Hari OM.
Today, after prayers, we moved on to something totally different than vibhakti, or, declensions.
We discussed how to communicate cause and effect in sentences.
We first learned the usage of the avyaya: अतः meaning 'therefore', or, 'hence'. In the case of अतः , the cause, or कारणम् is first stated. Then the result or effect is stated using अतः .
Examples:
सा प्रतिदिनं संगीत-अभ्यासं करोति | अतः सा सम्यक् गायति |
She practices singing music everyday. Hence she sings good.
Please note that there are two separate sentences. Each sentence has a subject and a verb.
तस्य मूलम् अधिकं अस्ति | अतः अहं तत् न क्रीणामि |
The price of that (object) is very high. Hence I did not buy that.
सः शिरोवेदनाम् अनुभवति | अतः सः क्रीडितुम् न आगच्च्छति |
He has a head-ache. Therefore he has not come to play.
विद्युत् नास्ति | अतः व्यजनम् न भ्रमति |
There is no power. Hence the fan is not moving.
After practising few more sentences using अतः, we moved on to a similar construct यतः, meaning 'because'. In this construct, the result or the effect, known as कार्यम् , is stated first. Then the cause or कारणम् is explained using यतः .
We took the same examples that we worked with अतः , and re-stated them using यतः .
सा सम्यक् गायति | यतः सा प्रतिदिनं संगीत-अभ्यासं करोति|
She sings good. Because she practices singing music every day.
Depending on what one would like to state first, the cause or the effect, either one of these constructs अतः , or, यतः could be used to express the connection.
We then discussed how to state something that is dependent, or, contingent upon another event, using the यदा - तदा construct, which is similar to the "when" conjunction usage in English. In this construct, there is an event or expression that is dependent upon a condition, that is stated in the condition clause, using yadaa. These two go together, hand-in-hand, as one unit.
यदा सूर्योदयः भवति तदा कमलं विकसति |
When the sun rises, the lotus blooms.
यदा सः श्रुणोति तदा सः श्रेष्ठः छात्रः |
When he listens, he is the best student.
Please know that, it is an incomplete sentence to just state the condition clause, or, the yadaa clause, without stating the central idea of the expression/sentence.
We had learned earlier that कदा also means "when". However there is a subtle difference in when कदा is used, as opposed to, यदा. In affirmative sentences, यदा is used, and in interrogative sentences कदा is typically used to indicate "when".
We then moved on to reading and understanding a simple story which uses these constructs. Click this link to read the story - का श्रेष्ठा ?
Hope that was fun.
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः |
Today, after prayers, we moved on to something totally different than vibhakti, or, declensions.
We discussed how to communicate cause and effect in sentences.
We first learned the usage of the avyaya: अतः meaning 'therefore', or, 'hence'. In the case of अतः , the cause, or कारणम् is first stated. Then the result or effect is stated using अतः .
Examples:
सा प्रतिदिनं संगीत-अभ्यासं करोति | अतः सा सम्यक् गायति |
She practices singing music everyday. Hence she sings good.
Please note that there are two separate sentences. Each sentence has a subject and a verb.
तस्य मूलम् अधिकं अस्ति | अतः अहं तत् न क्रीणामि |
The price of that (object) is very high. Hence I did not buy that.
सः शिरोवेदनाम् अनुभवति | अतः सः क्रीडितुम् न आगच्च्छति |
He has a head-ache. Therefore he has not come to play.
विद्युत् नास्ति | अतः व्यजनम् न भ्रमति |
There is no power. Hence the fan is not moving.
After practising few more sentences using अतः, we moved on to a similar construct यतः, meaning 'because'. In this construct, the result or the effect, known as कार्यम् , is stated first. Then the cause or कारणम् is explained using यतः .
We took the same examples that we worked with अतः , and re-stated them using यतः .
सा सम्यक् गायति | यतः सा प्रतिदिनं संगीत-अभ्यासं करोति|
She sings good. Because she practices singing music every day.
Depending on what one would like to state first, the cause or the effect, either one of these constructs अतः , or, यतः could be used to express the connection.
We then discussed how to state something that is dependent, or, contingent upon another event, using the यदा - तदा construct, which is similar to the "when" conjunction usage in English. In this construct, there is an event or expression that is dependent upon a condition, that is stated in the condition clause, using yadaa. These two go together, hand-in-hand, as one unit.
यदा सूर्योदयः भवति तदा कमलं विकसति |
When the sun rises, the lotus blooms.
यदा सः श्रुणोति तदा सः श्रेष्ठः छात्रः |
When he listens, he is the best student.
Please know that, it is an incomplete sentence to just state the condition clause, or, the yadaa clause, without stating the central idea of the expression/sentence.
We had learned earlier that कदा also means "when". However there is a subtle difference in when कदा is used, as opposed to, यदा. In affirmative sentences, यदा is used, and in interrogative sentences कदा is typically used to indicate "when".
Activity:
We then moved on to reading and understanding a simple story which uses these constructs. Click this link to read the story - का श्रेष्ठा ?
Hope that was fun.
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः |
