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 in vocative case or सम्बोधन विभक्ति (sambodhana vibhakti) |
| O! Creeper |
हे लते
he late |
| 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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