Benedictive mood
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". The benedictive mood is a grammatical mood found in Sanskrit. It expresses a blessing or wish, such as found in the English expressions "long live the king" or "may the force be with you".
For verbs in the active voice (Script error: No such module "Lang".), it is formed by adding endings very similar to the athematic optative endings directly to the verb root itself. Essentially, the sibilant Script error: No such module "Lang". is inserted between the optative marker Script error: No such module "Lang". and the personal endings. By the action of the rules of Script error: No such module "Lang"., the second- and third-person benedictive endings are identical to the corresponding optative endings (Script error: No such module "Lang". turns into Script error: No such module "Lang". for the third person, and Script error: No such module "Lang". into Script error: No such module "Lang". for the second person).
Middle voice (Script error: No such module "Lang".) benedictives are not found in Classical Sanskrit.
| Active | |||
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| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st Person | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| 2nd Person | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| 3rd Person | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". |
Bibliography
- Devavāṇīpraveśikā: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language – Robert P. Goldman – Template:ISBN
- A Sanskrit Grammar for Students – A. A. Macdonell – Template:ISBN