| Sg. | Du. | Pl. | |
| 1. | vadani | vadava | vadama |
| 2. | vada | vadatam | vadata |
| 3. | vadatu | vadatam | vadantu |
Negative imperative never uses the particle "na" but substitutes it with a special particle "ma": ma vada (do not say), ma gacchatu (let him not go).
1. jayatu maharajawciraj ca praja raksatu |
2. kawij pataliputraj va gacchataj sukhena ca tatra nivasatam |
3. gurava asanesu nisidantu wisyastu bhumau |
4. he ksatriyah kuntanksipatewunmubcata dustabwatrundandayateti krodhannrpatiradiwet |
5. atithij prcchatu kutra ratrau nyavasa iti |
6. pathasyabhyasaya wisyavagacchatamiti guroradewah |
7. moksasya margaj balaya gururdiwatu |
8. devasya murterdarwanaya gramebhyo bahavo jana agacchan |
9. he vaiwya vipransarvatah pujayata |
10. pawya kathaj tatra rane bahavo jana mriyante |
11. gurave wisya anrtaj ma vadantu |
12. annaj yaccha he janani |
13. dharmaj
carata madharmaj
satyaj
vadata manrtam
|
dirghaj
pawyata
ma
hrasvaj
paraj
pawyata
maparam
||
1. "Study the treatises and speak the truth," orders students the tradition.
2. Let charioteers do not torture horses.
3. Let women ascend to the summit and women stay downstairs.
4. "Give me food, daddy," asked the boy father.
5. "Come today, daughter," said the father.
6. Let the children show the traveler the way.
7. Let the men dig a pond.
abhi+a+as-, abhyasyati (IV): to study, to learn
a+diw-, adiwati (VI): to order
ni+vas-, nivasati (I):to dwell
ni+sad-, nisidati (I): to sit down
khan-, khanati (I): to dig
atithi-, m.: guest
anrta-, n.: lie, untruth
abhyasa-, m.: repeating, studying
adewa-, m.: order
asana-, m.: seat, position
kawi-, f.: the city of Kashi (Varanasi)
tata-, m.: daddy
darwana-, n.: seeing, meeting, audience
pataliputra-, n.: the city of Pataliputra (Patna)
patha-, m.: lesson, study
praja-, f.: subject, people
murti-, f.: image, form, statue
vaiwya-, m.: a member of Vaishya caste
apara-, adj.: different, lower
dirgha-, adj.: long, far
dusta-, adj.: bad, rotten
para-, adj.: highest, different
adhastat, adv.: down, under (Gen.)
ciram, adv.: for the long time
sarvatah, adv.: everywhere, thoroughly, by all means
hrasvam, adv.: near, close, in proximity
va: or