khādāvaḥ

 

The term "khādāvaḥ" in Devanagari script 

is written as खादावः

"khādāvaḥ" in Sanskrit means "we both eat" 

and is the first person dual present tense 

form of the verb 'to eat'.

Detailed Explanation

Grammatical Form:

• Root verb: खाद् (khād) — "to eat"
• Person: First person (speaking about oneself)
• Number: Dual (referring to exactly two people)
• Tense: Present
• Mood: Indicative / Active voice

In Sanskrit, verbs are conjugated according to person, number, 

and tense. The ending -āvah indicates that the action is being 

performed by two people including the speaker in the present

tense 

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number in Sanskrit, which is not present in many modern languages.

Example in a sentence context:

• अहम् रघुवरः सह खादावः। (aham raghuvaraḥ saha khādāvaḥ) —
• "Raghuvara and I both eat."

This word is used when explicitly referring to two individuals 

performing the action together. It differs from "vayam khādāmaḥ," 

which is used when more than two people ("we, 3 or more") 

are eating 

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In classical texts, such as in the story examples from Amarahāsa, 

"khādāvaḥ" is used to describe both parties eating or taking part

in a meal together

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