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(Answer) The eight kinds of vachan-vibhaktis (inflections or case-endings) of words (in Sanskrit grammar) are called Aath nama (Eight-named). These vachanvibhaktis (case-endings) are as follows
(1) The first vachan-vibhakti (case-ending) is used for indication (nirdesh) of the meaning of the word including its gender and number. (Nominative case)
(2) The second vachan-vibhakti (case-ending) is used for advice (upadesh). (Accusative case)
(3) The third vachan-vibhakti (case-ending) is used for instrument (karan). (Instrumental case)
(4) The fourth vachan-vibhakti (case-ending) is used for recipient (sampradan). (Dative case)
(5) The fifth vachan-vibhakti (case-ending) is used for the object from which something is separated (apadan). (Ablative case)
(6) The sixth vachan-vibhakti (case-ending) is used to indicate the relation of one's ownership (sva-svamitva). (Genitive case)
(7) The seventh vachan-vibhakti (case-ending) is used to mean the receptacle of something (sannidhan). (Vocative case) (8) The eighth vachan-vibhakti (case-ending) is used in addressing (amantran) someone. (57-58)
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