gopānasī
Pali
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Noun
[edit]gopānasī f
- rafter (an A-shaped frame supporting the roof of a hut)
- 2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I)[1], page 192:
- සෙය්යථාපි නාම ජරසාලාය ගොපානසියො ඔලුග්ගවිලුග්ගා භවන්ති, එවමෙවස්සු මෙ ඵාසුළියො ඔලුග්ගවිලුග්ගා භවන්ති තායෙවප්පාහාරතාය.
- Seyyathāpi nāma jarasālāya gopānasiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti, evamevassu me phāsuḷiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti tāyevappāhāratāya.
- Truly, just as in a decrepit outhouse the rafters are crumbling, my ribs were just that way, they were crumbling from just this fasting.
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "gopānasī" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | gopānasī | gopānasiyo or gopānasī |
| Accusative (second) | gopānasiṃ or gopānasiyaṃ | gopānasiyo or gopānasī |
| Instrumental (third) | gopānasiyā | gopānasīhi or gopānasībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | gopānasiyā | gopānasīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | gopānasiyā | gopānasīhi or gopānasībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | gopānasiyā | gopānasīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | gopānasiyā or gopānasiyaṃ | gopānasīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | gopānasi | gopānasiyo or gopānasī |