Sanskrit Grammar for Vedanta Student Volume 3

This series presents a revolutionary method of learning Sanskrit, suitable for the modern mind which needs a systematic, logical, and visual presentation of grammar rules. All examples are sourced from Vedanta scriptures. The series is not only suitable for beginners, but it can also serve as a good reference book for those who have studied Sanskrit grammar before. Volume 3: In this book the Pancavrtti, five types of derived words in Sanskrit, are systematically explained. Contents: Topic 1. Vrtti (derived word) and Vigraha (explanatory sentence) Topic 2. Brief Explanation of Vive Types of Vrtti 1. Verbal root derived from verbal root or noun (sanaadyantadhaatu-vRtti) 2. Nominal base derived from verbal root (kRt-vRtti) 3. Nominal base derived from nominal base (taddhita-vRtti) 4. Nominal base derived by compounding nouns (samaasa-vRtti) 5. Nominal base derived by keeping one word out of many (ekashesha-vRtti) Topic 3. It lettters in suffixes Topic 4. Common Changes in stem Topic 5. IT aagaama Topic 6. Derived Verbal Roots - Overview - Nic - San Topic 7. KRdanta - Basic sense and additional sense - kRtya (ya, tavya, aniiya) - Agent (tRc, Nvul, kvip) - niShThaa (kta, ktavatu) - ShatR shaanac (replacement for laT and lRT) - bhaave and other factors of action (lyuT, ghaJ, ktin) - Indeclinables (ktvaa, lyap, tumun) - Summary table Topic 8. Taddhita - Basic concept (lakshanavaakya) - Descendant of ... (aN, aJ, iJ, dhak) - One who has ... (matup, ini, vini, ac) - The status of ... (tva, tal, ShyaJ) - Indeclinables (tasil, tral, daa, rhi, thaal, thamu) - Comparative and superlative (tarap, tamap, iiyasun, iShThan) - New status (cvi) - Summary table Topic 9. Samaasa - Basic concept - Difference between samaasa and sandhi - Paninisutras on samaasa - Process of making samaasa - Types of samaasa - Steps of understanding samaasa 1. avyayiibhaava-samaasa (Type A) 2. tatpuruSha-samaasa (Type T) - 2T to 7T, KT, NT, kugati, UT 3. bahuvriihi-samaasa (Type B) - 1 to 7B, NB, SB, PB 4. dvandva-samaasa (type D) - ID and SD - Summary tablke Topic 10. Ekashesha - Basic concepts