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THE
UNAUGMENTED VERB-FORMS
OF THE
BY JOHN AVERY,
PROFESSOR IN BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, ME.
sages the latter stands for the former, being in most coordinated
with that or the perfect: RV. ii. 20. 8. iii. 31. 12. iv. 28. 1. v.
29. 4; 31. 8. viii. 85. 16. x. 46. 2; 73. 2; 123. 4.
As we turn, next, to the Atharva-Veda, we are not surprised to
find that the lapse of time has developed still more the tendency
of the language to confine the augmentless forms to a modal use;
for, instead of a nearly equal division between a non-modal and a
modal use, which obtains in the Rik, we find in the Atharvan
only 42 instances of the former to 433 of the latter-a ratio of 1
to 10, nearly. Only 13 belong to the present-system; 23 are
found in the simple-aorist; and 6 in the sibilant-aorist.
The third, and last, point of our inquiry referred to the second
grand division of augmentless forms, or those used in a modal
sense. I have attempted to separate subjunctively-used from
optatively-used forms, and under the latter head have separately
designated forms with nma. Under subjunctive uses are placed
dependent clauses of purpose or condition, expressions of will (1st
person), questions of doubt, and certain occurrences with na
which seem to approach the future in sense and are best rendered
by " shall not" or " cannot." The optative use, including forms
with mna, expresses a wish, which in the Veda frequently ap-
proaches a demand. Since these forms possess no mode-sign,
their non-modal or modal sense can only be determined by the
context-a coordinate verb or the general sense of the passage;
and there are not a few cases where an indicative or a subjunc-
tive, an indicative or an optative would make about equally good
sense.
We have seen that augmentless forms occur in a modal sense
1009 times in the Rig-Veda. Of these, 202 are counted with the
subjunctive, and 807 with the optative-491 without and 316 with
ma. The former occurs with about equal frequency in th
present- and aorist-systems. The latter use, without mt, is more
common in the aorist, in about the ratio of 1.51 to 1 ; and with
ma the ratio increases to 2.20 to 1. As we have so often noted
the simple-aorist, especially the root-form of it, claims the largest
number of occurrences.
Examples of the optative use, with and without ma, are too
common to need citation. They may occur coordinated with
true subjunctives, optatives, or imperatives. The following are a
few of the passages where the subjunctive sense occurs in the
relations mentioned above: RV. ii. 19. 2. iv. 27. 3. viii. 91. 8. x.
22. 14 (purpose); i. 165. 10. vii. 64. 4; 93. 3. x. 87. 13 (condition);
ii. 18.3. vi. 32.1. x. 27. 2; 86. 5 (will); iv. 31. 1. vii. 86. 2. x. 28.
5 (question); i. 164. 16. ii. 30. 7. viii. 47. 1; 60. 4 (w. na).
Finally, in the Atharva-Veda, 19 of the 433 cases of modally-
used augmentless forms have a subjunctive sense, 73 are used
optatively without ma, and 341 have the same sense with ma.
Of the last, 48 only are counted with the present-system, and the
remaining 293 are found with the aorist. This ratio of about 6
to 1 in favor of the aorist is striking, when we compare it with
the corresponding usage in the Rig-Veda.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. modal.
I. P.
b u dh: b6dhait
RV. 4. 15. 7. S.
brti: bruvan AV. 4. 8.2.
bibhlta
w. ma AV. 7. 6o. I.
bibhltana
w. ma R.V. 8. 55.15. AV. 7. 60.4, 6.
i 8. 3. 64.
RV. I. I51.3. 0.
bhr: bharasRV.6.26.4. 10.171.2.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. vmodal.
non-modal. modal.
MIDDLE.
non-modal. modal.
5. p.
janantaRV.2.i8.2. 7.7.4.P. 9.
23. 2. P.
j u l: jusata
8.3.
RV.I. 3.9. O.; 127.6.0o.; 148. 2. 0.2.
I115.4.
w. mri RV. 7. I. 22.
n as: nfisanta RV 4. 58. 8. 8. 6T.114.
9. 89.3 ; 92.5. RV. I. 186. 7. 0.
n ifiis: nifisata RV. 10. 74. 2.
n I: nayanta RV. 10. 4.5.
RV. 1. 148.3. 0.
