Sanskrit by Cassette
Lesson 11
Potential Mood
Parasmaipadi and Atmanepadi
Past Passive Participle
Past Active ParticipleIn previous lessons we have covered the following verb forms (shown in the screened areas)
# > WU ands ser- adds & before #
FAY awake ‘ANY: FATA FAB? The Sadhu awoke in the night
7% grow qeafor San Sart ower grew nthe garden,
2) In the case of roots meaning think, wish/desire, know, and adore /worship/honor.
the Past Passive Participle is used in a Present sense. Also, the agent,
‘by whom the action is done (normally 3rd case), is placed in the 6th (possessive) case.
‘Noticing a PPP being used with the 6th case is a mesns of recognizing its presen usage
A think, consider ue: af: STAT Aa: Rama is considered a hero by the people.
BX desire tea: TET Bee: Liberation is desired by Rama,
know ea: A: Ta: ‘The Self is known by the sage.
TH worship ea: cen ofa: God is worshipped by Rama.
aE honor eat ray afar ‘The Godiess is honored by devotees.
Impersonal Passive
‘As described in Lesson 10, page 10, the Passive voice in Sanskrit may be used with intransit
HOT TTA It was gone by me, (the act of going was by me.
AAT GPA It was fallen by him. (the act of falling vas by him) ie, He fell
AT HPTAH It was come by you. (the act of coming was by you.) ic. You came.
I went.
2wa: refering,
aa a afar
Tp aT
rene saw
oo
a WT
apm Te: ears are
aren Pam Te TH
a: apa: fara a: A
ore wae ee fare:
aaert APT: AS:
aged mer ae,
ear: eared Ser ATT
a: Read ae ea a Teh
Killed, you go to heaven.
All is pervaded by the imperishable.
The death of one born is certain,
The birth of one dead is certain.
Action was done by previous seekers of freedom.
‘The enemy has been killed by me.
With wisdom united, you abandon karma-bondage
This universe is pervaded by you.
Whoever thinks (himself) freed, he is freed.
I have entered into the heart of everyone.
Due to time, yoga was lost.
‘The fourfold-order was created by me.
‘The Gods bestow the desired enjoyments.
Whoever thinks the body killed, he does not know.
3Past Active Participles are derived from the Past Passive Participles, by adding to them, the affix
Past Active Participle
Root PRP
conquer A conquered rae
Tq study ‘afea studied ofeaaa
AL speak SA spoken saa
A abandon AA abandoned a
FL create FE created qe
TA see WE! seen Pea
fee cut fea cut fisaaq
FX know Az known gat
BH get PT gotten BOT
aoe Ath crossed ara
having conquered
hhaving studied
having spoken
having abandoned
having created
having seen
having cut
having known
having gotten
having crossed
Past active Participles are declined exactly as Masculine and Neuter nouns /adjectives
ending in 4A such as TAA (See Lesson 9 pages 3, 4)
1) Subject
2) Direct Object
3) by / with
4) 10 / for
5) from
Sots sss
Tin fon fat
8) Direct Adsess
1) Subject
2) Direct Object
8) Divect Adress
Mascutine FAA having conquered
farraa:
Same as masculine
Feo et
4erect
Usage 1) As an adjective, agreeing in gender and number with the noun it modifies
2a fired att aaa We al should honor he eo, who as conquered ie eo.
Afr at Great aeeTT | 1 was known by the sage who had sccm the truth.
RAMA TMAA ATS: GE SHEA Te eu showed the book to he yopn who ad phen
Usage 2) As a past tense verb, agreeing in gender and number with the subject.
Masculine
are wf fae ‘hehe congue he enemy:
art we fraarcit | ‘The two heroes conquered the enemy.
ar: a Brera: 1 ‘The heroes conquered the enemy.
PH: Ret FSA) Te pe ww te eth
BA: We GAT: | the ages sate eth
At amg ATTA | The yop cased te ocean
Neuter
mre Fira age Ma |My tend crossed the ocean
AA Aah | yoo teasers he ocean
ae Ref a, ATOR 1 ay sens sed te osan
‘The Feminine Present Active Participle is formed by adding % to the masculine base,
and is declined like 7Y or @A¥ (see Lesson 5, p.2)
Usage 1) Feminine
He Beat SH APT 1 asked my mother who had seen my father.
ST TAT GeSAA AEA: SCAT | Peace was obtained by the mother, having seen her daughter
Usage 2)
ard act afer 1 The woman crossed the rive,
sara dt ata |e ro women cst se
ak: dt atta: | Toe women crossed the river.
1Selections from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
areata
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126 a aamnte ye: eras |
a: wefan aft Te: SIG ARTETA |
That (Févara is also the teacher ofthe ancients, due to non-Limitataton by ime
that (iévara) (m. pronoun Ist case sing.)
FAA of those who were before - the ancients (knowers of yoga)im, pronoun 6 plu)
SE also BE teacher (mF 1s sng) AAA by time on. 9 ne)
SATE due to non-limitation (m. 3 sth sing)
La eT ae: TE:
Fe aT: TO: |
‘The speech of that (1Svara) is the pranava ( 3» OM).
‘FAT of that (18vara) (m. pronoun 6th sing.)
ATA: speech in. 518 sing)
‘WA: pranava - the sacred sound OM (m. 31 ist sing.)
128 AST |
Ae-ma: Ag oA TER |
The repetition ofthat (pranava ) makes clear its meaning.
(Lit; is the bringing into effect ofits meaning.)
AE: of that (pranava)
SHG: repetition (m. tat sing)
‘AG- of that (its)
‘34. meaning
‘TATA bringing into effect (2. 3t 1st sing)
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‘Verses from the
wraetar
arePrareepairan
acwit fafrega: |
am sapere at
BAGS: I
Jflana, knowledge of the absolute
One whose being
is satified with
satisfied (PPP 7) jffana and vijnana
vijana, knowledge of the manifest
being (STF st sng)
immoveable, unchangeable (m. 3 1s sing)
overcome (FPP f¥- Fn)
senses (Whose) (m. 3 st sing)
united (one who is) (PPP Am. 3 1s sing)
puts preceding word in quotes
is called (Passive 7% Present 3rd Peron sing.)
the yogin (n.zifir ts sing)
same
Le _ One for whom, a clod of earth,
stone (n. ETA) 1 stone and gold are the same.
gold im isin) |
‘The yogin whose being is satisfied with jfiana and vijfiana; im-
moveable; whose senses have been overcome; and for whom a clod
of earth, a stone and gold are the same, is called yukta - one united.
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