Lesson 57

Beginning Prayers:

• शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुम् - shuklaambaradharaM viShNum
• सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यम् - saraswati namastubhyam 
• गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः - gururbrahmaa gururviShNuH 

Topic Summary:

• Verbs in present tense and future tense

Home Work:

• Find a verse with future tense verb/verbs

Topic Details:

Once the verb forms are learnt, now comes the part of learning all the different tenses.  Future tense (lRuT lakaara), being the easiest 2nd group.  Just by adding 'इष्य' (iShya), between the dhaatu (verb root) and the verb ending, one can create the matrix for future tense!  To establish that further, below are some examples -

भवति becomes भविष्यति
पठति becomes पठिष्यति
हसति becomes हसिष्यति
क्रीडति becomes क्रीडिष्यति
खादति becomes खादिष्यति
अटति becomes अटिष्यति

Rest of the person and numbers follow the same pattern and generate the following matrix -

पठ् धातु, लृट् लकार रूपाणि

पुरुष	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथम	पठिष्यति	पठिष्यतः	पठिष्यन्ति
मध्यम	पठिष्यसि	पठिष्यथः	पठिष्यथ
उत्तम	पठिष्यामि	पठिष्यावः	पठिष्यामः

                       
paTh dhaatu, lRuT lakaara rUpaaNi

puruSha	Ekavachanam	dwivachanam	bahuvachanam
prathama	paThiShyati	paThiShyataH	paThiShyanti
madhyama	paThiShyasi	paThiShyathaH	paThiShyatha
uttama	paThiShyaami	paThiShyaavaH	paThiShyaamaH

Let's see the usage of one such future tense lRuT lakaara word in a verse :

मर्कटस्य सुरापानं मध्ये वृश्चिक दम्शनम्
तन्मध्ये भूतसञ्चारो यद्वा तद्वा भविष्यति
- समयोचितपद्यमालिका

markaTasya suraapaanaM madhye vRushchika damshanam
tanmadhye bhUtasa~nchaaro yadvaa tadvaa bhaviShyati
- samayochitapadyamaalikaa

Meaning of the subhAShita:
A monkey who is drunk, in between stung by a scorpion, amidst all this invaded by ghosts - anything can happen!

Exposition:
To begin with, he is a monkey. Then he is given alcohol to make him tipsy. (Like he needs alcohol to get jumpy :). On top of it, he gets stung by a scorpion. As if these were not sufficient, there is an invasion of ghosts!! What can be expected but catastrophic chaos!!! No one can predict the outcome of such a situation and it will be different each time too!

This is a satire on the mind. The mind is very unstable already. What if it is provided with an ambiance to splurge on all of its whims and fancies? On top of it, it is provided with the means to fulfill them and no hurdles anywhere! Nobody to ask nor to question! What will be the outcome of such an individual. Just as the verse says, 'totally unpredictable' :).

Put a saddle on the mind and direct it in the right direction. Don't let it run wild and then repent when situations get out of hand.

pada vigrahaH:
मर्कटस्य सुरापानं मध्ये वृश्चिक दम्शनम्
markaTasya suraapaanaM madhye vRushchika damshanam

तत् मध्ये भूतसञ्चारः यत् वा तत् वा भविष्यति
tat madhye bhUtasa~nchaaraH yat vaa tat vaa bhaviShyati

Funny scenario, isn't it :).  Now, happy practicing - samskRutam that is, not getting tipsy ;).

Ending prayer:

•  ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् - om pUrNamadaH pUrNamidam

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