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 |
bhavāte · भवाते
Model form
bhavātai · भवातै
Model form
he/she/it may become
|
bhavaite · भवैते
Model form
they two may become
|
bhavanta · भवन्त
Model form
bhavāntai · भवान्तै
Model form
they may become
|
| 2nd person |
bhavāse · भवासे
Model form
bhavāsai · भवासै
Model form
you may become
| —Not attested here |
bhavādhvai · भवाध्वै
Model form
you may become
|
| 1st person |
bhavai · भवै
Model form
I may become
|
bhavāvahai · भवावहै
Model form
we two may become
|
bhavāmahai · भवामहै
Model form
we may become
|
Whitney combines attested personal forms from different roots into a shared inflection pattern. This compilation is labelled as a model. You practise the filled cells.
Source: William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 736–737
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