Vocative Case / सम्बोधन विभक्ति (sambodhana vibhakti): Vocative Case or सम्बोधन विभक्ति (sambodhana vibhakti) of noun-form represents the word used to address or call someone or something.
Study the following sentences. These are in vocative case.
| O! Boy | हे बाल he baala |
Here boy (बाल / baala), creeper (लता / lataa) and God (देव / deva) are invocative case or सम्बोधन विभक्ति (sambodhana vibhakti) |
| O! Creeper | हे लते he late |
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| O! God | हे देव he deva |
All the above sentences address or call someone. So, the person or thing being addressed is in vocative case.
Note: I (अस्मद् / asmad) and You (युस्मद् / yusmad) words do not have any vocative case.
| Vocative Case (सम्बोधन विभक्ति / sambodhana vibhakti) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word शब्द |
Gender लिङ्ग |
Singular एकवचन |
Dual द्विवचन |
Plural बहुवचन |
Similar Words |
| Boy बाल / baala |
M - पुं | बाल baala |
बालौ baalau |
बालाः baalaaH |
- |
| Creeper लता / lataa |
F - स्त्री | लते late |
लते late |
लताः lataaH |
- |
| River नदी / nadii |
F - स्त्री | नदी nadii |
नद्यो nadyau |
नद्यः nadyaH |
- |
| Fruit फलम् / phalam |
N - नपुं | फलम् phalam |
फले phale |
फलानि phalaani |
- |
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