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The /dhAtupATha is divided in ten verb classes, or /gaNas —
| Western class number | Indian name | example | /vikaraNa | for examples see rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | /bhvAdi | **bhavati | /zap | kartarizap |
| 2 | /adAdi | **atti | /luk | adiprabhRt... |
| 3 | /juhotyAdi | **juhoti | /zlu | juhotyAdibhy... |
| 4 | /divAdi | **dIvyati | /zyan | divAdibhyazzy... |
| 5 | /svAdi | **sunoti | /znu | svAdibhyazznuH |
| 6 | /tudAdi | **tudati | /za | tudAdibhyazz... |
| 7 | /rudhAdi | **ruNaddhi | /znam | rudhAdibhyazzn... |
| 8 | /tanAdi | **tanoti | /u | tanAdikRJbhy... |
| 9 | /kryAdi | **krINAti | /znA | kryAdibhyazznA |
| 10 | /curAdi | **corayati | /Nic + /zap | satyApapAz... |
Sometimes, the roots of each class get the ten affixes /zap /luk /zlu /zyan /znu /za /znam /u /znA /Nic, called /vikaraNa affixes.
How does knowing the root class help me?
It helps you to find the grammar rules, and other verbs that follow the same rules.
Suppose you paste "kSipati" into inria reader and you get a fuchsia box (verb). when you click it, you see —
( pr. (6) ac. sg. 3 ) ( kSip )
This means that the root is kSip , and the (6) means that this kSip is a /tudAdi root, like **tudati — one of those that get /za in some tenses by rule tudAdibhyazz... above.
bhvAdez ca zab adAder lug juhotyAdez zlu vartate |
divAdez zyaJ znu ca svAder tudAdez za rudhaz ca znam ||
tan-kryAdibhyAm u ca znA ca curAdez caiva Nic tathA |
evaG gaNebhyo dazabhir yuktA vikaraNAs sadA ||