Chapter 9 - ā stems Flashcards
How do you form the adverb of a Sanskrit adjective?
by using the Acc Sg Neuter form…
How do you form regular (most common) comparative and superlative of a Sanskrit adjective?
by using the adjective stem and add the affix plus an ending
- tara for comparative
- tama for superlatve
plus an ending
After which vowel (long or short) does s NOT change into s.
a/ā
What does a relative clause do?
it gives more information about a word in the main clause.
“The cake that I ate tasted great.”
Using english words, how would Sanskrit phrase this sentence?
Which cake I ate, that tasted great.
What is the idiomatic English equivalent of the Sanskrit phrase “he goes towards excitement.”
He becomes excited.
Or
He gets excited.
What are the non-regular (infrequent) comparative and superlative affixes?
- (i)yas-
- is.t.ha-
Superlative forms are often used together with which other forms?
genitive or locative
Comparatives stand together with which firms?
ablatives stand together with
Broader meaning of comparative in Sanskrit…
rather/quite
Broader meaning of superlatives?
very/excessively
Retroleflexion of S is called
The RUKI rule
RUKI rule
Immediately following after r, k or any vowel other than a/ā,
then s turns into s.
even if that intervening vowel is followed by anusvara (m.)or visarga (h.)
unless that s stands at the end of the worrd, or is followed by r
What is the difference in meaning between forms in sanskrit -tara-/-tama- and those in -(ī)yas-/-is.t.ha-?
There is no difference in meaning for adjective forms
