Notes on the forms
You learn each pattern through fixed example words. Model forms follow the rules of the cited grammar; attested forms refer to examples given there. Parasmaipada and Ātmanepada are two sets of personal endings. A form’s meaning depends on its context, and the game offers one possible translation. Highlights help you compare forms. In Vedic tables, you practise the filled cells. Links from participles take you to suitable declension tables.
become
| Persons | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person |
bhaviṣīṣṭa · भविषीष्ट
Model form
may he / she / it become
|
bhaviṣīyāstām · भविषीयास्ताम्
Model form
may they both become
|
bhaviṣīran · भविषीरन्
Model form
may they become
|
| 2nd person |
bhaviṣīṣṭhāḥ · भविषीष्ठाः
Model form
may you become
|
bhaviṣīyāsthām · भविषीयास्थाम्
Model form
may you both become
|
bhaviṣīḍhvam · भविषीढ्वम्
Model form
may you become
|
| 1st person |
bhaviṣīya · भविषीय
Model form
may I become
|
bhaviṣīvahi · भविषीवहि
Model form
may we both become
|
bhaviṣīmahi · भविषीमहि
Model form
may we become
|
Whitney gives the traditional grammarians’ formation rule for these forms of bhū (§924). They are labelled here as models. Whitney considers the position of s in the second- and third-person dual uncertain.
Source: William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 924
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