Description

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Essential Sanskrit Grammar, Book Two - the ideal companion to Book One - covers the remaining topics that are important in creating a strong foundation in grammar. In this book you will find:

• The formation of compound words - dvandva, tatpuruṣa, bahuvrīhi, and avyayībhāva samāsa
• The 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 9th classes of verbs
• Nonconjugational tenses and moods - perfect, aorist, first future, second future, conditional, and benedictive
• Derivative verbs - causative, desiderative, frequentative, and denominative
• Primary and secondary suffixes
• The declension of cardinal and ordinal numbers
• Absolute construction
  Plus:
• Irregular nouns and adjectives, an extensive List of Verbs, and a Glossary of Grammatical Terms
• A helpful system of cross-referencing and an easy-to-use List of Topics for quick navigation through both books
• Abundant grammatical examples that include devanāgarī with transliteration
• Selected verses from the Bhagavad-Gītā and other sources