Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal
Sanskrit is coming of Age. More and more Colleges and Universities are offering a degree course in this lingua franca of yore. Many schools across Europe and America are introducing Sanskrit to young learners. In India too there is a revival across the length and breadth, with committed organizations working to reach out to adults and children all over.To understand Sanskrit Grammar, the basic stuff is all about knowing the correct spelling of NOUNS and VERBS. This edition gives the process whereby Primary Ting Affixes get Modified to the Secondary Ting Affixes for the eleven Tenses and Moods.3x3 person and number Parasmaipada and Atmanepada Ting Affix Tables are listed for:Sarvadhatuka Tenses and Moods1 लट् Present Tense2 लङ् Imperfect Past Tense - before from yesterday onwards3 लोट् Imperative Mood - request4 विधि-लिङ् Potential Mood - order विधिलिङ् (also known as Optative Mood)11a लेट् Vedic usage Potential Mood - orderArdhadhatuka Tenses and Moods5 लृट् Simple Future Tense - now onwards6 लृङ् Conditional Mood - if/then in past or future7 लुट् Periphrastic Future Tense - tomorrow onwards8 आशीर्-लिङ् Benedictive Mood - blessing आशीर्लिङ् (also used in the sense of a curse)9 लिट् Perfect Past Tense - distant unseen past10 लुङ् Aorist Past Tense, before from now onwards11b लेट् Vedic usage Potential Mood - order------------------------------Primary तिङ् AffixesParasmaipadaतिप् तस् झिसिप् थस् थमिप् वस् मस्Atmanepadaत आताम् झथास् आथाम् ध्वम्इट् वहि महिङ्Present Tense लट् LAṭRegular Gana लट् तिङ् Affixes for Dhatus 1c, 4c, 6c, 10cParasmaipadaति तः अन्तिसि थः थमि वः मःAtmanepadaते इते अन्तेसे इथे ध्वेए वहे महेIrregular Gana लट् Affixes (Dhatus 2c, 5c, 7c, 8c, 9c)Parasmaipadaति तः अन्तिसि थः थमि वः मःAtmanepadaते आते अतेसे आथे ध्वेए वहे महेReduplicated Gana लट् Affixes (Dhatus 3c) and 7 Roots of 2cParasmaipadaति तः अतिसि थः थमि वः मःAtmanepadaते आते अतेसे आथे ध्वेए वहे महेIt also lists the Ashtadhyayi of Panini Sutras to see what changes are involved to make the final affix.Well chosen Examples of selected Roots are given in all the 10+1 Lakaras, in Active Voice.--------An invaluable book to see and derive correct spellings of Sanskrit Verbs in all 11 Tenses and Moods.