This book is a seminal work on the Dhatupatha of Panini, Roots of the Sanskrit Language. It contains Sanskrit text and English commentary. It includes Accents and Meanings.
A. Verb Conjugation Tables are given for the 10 Lakaras prominent in literature.
1. Laṭ 2. Laṅg 3. Loṭ 4. VLiṅg 5. LṚt 6. LṚiṅg 7. Luṭ 8. ĀśīrLiṅg 9. Liṭ 10. LUṅg
लट् लङ् लोट् विधिलिङ् लृट् लृङ् लुट् आशीर्लिङ् लिट् लुङ्
Present Tense, Imperfect Past Tense, Imperative Mood, Potential Mood, Simple Future Tense, Conditional Mood, Periphrastic Future Tense, Benedictive Mood, Perfect Past Tense, Aorist.
B. 3x3 Parasmaipada and Atmanepada Verb Spelling Tables are given for all Roots of 1c. For Ubhayepadi dhatus, both Parasmaipada and Atmanepada forms are listed.
C. Relevant Ashtadhyayi Sutra is indicated whenever a dhatu is complex to conjugate.
D. The entire book is arranged in the correct Dhatupatha order as per standard editions, viz. Siddhanta Kaumudi. Hence locating any Root is simple and accurate.
Panini - circa 600 BC, was a Linguist, Grammarian, Programmer, Sage and Visionary. His magnum opus - Ashtadhyayi - describing the Vyakarana of the Sanskrit language remains till date the most complete and authoritative work in this regard.
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