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200] ^DATIVE 31813. In V. the substantives kama desire and gatii path may i)eiliaps bee.g. krnva-regarded as taking a dative without a verb to be supplied ;naso amrtatvaya gatum procuring for tliemselves a path to immortaUtii^i.72»).7. In the name D&syave vrkah WolfiotheDasyu (RV.) the dat. is to beexphvined as due to its use in the sentence he in a very icolf to the Dasyu.3. The dative is used with adjectives meaning dear, kind,agreeable, beneficial, ivilllng, obedient, ill-disposed, hostile ; e. g.siva sakhibhya uta mahyam asit she was kind to friendsand also to me (x. 34'^) atithis carur; ayave a guest dear toman (ii. 2^) ; yad vava jiv6bhyo hitam tat pitrbhyah ivhatisgood for the living is good for the Manes (SB.) sa ratamana;vrascanaya bhavati (SB.) he is ready for felling (the tree) ;pratyudyaminim ha ksatraya visam kuryatmake tlie peasantry hostile to the nobility (SB.).he wouldu. The adj. dnagas sinless often seems to take the dative of the nameof a deity, but it is somewhat uncertain whether tlie case should notbe connected with the verb ; e.g. dnagaso aditaye syama may ice bosinless (to =)in the eyes of Adit i,{i. 24^^) may perhaps mean may ivv, assinless, belong to Aditi.4. The dative is used with a few adverbs.a. aram often takes the dat. ;e. g. ye aram vahantimanyave icho drive in accordance with (thy) zeal (vi. 16*^).This use of aram is common in combination with the verbskr, gam, and bhu. When used with the dat. aram is notinfrequently equivalent to an adj. e. ; g.sasma aram he isready for him (ii. 18^) ; ayam somo astu aram manaseyuvabhyam let this Soma he agreeable to your heart (i. 108-).In B. alam appears in the place of aram and is oftensimihxrly used ;e. g.nalam ahutya asa, nalam bhaksayahe teas not suitable for sacrifice, nor suitable for food (SB.).b. The adverb avis visibly is used with the dat. in V. andB., but only when accompanied by the verbs kr, bhu or as(the latter sometimes to be supplied) ; e. g.avir ebhyoabhavat suryah the sun appeared to them (i. liQ'^) ; tasmai vaavir asama we tcill appear to him (SB.).