Lesson 66: Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Periphrastic Future
Summary:
CH24. Periphrastic Future.
Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two
Session deals with: VOL2, L24, PG 112-115
Periphrastic future:
- Exactly same as simple future (IE: He/she/it will VERB). Used less often then simple future.
- Comparison Example:
| Eng: | Simple Future (sfut) |
Periphrastic (pfut) |
| He will remember | smariṣyati स्मरिष्यति | smartā स्मर्ता |
- How to form?
- [ guṇa of √root + tā ता / itā इता ] + [ asti ending except 3rd person, which takes endings of LRB19/20 ]
- EG: I will go
- √smṛ स्मृ 1P > smar स्मर् > smartā स्मर्ता + asmi अस्मि = smartāsmi स्मर्तास्मि
- PARADIGM: He/she/it will go (V2PG113)
- Good news: Same endings for all 10 verb classes, whether Ā/P.
- Examples: More in V2PG114
| English: (First 3 most common. Others rarely seen.) | Periphrastic Future |
| He will do | Kartā सेविता |
| He will go | Gantā गन्ता |
| He will give | Dātā दाता |
| He will serve | Sevitā सेविता |
| He will smile | Smetā स्मेता |
| He will see | Draṣṭā द्रष्टा |
| She will play | Devitā देविता |
| She will establish | Sthātā स्थाता |
| She will enjoy | Rantā रन्ता |
| She will think | Mantā मन्ता |
Homework:
- PG 107: Figure out what verse is saying.
- Step 1: Brake down sandhi.
- Step 2: Write Eng word above.
- Step 3: Put it together.
- Step 4: Compare to original.
- PG 114-115: Write out 10 sentences, including various Periphrastic future words. Use various cases/number for familiarity.
Questions:
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Recorded 20 March, 2022