To create a verb in Sanskrit, there are a few elements that one needs to consider. If we take a verb like पठति, there are two main parts. One is the धातु or the verb root which is पठ् and the other is the प्रत्यय or the suffix which is तिप्. There is also a […]
This post will discuss sutras relevant to इत्संज्ञा. In certain situations, certain letters are designated as इत्; they are so-called इत्संज्ञकः or “इत्-letters.” They have a variety of functions including the forming of प्रत्याहाराः such as हल् (consonants) and अच् (vowels) all of which we will discover throughout the course of this series. For now, […]