शनिवार, 13 अक्तूबर 2012

Verb Forms (तिङन्तपद / tiN^antapada):

In previous post, 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. We also learnt that in a sentence the verb (धातु / dhaatu) always follows the person (पुरुष / puruSha) and number (वचन / vachana) in which the Subject or कर्ता (kartaa) is. Verb normally refers to action, state, existence or occurrence etc.

In this chapter we will study the 5 mostly used verb-forms or लकार (lakaara) out of 10 verb-forms that a verb can have. The 5 verb-forms covered are enough for day-to-day use of Sanskrit.

Verb or धातु (dhaatu) has 10 different तिङन्तपद (tiN^antapada) forms known as लकार (lakaara) and they are listed below.
    • लट्लकार / laTlakaara
    • लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara
    • लङ्लकार / laN^lakaara
    • आझयांलोट्लकार / aajhaayaa.nloTlakaara
    • विधैलिङ्लकार / vidhailiN^lakaara


  • लिट्लकार / liTlakaara
  • लुट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara
  • आशीलिङ्लकार / aashiiliN^lakaara
  • लुङ्लकार / luN^lakaara
  • लृङ्लकार / lRRiN^lakaara

We will study the first 5 verb-forms in detail, in coming chapters. Followings are some common features of different लकार (lakaara) in Sanskrit.

Each लकार (lakaara) has verb-forms for three persons (पुरुष / puruSha) and three numbers (वचन / vachana). So, in total each लकार (lakaara) has 9 different verb-forms or धातुरुप (dhaaturupa) in it.

The persons are third person (प्रथमपुरुष / prathamapuruSha), second person (मध्यमपुरुष / madhyamapuruSha) and first person (उत्तमपुरुष / uttamapuruSha). धातुरुप (dhaaturupa) in first person (उत्तमपुरुष / uttamapuruSha) are always used with अस्मद् (asmad) शब्द i.e., 'Me' as the Subject in the sentence. धातुरुप (dhaaturupa) in second person (मध्यमपुरुष / madhyamapuruSha) is always used with युस्मद् (yusmad) शब्द i.e., 'You' as Subject in the sentence. The third person (प्रथमपुरुष / prathamapuruSha) is used in all other cases.

Similarly each person (पुरुष / puruSha) has three numbers (वचन / vachana), which are singlar (एकवचन / ekavachana), dual (द्वीवचन / dviivachana) and plural (वहुवचन / vahuvachana).

The number (वचन / vachana) of the धातुरुप (dhaaturupa) always follows the number (वचन / vachana) of the Subject or शब्दरुप (shabdarupa) in the sentence. The gender (लिङ्ग / liN^ga) of the Subject does not affect the धातुरुप (dhaaturupa).

In coming chapters we will study the different verb-forms (धातुरुप / dhaaturupa) in detail. For easier and simpler study while describing the different verb-forms we have used पठ् / paTh (read) and गम् / gam (go) धातु / dhaatu for sentence formation.

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