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 § 38-39. the time, after which, 2 the absolute genitive, 3. the ge- nitive, which is concurrent with the dative of interest. 6. The locative or seventh ) signifies the where and therefore it generally is to be rendered by such prepositions as in, at, to, on. As its employ- ment is not restricted to real space, but of course also extends to other spheres of thought, there are various classes of locatives, for ex. those of time, of circum- stance, of motive (the so-called), the abso- lute locative. On the other hand the locative is not li- mited to the spot, where something is or happens, but it also signifies the aim reached. Rem. 1. All nouns are declinable and put in the said cases, if wanted. This applies also to such conventional terms and signs, as the grammatical roots, affixes, anubandhâs, prâtipadikâs, etc. Rem. 2. Indeclinable are 1ly the adverbs, 2ly some nominal derivations of the verb, namely the gerunds and the infinitives Why they are devoid of declension is quite plain; for they do duty of noun-cases and generally their etymology does agree with their employment. CHAPT. III. Accusative. 29 39. I. The accusative expresses whither something is deno moving. Panc. agafa: (he set out for his home), Nala 1, 22 Acc. ting fac fatid (then they went to the country of Vidarbha), M. the ther. whi- 2, 114 fag (Knowledge came to the Brahman and said -). In the instances adduced the movement is real. But in a metaphorical sense the accusative is likewise available. R. 2, 82, 9 जगाय मनसा रामम् Dag. 40 तच्चिन्तया दैन्यमगच्छम् (by this solicitude I grew sad). This obvious construction is not the only one.