विधैलिङ्लकार / vidhailiN^lakaara (Optative Mood - Should or May): In previous chapter we studied about imperative mood. In this chapter we will study about optative mood. विधैलिङ्लकार (vidhailiN^lakaara) verb-forms represent sentences in optative moo
Read more…Simple Sanskrit – Lesson 11
सरलं संस्कृतम् - एकादशः (11) पाठः
Comprehensive study of any धातु would cover studying not only its inflections in all लकार-s, but also studying all its verbal derivatives धातुसाधित-s (
लट्लकार / laTlakaara (Present Tense): लट्लकार (laTlakaara) represents verb-forms in present tense (वर्तमानकाल / vartamaanakaala). So, while forming a sentence which is in present tense, the verb (क्रिया / kriaa) has to be in लट्लकार (laTlakaara).
The
लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara (Future Tense): In previous chapter we studied about present tense. In this chapter we will study about future tense. लृट्लकार (lRRiTlakaara) verb-forms represent the future tense in a sentence. So, while forming sentences in
Read more…Simple Sanskrit – Lesson 12
सरलं संस्कृतम् – द्वादशः पाठः |
In the previous chapter I hinted “Comprehensive study” of any धातु. Across the chapters thus far there has been detailing of लट्-वर्तमान, लोट्-आज्ञार्थ,
Introduction: Sanskrit language has scripts or alphabets for writing, and grammatical rules for sentence formation, just like any other language (English for example). In this chapter we will get an overview of this. The details with their grammatica
Read more…Verb Forms (तिङन्तपद / tiN^antapada): In chapter 1 we were introduced with verb (क्रिया / kriyaa) and its use. We learnt that in Sanskrit धातु (dhaatu) is the base or root of all verbs. Each verb is a derivative or धातुरुप (dhaaturupa) of it's root.
Read more…Active Voice (कर्तृवाच्य / kartRRIvaachya): We will study "Active Voice" in this chapter with examples. Other two sentence formations will be covered in chapter 7 and 8 later. All subsequent chapters are in active voices except chapter 7 and 8.
Study
Read more…आझयांलोट्लकार / aajhaayaa.nloTlakaara (Imperative Mood - Commands & Requests): In previous three chapters we studied about tenses. In this chapter we will study about verb-forms used in imerative mood. These verb-forms are used while giving commands
Read more…लङ्लकार / laN^lakaara (Past Tense): In previous chapter we studied about future tense. In this chapter we will study about past tense. लङ्लकार (laN^lakaara) verb-forms represent the past tense in a sentence. So, while forming sentences in past tense
Read more…Simple Sanskrit – Lesson 10
सरलं संस्कृतम् – दशमः (१०) पाठः |
Towards the end of previous Lesson 9, three aspects were mentioned for proceeding further. I propose to proceed with आत्मनेपदी धातु-s.
As mentioned in
सरलं संस्कृतम् - त्रयोदशः (13) पाठः |
Study of a धातु cannot be complete without discussing composing the sentence in passive voice or transforming a sentence given in active voice to its form in passive voice or
Simple Sanskrit – Lesson 3
सरलं संस्कृतम् – तृतीयः पाठः ।
All the 600 sentences in present tense from Lessons 1 and 2 can be transformed into interrogatives by just adding an interrogative किम् For example,
Table
Simple Sanskrit – Lesson 6
सरलं संस्कृतम् – षष्ठः पाठः |
Declensions of अ-कारान्त masculine and neuter nouns were detailed in Lesson 5.
Declensions of nouns follow patterns, which are different depending upon its end
Simple Sanskrit – Lesson 5
सरलं संस्कृतम् – पञ्चमः पाठः |
In Lesson 3, when explaining flexibility of syntax available in Sanskrit, the point was illustrated by the sentence पुस्तके चित्राणि सन्ति. When doing this and also in
Simple Sanskrit – Lesson 7
सरलं संस्कृतम् – सप्तमः पाठः |
In Lesson 6, we studied vowel-ending words up to इ-कारान्त along with the numerals द्वि त्रि. It would become mundane to keep on detailing declensions of ot
