Today we will look at the form पित्रा from श्रीमद्वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्

सीताप्यनुगता रामं शशिनं रोहिणी यथा ।
पौरैरनुगतो दूरं पित्रा दशरथेन च ।। १-१-२८ ।।

Gita Press translation “Sita also accompanied Sri Rama as Rohini (the spouse of the moon-god also a constellation of that name,) follows the moon-god. Nay, he was followed afar by the citizens (of Ayodhya) as well as by his (aged) father, Dasaratha.”

पितृ gets प्रातिपदिकसंज्ञा by 1-2-45 अर्थवदधातुरप्रत्ययः प्रातिपदिकम्. The विवक्षा here is तृतीया-एकवचनम्. 4-1-2 स्वौजसमौट्छष्टाभ्याम्भिस्ङेभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसिँभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसोसाम्ङ्योस्सुप् mandates the प्रत्ययाः सुँ, औ, जस् etc. after the प्रातिपदिकम् “पितृ”.

(1) पितृ + टा ।

(2) पित् ऋ + आ । The टकार: gets इत्-सञ्ज्ञा by 1-3-7 चुटू and 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः causes it to disappear.

(3) पित्रा (पित् र् + आ) । By 6-1-77 इको यणचि

Questions:

1. Please do पदच्छेद: of सीताप्यनुगता।

2. Which word in the verse translates to “by the citizens”?

3. Where is the सूत्रम् 7-1-12 टाङसिङसामिनात्स्याः used in this verse?

4. The declension of पितृ-शब्द: is exactly like that of मातृ-शब्द: except in one place. Which one is different? Which सूत्रम् causes the difference?

5. The सूत्रम् 6-1-77 इको यणचि is part of which अधिकार:?

6. Where is the प्रातिपदिकम् “पितृ” used in the first chapter of the गीता ?

7. The word पित्रा is in समानाधिकरणम् with another word in the verse. (समानाधिकरणम् means that the two words have the same (समानम्) locus (अधिकरणम्) . They refer to the same item so they will generally have the same gender/number/case). Which is that other word in this verse?

8. What does “तस्य” refer to in the सूत्रम् 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः ?