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.
milk
| Persons | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person |
dogdhu · दोग्धु
Model form
may he / she / it milk
|
dugdhām · दुग्धाम्
Model form
may they both milk
|
duhantu · दुहन्तु
Model form
may they milk
|
| 2nd person |
dugdhi · दुग्धि
Model form
may you milk
|
dugdham · दुग्धम्
Model form
may you both milk
|
dugdha · दुग्ध
Model form
may you milk
|
| 1st person |
dohāni · दोहानि
Model form
may I milk
|
dohāva · दोहाव
Model form
may we both milk
|
dohāma · दोहाम
Model form
may we milk
|
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), § 612 c, 616–621
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