आकारान्त forms for feminine ordinals from 4 to 10

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RamanaMurthy Bathala

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Jun 29, 2017, 11:51:15 AM6/29/17
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Dear Sir,

I have compiled the feminine forms of ordinals of the first 10 numbers from various text books and websites. They are given below:

Stems for Feminine Bases of Ordinals
आकारान्तः ईकारान्तः
प्रथमा  
द्वितीया  
तृतीया  
चतुर्था चतुर्थी
पञ्चमा पञ्चमी
षष्ठा षष्ठी
सप्तमा सप्तमी
अष्टमा अष्टमी
नवमा नवमी 
दशमा दशमी


But I have doubt whether the आकारान्त forms from 4 to 10 (i.e.,चतुर्था, पञ्चमा, षष्ठा, सप्तमा, अष्टमा, नवमा, दशमा) exist or not.

From WHTITENY' Grammar book Page 167: "Of the ordianls, प्रथम( and आद्य), द्वितीय, and तुरीय (with तुर्य) form their feminine आ; all the rest make it in ई."

From शब्दमञ्जरी Page:78
"चतुर्थ-पञ्जमादयः शब्दाः सर्वेऽपि---पुंसि ’राम’ शब्दवत्; स्त्रियां ’नदी’ शब्दवत्; क्लीबे ’फल’ शब्दवत् द्रष्टव्याः॥ "

But some websites on grammar have given the आकारान्त forms also(i.e.,चतुर्था, पञ्चमा, षष्ठा, सप्तमा, अष्टमा, नवमा, दशमा). Here is one of such links:

Could you please shed some light on forms?

Regards
Ramana murthy

Neelesh Bodas

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Jun 29, 2017, 12:30:40 PM6/29/17
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"प्रथम", "द्वितीय", "तृतीय" एतेषां स्त्रीत्वं द्योतयितुम् अजाद्यतष्टाप् इति टाप् प्रत्ययः भवति, अतः प्रथमा, द्वितीया, तृतीया - एतानि रूपाणि जायन्ते । 

"चतुर्थ" इत्यतः अग्रे सर्वे शब्दाः "डट्" प्रत्ययान्तशब्दाः सन्ति, (चतुर् + डट् --> .... --> चतुर्थ - आदयः) अतः "टिड्ढाणञ्द्वयसज्दघ्नञ्मात्रच्तयप्ठक्ठञ्कञ्क्वरपः" 4.1.15 इत्यनेन स्त्रीत्वं द्योतयितुम् ङीप्-प्रत्ययः भवति, अतः चतुर्थी, पञ्चमी, षष्ठी, ... - आदयः शब्दाः सिद्ध्यन्ति । 

So to answer your question, the first three words are आकारान्त and the rest are ईकारान्त.

- Neelesh


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