In fu : nfivanta RV. I. 66. I10 69. 10o.
4. 3. li11-P. 5. 45. 8. p. 6. 7. 2. P. I 0.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. modal.
PERFECT SYSTEM.
ACTIVE.
MIDDLE.
AORIST SYSTEMS.
1. RoOT-AORIST.
ACTIVE.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. modal.
i g a: gatam w. ma AV. 3. i. 6.
gatam w ma AV. 12. 3.14.
gama w. ma RV. 10. 57. I. AV. 13. I. 59*.
gata w. ma RV. 10. 19. I. AV. 7. 6o. 7.
gus RV. i. 65.3; 104. 2. 3. 7. 7. 5.
45.1.a. 10. 12.3. AV. I8. 1.32*. RV. 4. 37. 2. 0. 7. 93.3 s. AV. 5.
1.4. S.-W. ma RV. I. 120. 8. 7.
21. 5. AV. 5. 8.3. I8. 3.62. 19.
I5.2.
ghas: k*an w. ma RV. io. 95. 15.
c h i d: chedma w. ma RV. 1. 109. 3.
dagh: dhak (2 s.) w. ma RV. I. 178. I. 6. 6I. 14.
dhak (3 s ) w. ma RV. 2. 11.2I. 7. 1.21.
dhaktam w. ma RV. I. I83.4.
daghma w. ma RV. 7. 56. 21.
dan: dan RV. io. 6i. 20 S.
dabh: dabhus RV. 3. I6.2. 6. 46.
10.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. modal.
8. 1. 7 ; 4.7*.
w. muiRV.1. 105-3. 7. 19.7; 46.4;
57.4; 62.4. 8.1.13. 10. 37.6. AV.
7. 20.3.
AV. 4. I. 1. 0.
vrfin RV. 4. 2. i6. P.; 5 5.6. a. 5.
29. I2. AV. i8. 3. 2I*. P. RV. 4. 5.8. s.
vrj: vfirk (2 s.) RV. 1. 63. 7. p. 6.
26.3. P. w. ma RV. 8. 64. 12.
vark (3 S.) RV. 10. 8.9. P.
varktam
w. ma RV. I. 183.4. 6. 59.7.
9ri: 9ret RV. I. 1174.7. P.
non-modal. modal.
/dhr: dhrthas w. ma AV. 3. 25. i.
nu d: nutthas RV. 6. I7.5. p.
p ad: patthas w. ma AV. 8. I.4,10.
m r: mrthas w. ma RV. 0. 95. I15. AV. 3.31. 8,9.
5. 30. 17. 19. 27.8.
mrta w. ma AV. 8. 2.5.
m r q: mrqthas w. m RV. 3. 33-8.
yuj: yujata (3 p.) RV. 5. 52.8.
ric: rikthas RV. 3. 6.2. p.
van: vanta RY. I. I39. I0. 0.
vij: vikta w. ma RV. I. I62. I5.
2 v r: vrta RY. 9. I01. 13. 0.
PASSIVE-3 S.
non-modal. modal.
2. A-AORIST.
VE.
2 a s: asan RV. 4. 3. 1 1. p.
A p: apat w.miAV.I.30.I. II.1.22. 14.2.
694. I7. 29. 19. 20.4.
apan w. ma AV. I7. 28.
: firam RV. 4. 15. 7. a. w. ma RV. 6.35.5.
aratam
w. ma RV. 8. 5. I5.
aratam w. ma RV. 3. 33. 13. AV. 14. 2. x6*.
arama
w. maRV. 7.56.2i. 8.21. i6. AV.
II. 2. i7.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. modal.
g/I r u d h: rudhat RV. 10. 105. I. s.
ruh: ruham RV. 8. I. 3I. s.
ruhat RV. 9. 40.2. a. RV. I.34.5. o0. 5-36-2.0.
vac: vocam RV. 10. 93. I14. a. RV. I. 32. I. s.; 59. 6. S.; I29. 3. S.;
I36.6. S.; I54. I..; I64. 26. S. 2.
I5.1. S.; 21.3.8. 3. 1.20. 8. 5. 31.
6. S.; 41. 14. s.; 85.5. s. 6. 8. I. S.
7.98.5. s. 8. 90.15. S. 10. 69.5. s.;
II2.8. s. AV. 2. 5. 5* S. 7. 26. I*.s.
