Today we will look at the form एकः mNs from श्रीमद्भागवतम् 10.56.19.

हतं प्रसेनमश्वं च वीक्ष्य केसरिणा वने । तं चाद्रिपृष्ठे निहतमृक्षेण ददृशुर्जनाः ।। १०-५६-१८ ।।
ऋक्षराजबिलं भीममन्धेन तमसावृतम् । एको विवेश भगवानवस्थाप्य बहिः प्रजाः ।। १०-५६-१९ ।।

श्रीधर-स्वामि-टीका
No commentary on these verses.

Gita Press translation – Discovering (first) Prasena as well as his horse killed in the forest by a lion, people further saw the lion (itself) killed on the mountain side by a bear (18). The Lord stationed the people outside and entered alone the fearful cave of Jāmbavān (the king of bears), covered with thick darkness (19).

Note: These verses have also been previously posted in the following post – एकः-mns

The form एकः is derived from the प्रातिपदिकम् ‘एक’। The विवक्षा is पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्।

(1) एक + सुँ । By 4-1-2 स्वौजसमौट्छष्टाभ्याम्भिस्ङेभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसिभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसोसाम्ङ्योस्सुप्‌। By 2-3-46 प्रातिपदिकार्थलिङ्गपरिमाणवचनमात्रे प्रथमा – A first case affix (‘सुँ’, ‘औ’, ‘जस्’) is used to denote (i) only the meaning of the प्रातिपदिकम् (nominal stem) or (ii) only the additional sense of gender or (iii) only the additional sense of measure or (iv) only number.

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

(3) एकः । रुँत्व-विसर्गौ by 8-2-66 ससजुषो रुः and 8-3-15 खरवसानयोर्विसर्जनीयः।

Questions:

1. Where has the प्रातिपदिकम् ‘एक’ been used पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् in the गीता?

2. In Chapter Fifteen of the गीता can you find a word in which a प्रथमा विभक्ति: has been used वचनमात्रे = संख्‍यामात्रे (to denote only number)?

3. Commenting on the examples एक:, द्वौ, बहव: the सिद्धान्तकौमुदी explains the purpose of having the term ‘वचन’ in the सूत्रम् 2-3-46 प्रातिपदिकार्थलिङ्गपरिमाणवचनमात्रे प्रथमा as follows – इहोक्तार्थत्वाद्विभक्तेरप्राप्तौ वचनम्। Please elaborate on this statement.

4. In the प्रातिपदिकम् ‘भीम’ the उणादि-प्रत्यय: ‘मक्’ is used in the sense of –
(i) कर्मणि
(ii) करणे
(iii) अपादाने
(iv) अधिकरणे

5. Can you spot the augment पुक् in the verses?

6. How would you say this in Sanskrit?
“Śrī Rāma felled (caused to fall) seven palm trees with a single arrow.” Use the masculine प्रातिपदिकम् ‘ताल’ for ‘palm tree.’

Easy questions:

1. Where has the सूत्रम् 7-1-12 टाङसिङसामिनात्स्याः been used in the verses?

2. How would you say this in Sanskrit?
“There is only one day left in this month.” To express the meaning ‘to be left’ use (in the passive) the verbal root √शिष् (शिषॢ विशेषणे ७. १४) with the उपसर्ग: ‘अव’।