with your husbands.
10. May I destroy the army of death!
11. May I drink rice-gruel with honey!
12. May we know your age, O bhikkhu!
13. Do not stand in front of the elephant.
14. O house-holders, treat your mothers and fathers well.
15. Friends, do not offer rice-gruel to the Bhikkhus till we come.
16. Do not drink honey, child.