Summary:

Simple future tense (-sya -iṣya).

Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One

This session deals with: CH17, pg 220-224.

Simple Future Tense:

• So far, we learned present indicative (gacchati गच्छति: He/she/it goes) — and imperfect (agacchat अगच्छत्: He/she/it went). Now we will learn: Simple Future Tense ( lṛṭ  लृट् ).
• Basis is: He/she/it will VERB.
  • EG: He will go. We will protect. You will obtain the knowledge of medicine from Ayurveda.
    
• Formula:

• Example:
  • “He will overcome.”
    • Formula: √jī √जी 1P ^{(to overcome)} > vowel strengthened to guṇa: je जे + sya स्य + ti ति
    • Final: jeṣyati  जेष्यति
    • Notice the  s स्  changed to  ṣ ष् – because of internal sandhi mentioned on PG 142, first table.
• Sentence Examples:
  1. We will study (with determination).
     saṅkalpena paṭhiṣyāmaḥ
     सङ्कल्पेन पठिष्यामः
  2. When you ask the Lord (with sincerity), then you will receive that.
     yadā sāralyena^n,inst parameśvaraṃ pṛcchasi tadā tat lapsyase
     यदा सारल्येन परमेश्वरं पृच्छसि तदा तत् लप्स्यसे
  3. If the guest will NOT come, then I will talk to her tomorrow (for an explanation).
     yadi atithiḥ na āgamiṣyati tadā ahaṃ tāṃ śve^mas,loc prayojanāya^n,dat  vadiṣyāmi
     यदि अतिथिः न आगमिष्यति तदा अहं तां श्वे प्रयोजनाय वदिष्यामि

Homework:

• Say out loud future tense words on PG 222-223.
• Review new vocab on PG 224.
• Do exercises PG 225, 4 a-j.

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Recorded 1 Aug, 2021