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desire a son
| Persons | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person |
putrīyatu · पुत्रीयतु
Model form
may he / she / it desire a son
|
putrīyatām · पुत्रीयताम्
Model form
may they both desire a son
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putrīyantu · पुत्रीयन्तु
Model form
may they desire a son
|
| 2nd person |
putrīya · पुत्रीय
Model form
may you desire a son
|
putrīyatam · पुत्रीयतम्
Model form
may you both desire a son
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putrīyata · पुत्रीयत
Model form
may you desire a son
|
| 1st person |
putrīyāṇi · पुत्रीयाणि
Model form
may I desire a son
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putrīyāva · पुत्रीयाव
Model form
may we both desire a son
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putrīyāma · पुत्रीयाम
Model form
may we desire a son
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The noun putra, “son”, gives rise to the verb stem putrīya, “desire a son”. A verb formed from a noun is called a denominative. The forms follow Whitney’s model in §1059 d.
Source: William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 1059 · William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 733–742
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