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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.

give

dā · Root aorist · Parasmaipada
PersonsSingularDualPlural
3rd person
adāt · अदात् Model form
he / she / it gave
adātām · अदाताम् Model form
they both gave
aduḥ · अदुः Model form
they gave
2nd person
adāḥ · अदाः Model form
you gave
adātam · अदातम् Model form
you both gave
adāta · अदात Model form
you gave
1st person
adām · अदाम् Model form
I gave
adāva · अदाव Model form
we both gave
adāma · अदाम Model form
we gave

The forms follow Whitney’s formation rules. Compare the highlighted parts to see how each form changes. The translation gives one possible meaning; the sentence provides the context.

Source: William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 829–830

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