Vachmi
What is Shashthī vibhakti
षष्ठी विभक्ति or Genitive Case of the noun-form represents the "whose" of the sentence.In other words genitive case represents the genitive of the sentence.
Let us look at the following sentences to understand this.
Shashthī Vibhakti sentences in Sanskrit
1. रामस्य पुस्तकम् (Rama's book)
In this sentence, रामस्य is the genitive in the sentence.
2. नद्याः जलम् (Water of river)
In the above sentence, नद्याः is the genitive in the sentence.
In sentence 1 above, if we ask the question, 'whose book?' the answer that we get is 'Ram'.
In sentence 2 above, if we ask the question, 'whose water?' the answer that we get is 'River'.
So, in general, answer to the question 'whose' is the genitive of the sentence.
Points to note -
The word denoting a peron or thing whose relationship with another is being expressed will be in genitive case.
The word denoting a peron or thing whose relationship with another is being expressed will be in genitive case.
Examples of Shashthī Vibhakti in Sanskrit
Shashthī Vibhakti of Ram
विभक्ति | एकवचन | द्विवचन | बहुवचन |
---|---|---|---|
प्रथमा | रामस्य | रामयोः | रामाणाम् |
Shashthī Vibhakti of Lataa
विभक्ति | एकवचन | द्विवचन | बहुवचन |
---|---|---|---|
प्रथमा | लतायाः | लतयोः | लतानाम् |
Shashthī Vibhakti of Fal (Phal)
विभक्ति | एकवचन | द्विवचन | बहुवचन |
---|---|---|---|
प्रथमा | फलस्य | फलयोः | फलानाम् |