-w. ma RV. 6. 52. I14.
vocas RV. I. 27. 4. 0. 4. 5. I2. o. 6. 2. II.
o.; I8. 3. o.; 22. 4. 0. 7.62. 2. 0.;
86. 4. o0 8. 64. 2. 0. 10. 28. 5. o.
AV. 7. 2. I. o.-w. ma RV. 7. I. 22.
vocat RV. I. 117. 22. p. I0. I39.
6. p. RV. . I64. I8. S. 2. 5.3. s. 3. 54.5.
8. 4.5.3-.0. 6. 5. o100. 7.87.4.0.
o. io. 6. s.; 12.8.0 .; 88.17.S.; 114.
7. S.; 129.6. S. AV. 7.73.7. o. 9.
9. i8*s. . I8. I. 7*. s., 36*. s.
vocata RV. Val. 4. 9. a.
vocan RV. 4. 1. I14. 10. 69. 9. p. w. ma AV. 5. 1. 7, 8.
2v id: vidam RV. 10. 49. 9. w. ma RV. 2. 27. 17.
vidas RV. 5. 30.4. p. 9. I I I. 2. p. RV. I. 42.7. 0.; 173. I3.- 0. 4 1.3.0o.
9. 20.3. o.; 59.4. o0. 10. 113. 10. 0.
vidAt RT. I. 6I. 6. p.; 62. 32. p., 72.
4. p., 8. p.; 84. I4. p.; 96.4. p.; 100.
8. p. 2. 19.3. p. 3.3-.6. p. 5. 7.
6. p.; 32.5. P.; 44.8: 45.8.p. 6.
47.5- p. 8. 58-6. p.; 82.14. p. 10.
21.5. p.; 43.4-.p. 68. Ii. p.; 86. i8.
a.; I23.4. p.; 138.3.- p. RV. 4. 21.8. o. 8. 68.6. o. 9. 68. 9.
o.; 96. io. o. io. 6i. 13. o.; 76. 2.
o.; 99-8. o.-w. ma RV. I. 189.4.
2. 42. I, 2. 7. 50. I. AV. I. io. 2.
5. 3.62. 8. I.- I6. 20. 130. I4.
vidan RV. 8. 28. I. p. w. ma RV. io. 85. 32. AV. I. I9. I2.
I2. I. 32. 14. 2. II*.
v r t: vytas w. ma AV. 8. 6.3. II. 4. 26.
9 a k: 9akas RV. 7. 20. 9. o. 8. 69.3. S.
9ikat RV. I. io. 6. o. 8. 32. I12. 0.; 80. 4. S.
10. 43-5. S.
qakan w. ma AV. 8. 8. 20. I I. io. i6.
9 a s: qfiat RV. 4. 2.7. s.
q i s: qi*as w. ma RV. 6. 75. i6. AV. 6. 127. I.
10. I. 17, 31.
non-modal. modal.
V/2 9r u: qriivat RV. I. 127.3.
s ad: sadas RV. 3. 24. 3.0o. 8. 17. I. .; 64..1. 0.
9.2. 2. 0.; 5 5.2. 0.; Io6. 7. 0. I10.
43. 2. 0.
sadat RV. I10. 99. 3. RV. I. 128. I. 0. 3. I3. I. 0. 8. I3.
24. 0. AV. 20. 49. 3. 0. (not moss.).
sadama w. mURV. 7.I. II ;4.6. 8. 21.15.
sadan RV. 4. 3. II.- P. RV. 8. 5 2. 2. 0.
s an: sanam RV. 8. 5 7. I17. a.
sinas
sinat RV. i. I 0. I$1 8.P.; I 26. 3. P. RV. i. I oo. 6. 0. 5. 6 I. 5. o.
s i c: sicas w. ma RV. 9. 8I. 3.
s i: sirat RV 4. 30. o. P. 9.0. 1O 4.
io. 6i. 8. RV. io. 6i. 23. S.
sfiran RV. 4. 17.3. P.
s.rp : srpas w. ma AV. 8. 6. 32.
s:rpat w. ma AV. 6. 134.2. I2. 1. 46.
s r idh: sridhat w. ma RV. 7. 34. 17.
MIDDLE.
