Q1. Consider: (1) The tṛtīyā ekavacana of rāma is rāmeṇa. (2) The caturthī ekavacana of latā is latāyāḥ. Which statement(s) are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: the tṛtīyā ekavacana of the akārānta masculine rāma is rāmeṇa ('by Rama'). Statement 2 is wrong: the caturthī ekavacana of the ākārānta feminine latā is latāyai, while latāyāḥ is the pañcamī and ṣaṣṭhī ekavacana. So only statement 1 holds. The designed trap is the latā oblique cluster (latāyai vs latāyāḥ vs latāyām); mapping each ending to its case prevents accepting statement 2.
