6.B.2 Noun Gender The nouns considered thus far are all masculine (pum-linga); the paradigms below are for the neuter (napumsaka-linga) noun phala 'fruit', and the feminine (strT- linga) noun bala 'girl'. eka-vacana dvi-vacana bahu-vacana prathama phalam phale phalani sambodhana prathama he phala he phale he phalani dvitlya phalam phale phalani trtlya phalena phalabhyam phalaih caturthT phalaya phalabhyam phalebhyah pancaml phalat phalabhyam phalebhyah sasthT phalasya phalayoh phalanam saptamT phale phalayoh phalesu eka-vacana dvi-vacana bahu-vacana prathama bala bale balah sambodhana prathama he bale he bale he balah dvitlya balam bale balah trtlya balaya balabhyam balabhih caturthT balayai balabhyam balabhyah pahcamf balayah balabhyam balabhyah sasthT balayah balayoh balanam saptamT balayam balayoh balasu Note that, due to internal sandhi, the napumsaka-linga bahu-vacana forms of prathama and dvitTya will also change from -ani to -ani if preceded by 'r' or 's'. There is another sandhi rule applicable within a word, that applies here: the saptamT bahu-vacana ending -su changes to -su following any vowel except a or a — thus -su is the most common form, but in the declension of bala it remains as -su. This sandhi rule will be described more fully in a later lesson. (11. A. 3).
