Level: 3

Introduction to verbs

Verbs are called क्रियापदानि in Sanskrit.

 

To form verbs we need:

1.   Verbal roots e.g. खाद्, चल्, पठ्etc.
2.   विकरणप्रत्ययः
3.   Endings of person
 
Verbal root + विकरणप्रत्ययः = अङ्गम् of root
पठ् + अ = पठ

अङ्गम् of root + ending of person = Verb

Categories of the verbs:

1.Parasmaipada

2.Atmanepada

3.Ubhayapada

 

• Like any other language, there are three tenses in Sanskrit also

-    Present tense -वर्तमानकालः 

-    Past tense-भूतकाल:
-    Future tense -भाविकाल:

पठ् – to read - Present tense

 

Some verbs in Sanskrit

 

क्रियापदानि  Sanskrit	Verbs   English
लिखति	Write
गच्छति	Go
आगच्छति	Come
पठति	Read
हसति	Laugh
क्रन्दति	Cry
खादति	Eat
खादयति	Feed
पिबति	Drink
चलति	Walk
धावति	Run

 

Some Examples with pictures:

पठति - Read  

पिबति –Drink

लिखति –Write

हसति-Laugh

धावति -Run

 

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