Today we will look at the form अम्ब from श्रीमद्भागवतम् SB 7-2-20

हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच।
अम्बाम्ब हे वधूः पुत्रा वीरं मार्हथ शोचितुम् ।
रिपोरभिमुखे श्लाघ्यः शूराणां वध ईप्सितः ।। ७-२-२० ।।

Gita Press translation “Hiraṇyakaśipu said: Mother, O mother, sister-in-law and sons! You ought not to lament the hero (Hiraṇyākṣa). The death of the brave in front of their enemy is praiseworthy and (as such) coveted (by them). ”

‘अम्बा’ gets प्रातिपदिकसंज्ञा by 1-2-45 अर्थवदधातुरप्रत्ययः प्रातिपदिकम्. The विवक्षा here is सम्बोधनम् एकवचनम्. 4-1-2 स्वौजसमौट्छष्टाभ्याम्भिस्ङेभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसिँभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसोसाम्ङ्योस्सुप् mandates the प्रत्ययाः सुँ, औ, जस् etc. after the प्रातिपदिकम् ‘अम्बा’.

(1) अम्बा + सुँ । ‘सुँ’ gets सम्बुद्धि-सञ्ज्ञा by 2-3-49 एकवचनं संबुद्धिः।

(2) अम्ब + सुँ । By 7-3-107 अम्बाऽर्थनद्योर्ह्रस्वः, here the अङ्गम् ‘अम्बा’ , gets substituted by a ह्रस्व: अकार:, because सम्बुद्धि-प्रत्यय: (vocative singular) follows. By the परिभाषा-सूत्रम् 1-1-52 अलोऽन्त्यस्य only the ending आकार: of ‘अम्बा’ gets replaced.

(3) अम्ब + स् । अनुबन्ध-लोपः by 1-3-2 उपदेशेऽजनुनासिक इत् and 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः।

(4) अम्ब । By 6-1-69 एङ्ह्रस्वात्‌ सम्बुद्धेः , the सकारः ( belonging to a सम्बुद्धि: affix) gets dropped, since it follows ह्रस्व: अकार:।

Questions:

1. The सम्बुद्धि-प्रत्यय: has also been used in हे वधूः। Is this form correct as per the rules of पाणिनि:? If not, please give the correct form.

2. The अमरकोश: gives eleven words that mean “woman.” One of them is “वधूः” – used in this verse. Please list the other ten.
स्त्री योषिदबला योषा नारी सीमन्तिनी वधूः।
प्रतीपदर्शिनी वामा वनिता महिला तथा ।।२-६-२।।
(इति एकादश “स्त्रीमात्रस्य” नामानि)

3. The अमरकोश: gives three words that mean “daughter-in-law.” One of them is “वधूः” . Please list the other two.
समाः स्नुषाजनीवध्वः। ।।२-६-९।।
(इति त्रीणि “पुत्रभार्याया:” नामानि)

4. Which is the other word (besides अम्ब and वधू:) used in the verse in the sense of सम्बोधनम् (address)?

5. Why was 6-1-87 आद्गुणः not applied between वध + ईप्सितः ?

6. In the बाल-रामायणम् (which we have been studying in the second session of the Saturday class) which verse had the word वधूः ?

7. In the महाभाष्यम् on 7-3-107 अम्बाऽर्थनद्योर्ह्रस्वः, पतञ्जलि: says “अम्बार्थं द्व्यक्षकरं यदि।” and gives the example (हे) अम्बिके। Please explain what this means.

8. Which two words in the verse have समानाधिकरणम् with वध: ?

9. How do you say this in Sanskrit – “Service to the Guru (is) praiseworthy”? Use the प्रातिपदिकम् “श्लाघ्य” from the example.
Also – “Service to (one’s) mother (is) praiseworthy.” Use the प्रातिपदिकम् “मातृ” for mother.

Easy questions:

1. Which word in the verse translates to “hero”?

2. Which of the 21 सुँप्-प्रत्यया: has been used in the form अभिमुखे ?