Grammar in the form of prayer.

Grammar in the form of prayer.

कृष्णो रक्षतु नो जगत्त्रयगुरुः कृष्णं नमस्याम्यहम्

कृष्णेनामरशत्रवो विनिहताः कृष्णाय तस्मै नमः।

कृष्णादेव समुत्थितं जगदिदं कृष्णस्य दासोऽस्म्यहम् 

कृष्णे तिष्ठति सर्वमेतदखिलं हे कृष्ण रक्षस्व माम्॥३३॥ 

मुकुन्दमाला  कुल शेखरस्य 

kṛṣṇo rakṣatu no jagattrayaguruḥ kṛṣṇaṁ 

namasyāmaham 

kṛṣṇenāmaraśatravo vinihatāḥ kṛṣṇāya tasmai 

namaḥ| 

kṛṣṇādeva samutthitaṁ jagadidaṁ kṛṣṇasya 

dāso’smyaham 

kṛṣṇe tiṣṭhati sarvametadakhilaṁ he kṛṣṇa rakṣasva 

mām|| 

this is a stanza from Sreekrishna karnamnritham of 

Leelashuka..Bilvamangalaswamy.. It is is prayer to 

Krishna. But it is also a primary lesson in declensions 

of singular nouns in the eight forms from prathama to 

saptami and smabodhana prathama. 

An elementary lesson in Sanskrit. 

May Krishna the father of the three worlds protect us.1.. 

I prostrate before Krishna. 2..

The enemies of the Devas were destroyed by Krishna.3.. 

My pranams for that Krishna.4.. 

From Krishna has originated the whole of this universe.5. 

I am a servant of Krishna.6.. 

All that is in this world exist on Krishna.7.. 

You Krishna, Protect me.8.. 

Similarly there is a Ramarakshaastotram, which uses 

all the eight Vibakthis to explain their import, and 

simultaneously the stotram praises Rama. 

रामो राजमणिः सदा विजयते रामं रमेशम् भजे 

रामेणाभिहताः निशाचरचमू रामाय तस्मै नमः। 

रामान्नास्ति परायणं परतरं रामस्य दासोऽस्म्य 

रामे चित्तलयः सदा भवतु मे भो राम मां उद्धर॥ 

रामरक्षास्तोत्रं 

rāmo rājamaṇiḥ sadā vijayate rāmaṁ rameśam bhaje 

rāmeṇābhihatāḥ niśācaracamū rāmāya tasmai namaḥ 

rāmānnāsti parāyaṇaṁ parataraṁ rāmasya dāso'smyahaṁ 

rāme cittalayaḥ sadā bhavatu me bho rāma māṁ uddhara|| 

rāmarakṣāstotraṁ 

Rama is the gem among kings. 1..

I worship Rama who 

is the consort of Rema the Lakshmi. 2..

The troops of the 

wanderers in the night(rakshasaas) were completely routed by Rama.3..

I offer pranams to such Rama.4.. 

There is nothing anywhere  to be followed by us other than Rama. 5.. 

I am the servant of Rama.6..

May my mind be immersed in Rama always.7..

Oh Rama you uplift me (from the samasarachakra).8..

The Vibakthis 

1 prathama 2 dviteeya 3 thriteeya 4 chathurthi 5 panchami 6 shashti 7 saptami 8 Sambodhana Prathama.