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Vedic · taye, tyai, aye

See how verb forms are built from roots or stems. In the game, match the forms with their meanings. The source notes distinguish attested forms from forms based on a grammatical model.

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.

Vedic · taye, tyai, aye

Vedic · taye, tyai, aye
Source formDerived formFormation and meaning
iṣ
iṣṭaye · इष्टये
Infinitive · dative in tayeto seek
pā
pītaye · पीतये
Infinitive · dative in tayeto drink
i
ityai · इत्यै
Infinitive · dative in tyaito go
dṛś
dṛśaye · दृशये
Infinitive · dative in ayeto see
yudh
yudhaye · युधये
Infinitive · dative in ayeto fight

These verb forms keep the same shape in a sentence. The translation gives you one possible meaning; the sentence shows how the form is used.

Source: William Dwight Whitney: Sanskrit Grammar (1889), § 975

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