3. REDUPLICATED AORIST.
ACTIVE.
non-modal. modal.
jfjanan RV. I. 15 1. i. P. 4. 6. 8. a.
10. 11.-3. p. AV. Ix8. I. 20*. P.
da'driat
RV. I. 9 i. 20. 53. 5. 3 7. 5. s. 6. 5. 5. S.
7. 20.8. s. 0. I 77. 7.S.
dip: didlpas RV. 8. 48. 6.0o.
d u g: d-dulat RV. I 3. I
dy ut: didyutas RV. 5. 30.4. P. RV. 2. 2. 7. 0.
dl'dharas
RV. 8. 89. I. S.
dldharat RV. 3. 2. 10. RV. 8. 57. 19. s.
dhrq: dadhfirsat RV. 2. 41. 8. s.
n am: nlnamas
IRV. 8. 24. 27. 0.
non-modal. modal.
MIDI )LE.
4. S-AORIST.
ACTIVE.
non-modal. modal.
/ b h I: bhaiils w. ma AV. 10. 9. 7.
bhr: bhlr (3 s.) RV. I. I28.2. p.
2yu: yfiam w. ma AV. 6. 123.4.
yaus w. ma RV. 2. 32. 2.
yautam w. ma R. 8.75.I. i . 85.42. AV.
14. 1. 22*.
yauqta w. ma AV. 3. 30. 5.
yaRuus w. ma RY. 10. 23.7.
v a h: vaklIt w. ma AV. 5. 8.3.
9 r: garais w. ma AV. 12. 3. i8.
s rj: sras (2 s ) w. ma AV. II. 2. 19,26.
srastam w. ma AV. II. 2. I.
s t u: stopam RV. i. 187. I. s.
2ha: h&s w. ma RV. 3. 53.20.
hasus w. ma RV. 8. 64.8.
MIDDLE.
5. I-AORIST.
ACTIVE.
non-modal. modal.
/ av: avis RV. 6. I0. 6. a. RV. 6. 25. I. 0.
advlt RV. 7. 34. I4. 0.
avi$tam (yavistam ?) RV. 8. 5.13. 8.
2a : agIt w. ma RV. 10. 87. 17. AV. 8. 3. 7*.
kram: kramIs RV. I. 51 i. 6. p. w. ma AV. 12. 2. i8.
2 g r: garIt w. ma RV. 5. 40.7.
g r a b h: grabhIsta w. ma RV. 2. 29.5.
car: carIt w. ma RY. 7. 25. I.
cud: codIs RV. I. 63.4. p.
j a n: janiqtam RV. 10. 46. 9. p.
j i v: jIvis w. ma AV. 5. 13.4.
jivit w. ma AV. 10. 5.25-35. I6. 7. 13-
jlvivus w. ma AV. 9. 2. io.
J f rv: jurvit RV. 2. II. 10. p.
3jr: jarisus w. ma RV. I. 125.7; 139.82.
t r: taris RY. 6. 8. 7. o.; 25. 2. o0. 8. 48.4. o., 7.
o.-w. ma RV. Io. 54. 5.
tarit RV. i. 69. 5. p.; 152.3. 2. 20.
8. p. RY. . 73. I. o0. 8. 68. 6. o.- w. ma
RV. 6. 47.9. 9. II4.4.
taridus w. ma' AV. 2. 7.4.
I d a: dasit w. ma RV. 7. I. 2I.
brh: barhis RV. 4. i6. 12. p.
barhit RV. i. 100. I8. p. 4. 28. 3. p.
m a t h: mathls RV. I. 127. Ii. o.
mithit RV. I. 71.4. p.; 148. i. p.
mathi$tana w. ma AV. 19. 40. 2.
mu : mosls w. ma RV. I. 24. II; 104. 8. AV. 7.
99. I. 8. 2.17.
m r d h: mardhis RV. 7. w. ma RY. 4. 20. 1o.
25.4.
mardhitam w. ma RV. 7. 73.4; 74.3.
2 yu: yAvis RV. I. I29.3. 0. 8.68.4. 0.
y u d h: yodhls RV. 10. 120. 3. o. AV. 5. 2.3*. o.
r a k e: rak?Is w. ma AV. 5. 7. I.
r ad h: randhis RV. I. 174.2. P. 4.
i6. 13. p. w. ma RV. 7. 31. 5.
ran: ranitana RV. 2. 36.3. 0.
