Comprehensive example
Root: √bhū-, a class I thematic verb root.
- Present: bháv·a-
- Passive: bhū·yá-
- Future: bhav·iṣyá-
- Perfect: babhūv-
- Aorist: bhū-
- Desiderative: bubhū·ṣ-
- Intensive: bóbho ~ bóbhū-
- Causative: bhāv·áya-
When there are two forms in one cell of this table, the first one is active, the second one middle.
Examples | Primary |
Causative strenghtened√ + i (appears as either: aya / ay) + P/Ā |
Desiderative Reduplication [Replace: a ā ṛ ṝ i ī > i] + √ + sa/iṣa + P/Ā |
Intensive
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Present stem | Present Indicative* [(43,44,51,52)] |
He is reading. | bháv·a·ti bháv·a·te |
bhāv·áya·ti bhāv·áya·te |
búbhū·ṣa·ti | bóbho·ti/ bóbhav·ī·ti bobhū·yá·te | ||
Imperfect* a + presentSTEM + P/Ā [ (45, 46 / 53, 54)] |
a- | Book was read. | á·bhav·a·t á·bhav·a·ta |
á·bhāv·aya·t á·bhāv·aya·ta |
á·bubhū·ṣa·t | á·bobho.t á·bobhū·yá·t | ||
Imperative *
|
Read, son! | bháv·a·tu bháv·a·tām |
bhāv·áya·tu bhāv·áya·tām |
búbhū·ṣa·tu | bóbho·tu / bóbhav·ī·tu bobhū·yá·tām | |||
Optative * Class 1,4,6,10: |
He should read a book. | bháv·et bháv·e·ta |
bhāv·áye·t bhāv·áye·ta |
búbhū·ṣe·t | bobhav·yā́t bobhū·yé·ta | |||
Present participle *
|
-at/ant- -māna/āna- |
Reading a book, he forgot to cook. | bháv·ant- bháv·a·māna- |
bhāv·áy·ant- bhāv·áya·māna- |
búbhū·ṣ·ant- | bóbhav·ant- bóbhū·ya·māna | ||
Passive | Present Passive* √ + ya + Ā [(44 / 52)]
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-ya- | (is / are / are being-optional) read | bhū·yá·te | bhāv·yá·te | bubhū·ṣ·yá·te | ||
Imperfect Passive?
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a- a-ya- |
was/were read. | á·bhū·ya·ta | á·bhāv·ya·ta | á·bubhū·ṣ·ya·ta | |||
Imperative
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Read a book | bhū·yá·tām | bhāv·yá·tām | bubhū·ṣ·yá·tām | ||||
Present Passive participle (PPP)* √ + ya + māna (all 10 classes) + (1, 2) |
-ya+māna- | The book is being read. | bhū·yá·māna- | bhāv·yá·māna- | bubhū·ṣ·yá·māna- | |||
Future stem | Future * guṇa√ + -sya -iṣya + P/Ā [ (43, 44)for every verb class] |
-sya- |
He will read. | bhav·iṣyá·ti | bhāv·ay·iṣyá-ti bhāv·ay·iṣyá·te |
bubhū·ṣ·iṣyá·ti | ||
Conditional * a+simple future+imperfect endings |
RARE a- |
He would have read | á·bhav·iṣya·t | á·bhāv·ay·iṣya·t | á·bubhū·ṣ·iṣya·t | |||
Future Passive Participle FPP guṇa (rarely vṛddhi)√ + -anīya -tavya - |
-anīy- |
The book is to be read. | bháv·ya bhav·i·távya / bhav·i·tavyá |
bhāv·ayi·távya / bhāv·ayi·tavyá | ||||
Future Participle* Simple Future STEM + present participle P/Ā
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He will be reading | bhav·iṣyá·nt- | bhav·iṣyá·māna- bhāv·ay·iṣyá·māna- |
bubhū·ṣ·iṣyá·nt- | ||||
Periphrastic future *
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-tā- -itā- | He will read | bhav·i·tá | bhāv·ay·i·tá | bubhū·ṣi·tā́ | |||
Perfect
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redup | He read. | babhū́v·a | bhāv·áya·māsa | bubhū́·ṣā-māsa | |||
Aorist | Aorist * Simple: a + √ + (Class 2 for imperfect). P only. |
a- a+redup- a+ vṛddhi√+s a+guna√+s |
He read. (today) | á·bhū·t | ||||
Benedictive / precative |
yā | May you read well. | bhū·yā́·t | |||||
Injunctive P/Ā (10 Verb Classes): Identical to Aorist's various forms, but without initial “a“. |
redup- vṛddhi√+s guna√+s |
Do not read. | mā bhūt | |||||
Past Passive Participle ? √ or weakform of √ + ta ita -īta -na |
-ta -ita -īta -na | he read | bhū·tá- bhū·tá·vant- |
bhāv·i·tá- bhāv·i·tá·vant- |
bubhū·ṣi·tá- bubhū·ṣi·tá·vant- |
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Infinitive *
|
-tum -itum |
to read | bháv·i·tum | |||||
Gerund *
|
-tvā -ya/yā |
having read/ after reading | bhū·tvā́, -bhū́·ya | |||||
Absolute Constructions Two sets of actions happening If "api" after means "Even though"or "While" |
locative | when, while or as while the boy was reading the girl sings |
bhavati |
Taking into account the fact that the participial forms each decline in seven cases in three numbers across three genders, and the fact that the verbs each conjugate in three persons in three numbers, the primary, causative, and desiderative stems for this root when counted together have over a thousand forms.
With thanks to Wikipedia (Sanskrit Verbs) and YesVedanta Sanskrit Garden of Paradigms.