I have studied Sanskrit for a few years, not because I wanted to but my school had it in mandatory coursework. I agree that the 8 cases and 3 numbers (singular,

I have studied Sanskrit for a few years, not because I wanted to but my school had it in mandatory coursework. I agree that the 8 cases and 3 numbers (singular, dual and plural) are a bit of a mouthful. But the grammar is very precise.