Lesson 61: Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Practice Sentences
Summary:
Practice of simple future, imperative, and passive.
Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two
Practice Sentences:
SIMPLE FUTURE:
| “When will you learn dharma and turth?”, asked king’s guru. | kadā dharamsatye paṭhiṣyasi iti rājñaḥ guruḥ apṛcchat कदा धरम्सत्ये पठिष्यसि इति राज्ञः गुरुः अपृच्छत् |
| If person is (full of love), (so too) also will his friends be. | yadi manuṣyaḥ snehavān bhavati, tathā api tasya mitrāni bhaviṣyati यदि मनुष्यः स्नेहवान् भवति, तथा अपि तस्य मित्रानि भविष्यति |
| Purusha will know oneself. | puruṣaḥ ātmānam bodhiṣyati पुरुषः आत्मानम् बोधिष्यति |
| Purusha will know oneself by oneself. | puruṣaḥ ātmānam ātmanā bodhiṣyati पुरुषः आत्मानम् आत्मना बोधिष्यति |
| Purusha will know oneself by oneself, when remembers the truth of oneself. | yadā puruṣaḥ (ātmanaḥ satyam) smarati, tadā sa ātmanā ātmānam bodhiṣyati यदा पुरुषः (आत्मनः सत्यम्) स्मरति, तदा स आत्मना आत्मानम् बोधिष्यति |
| She will bring her children. | sā tasyāḥ prajāḥ āneṣyati सा तस्याः प्रजाः आनेष्यति |
| She will bring her children from the school, in the afternoon. | sā tasyāḥ prajāḥ vidyālyāt āneṣyati aparāhṇe सा तस्याः प्रजाः विद्याल्यात् आनेष्यति अपराह्णे |
| He will bring his children from the school, in the evening. | sa tasya prajāḥ vidyālayāt āneṣyati sāyaṃkāle स तस्य प्रजाः विद्यालयात् आनेष्यति सायंकाले |
| You will live again on earth, if you don’t obtain bhagavān in this life. | yadā bhagavantam etasmin janme na labhase, tadā bhūmyām punaḥ vatsyasi यदा भगवन्तम् एतस्मिन् जन्मे न लभसे, तदा भूम्याम् पुनः वत्स्यसि |
| After this class, I will play with my bicycle. | anantaraḥ (afterwards) ayam vargaḥ, mama dvicakrikayā krīḍiṣyāmi अनन्तरः अयम् वर्गः, मम द्विचक्रिकया क्रीडिष्यामि |
| You will maybe (syāt) go outside (bahiḥ). | tvam bahiḥ syāt gamiṣyasi |
| We will maybe smile at a lion, bird, monkey, dog, cow, mouse. | vayam (siṃham khagam vānaram kukkuram dhenum mūṣakam ca) syāt smeṣyāmahe वयम् (सिंहम् खगम् वानरम् कुक्कुरम् धेनुम् मूषकम् च) स्यात् स्मेष्यामहे |
IMPERATIVE:
| Quickly! Go to the kitchen and bring the plate with food. | śīghra! tvam pākaśālām gaccha, patrakam ca bhojanena saha ānaya! शीघ्र! त्वम् पाकशालाम् गच्छ, पत्रकम् च भोजनेन सह आनय! |
| That worker must bring. | sa karmakaraḥ ānayatu स कर्मकरः आनयतु |
| That worker must bring rotikas, cakes and milk for us. | sa karmakaraḥ rotikāmodakadugdhāni āvābhyām/nau ānayatu स कर्मकरः रोतिकामोदकदुग्धानि आवाभ्याम्/नौ आनयतु |
| Nurse and doctor, quickly, come! | paricārikevoc vaidyavoc, śīghra, āgacchatam परिचारिके वैद्य, शीघ्र, आगच्छतम् |
| Kṣatriya must protect the brāḥmaṇa, and the brāḥmaṇa must protect the people. | kṣatriyaḥ brāḥmanam gopāyatu, brāḥmanaḥ ca manuṣyān gopāyatu क्षत्रियः ब्राःमनम् गोपायतु, ब्राःमनः च मनुष्यान् गोपायतु |
| You must obtain (state of balance)! | samatvam labhasva समत्वम् लभस्व |
| He must obtain (state of balance)! | samatvam labhatām समत्वम् लभताम् |
| I must obtain (state of balance)! | samatvam labhai समत्वम् लभै |
| You must obtain (state of balance) named yoga, from (one whose wisdom is great). | tvam samatvam yogaḥ nāma guroḥ labhasva त्वम् समत्वम् योगः नाम गुरोः लभस्व |
PASSIVE:
| Mind without intelligence, is not heard by the people. | manaḥ buddhyā vinā, manuṣyaiḥ na śrūyate मनः बुद्ध्या विना, मनुष्यैः न श्रूयते |
| Splendour of Lord is remembered when your mind is led to truth and desires austerity. | yadā tava manaḥ satyam nīyate tapaḥ ca icchati, tadā bhagavataḥ tejaḥ smaryate यदा तव मनः सत्यम् नीयते तपः च इच्छति, तदा भगवतः तेजः स्मर्यते |
| Reverence for the guru is seen by the students in the distance. | namaḥ gurave śiṣyaiḥ dūre dṛśyate नमः गुरवे शिष्यैः दूरे दृश्यते |
| Shelter in ashram is obtained by the devotee. | śaraṇam aśrame bhaktena labhyate शरणम् अश्रमे भक्तेन लभ्यते |
| Wealth of the guru is spread/stretched in the temple. | guroḥ dhanam mandire tanyate गुरोः धनम् मन्दिरे तन्यते |
Homework:
- Cover any half of the table above, then translate. Only then check the answer. Do for 10 sentences above.
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Recorded 30 Jan, 2022