Chapter 15 - Consonant Stems Flashcards
Consonant stem endings for visarga -ah.
AblGen Sg of all genders,
NomVocAcc Pl of MascFem
Consonant Stem ending for Gen Pl is not the familiar -ānām but is
-ām
MascFem Voc Sg and Ntr NomVocAcc Sg consonant stems
just the stem without any ending
different types of consonant stems
dental stems ending in -t or -d such as marut (wind) or āpad (fall)
s-stems such as manas (mind)
n-stems such as rājan (king) or histan (elephant)
palatal stems such as vāc (voice)
how many consonants does the rules of sanskrit allow to stand at the end of a word?
one consonant only
If several consonants meet at the end of a word then
all but the first consonant drop out
sometimes when several consonants stand at the end of a word and all but the first drop out then
sometimes the last vowel of the word is lengthened.
e.g. vant-stems -> -vān
In palatal consonant stems, the stem final palatal …
is replaced by its coressponding velar whether voiced j -> g or unvoiced c -> k
sa- may prefixed to a noun resulting in a bahuvrīhi adjective that may be used in two ways…
- ) agreeing with another noun in expressions best translated into english as A and B but which still use the Sg verb form not dual
e. g. nr.pah. sabhāryah. puram. gacchati
literally ‘the king, with wived, goes to the city’ ->
the king and his wife go to the city
or 2.) in the Acc Sg Ntr as an adverb
e.g. sakrodham = literally ‘with-anger-ly’ -> “angrily”
dental consonant stem Ntr Sg forms of jagat
jagat jagatā jagate jagatah. jagati
NomVocAcc Instr Dat AblGen Loc
dental consonant stem Ntr Du forms of jagat
jagatī
jagadbhyām
jagatoh.
NomVocAcc
InstrDatAbl
GenLoc
dental consonant stem Ntr Pl forms of jagat
jaganti jagadbhih. jagadbhyah. jagatām jagatsu
NomVocAcc Instr DatAbl Gen Loc
dental consonant stem Masc Sg forms of marut
marut marutam marutā murute marutah. maruti
NomVoc Acc Instr Dat AblGen Loc
dental consonant stem Masc Du forms of marut
marutau
marudbhyām
marutoh.
NomVocAcc
InstrDatAbl
GenLoc
dental consonant stem Masc Pl forms of marut
marutah. marudbhih. marudbhyah. marutām marutsu
NomVocAcc Instr DatAbl Gen Loc