2 r u: ravi~am RV. Io. 86.5. s.
v a d: vadiqus w. ma AV. 6. 118.3.
v ad h: vidhIm RV. I. 165. 8. p. Io.
28.7. p.
vfdhis RV. I. 33.4. P.; 53.8. p. 4.
30.8. p. 6. 33.3. w. ma RY. I. 104.8; 114.7. 8; 170. 2.
7.46.4. 8.45.34; 68.8. AV. 7. II.
I2. 8. 2.5. 10. I. 29.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. modal.
6. SI-AORIST.
2ha: hasit w. ma AV. 2. 28.3. 7. 53.4. 8.
13. . 12. i6, 4.3.
hasiotam w. ma AV. i6. 4. 5.
hasistam w. ma AV. x6. 2. 5; 3. 2-42.
hasi4ta w. ma AV. 9. 4.24.
hasisus w. ma AV. 6. 41. 3. 8. 2.26.
7. SA-AORIST.
ACTIVE.
d u h: dukofis w. ma RV. 7. 4. 7.
dukoin RV. I. 121. 8. s.
dhuk?an RV. 8. I. 17. o.
d v i : dvik4at w. ma AV. 3. 30.3.
m ! 9: mnrkas RV 4. 30. 13. P.
mrkqata RV. 8. 56.9. o.
ruh: rukpas AV. I7. 8. o.
.IDDLE.
duh: dukoata RV. I. i60.3. p.
dhfikata RV. 6. 48.12. a., I3. a.
dhuk~Inta RV. 8. 7. 3. p.
d v i : dvik?ata w. ma AV. 12. i. i8, 23-5; 2.33.
DERIVATIVE CONJUGATIONS.
I. PASSIVE: PRES. SYSTEM.
MIDDLE.
non-modal. modal.
III. DESIDERATIVE.
PR'S. SYSTEM: ACTIVE.
MIDDLE.
IV. CAUSATIVE.
PRES. SYSTEM: ACTIVE.
non-modal. modal.
non-modal. modal.
/9 a r dh: gardhayat RV. 8. I3.6. s.
9nat h: qnathayas RV. Io. 95. 5.
9va fic: qvafic&yas RV. Io. I38.2. p.
s&a d: sudayat RV. I. 71. 8. a.
sn i h: snehayat RV. 9. 97. 54. p.
svan: svanayan RV. 10. 3.6.
h r s: harqayan RV. 9. 111. 3.
MIDDLE.
II-AORIST.
d h v a n: dhvanaylt w. ma RV. i. I62. I15.
v y a t h: vyathayls w. ma AV. 5. 7. 2.
V. DENOMINATIVE.
RV. 6. 12.4. o.
j air ay: jaraylyi
IT-AORIST.
SUMMARY OF OCCURRENCES.
non-modal. modal.
53 181 6 5 5 71 80 36 6 20
Present System: { act.- 715
75 51 2 2 1 11 54 8 2
4 7 1 2 3
( 29
[i
Perfect System:
2
mid. 3 1
act._3
Aorist System:
act. ----- 81 63 21 8 3 2 II 16 120 89 2 32 )
root-aor. . mid. .. 4 4 1 2 5 3 620
(pass. - - - - 15 21 24 2 8 6 1 ]
I
38 52 8 8 2 47 93 62 10 6 64 ]
a-aor. { act. 7 7 4 1 2
.417
1 ]
11 24 6 3 1 16 22 37 2 16
redup. aor. mid.-- 1
- 140
t
2 1 5 11
s-aor. mid. - 75
4 6 3 5 1 25
is-aor.mid.
act.--- 5 23 1 1 7 61 39 54
is-aor. - -. - 228
mid ........
2 12 9 1 2 1 S
sis-aor., act. 14 14
1 1
s a-acr. ac t. ,. 2 1 1 1
] 16
msa-ao id. 2 2 5
Deriv. Conjugations:
Passive 1 1 - 2
Intensive:
act. 3 6 1
16
pres. mid - -. 1 4 --
Desiderative:
1
pres act.
1 1 _ ....1 11
3 . -.
is-aor., act. ------ 1 1
Causative:
17 68 3 -- -. 8 11 0
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