FAMILIARISE YOURSELF
WITH SANSKRIT
WITH SANSKRIT
LESSON 14
Causative form of verbs:
पठ् to
read अहं पठामि
I read
read अहं पठामि
I read
अहं छात्रं पाठयामि I make the student read
त्वं पठसि
you read
you read
त्वं छात्रं पाठयसि You make the student read
सः/सा पठति he/she reads
सः/ सा छात्रं पाठयति he/she makes then student read
कर् to
do अहं कार्यं करोमि I do work
do अहं कार्यं करोमि I do work
अहं भृत्येन कार्यं कारयामि I get the work done by the servant
त्वं कार्यं करोषि
You do work
You do work
त्वं भृत्येन कार्यं कारयसि
You get work done by the servant
You get work done by the servant
सः/सा कार्यं करोति He/She does work
सः/सा भृत्येन कार्यं कारयति He/She gets work done by the servant
Examples of causative forms
of some roots
of some roots
Column 1 Column 2
रुद्
to read रुदति
रोदयति
to read रुदति
रोदयति
पत्
to fall पतति
पातयति
to fall पतति
पातयति
शृ
to hear शृणोति
श्रावयति
to hear शृणोति
श्रावयति
हस्
to laugh हसति
हासयति
to laugh हसति
हासयति
चल्
to move चलति
चालयति
to move चलति
चालयति
खाद्
to eat खादति
खादयति
to eat खादति
खादयति
तप् to
be hot तपति
तापयति
be hot तपति
तापयति
लिख् to write लिखति लेखयति
वद् to speak
वदति वादयति
वदति वादयति
पिब्
to drink पिबति पाययति
to drink पिबति पाययति
धाव्
to run धावति
धावयति
to run धावति
धावयति
हर्ष्
to be happy हर्षति
हर्षयति
to be happy हर्षति
हर्षयति
Column 1 shows the form of the verb in present tense
(third person, singular) when the subject himself does the action. Column 2
shows the form of the verb (present tense, third person, singular) when the
subject makes some one else perform the action.
(third person, singular) when the subject himself does the action. Column 2
shows the form of the verb (present tense, third person, singular) when the
subject makes some one else perform the action.
Exercise:
Write the
causative forms of some more verbs (present tense, third person, singular) and
use them in sentences
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causative forms of some more verbs (present tense, third person, singular) and
use them in sentences
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