Sanskrit, one sentence at a time
The shape of a sentence
A Sanskrit sentence puts the verb at the end, and the word on the receiving end changes its ending to say so. Build a few and it becomes obvious.
Beta content. These sentences are built from a small, deliberately narrow set of rules: third person, singular, present tense, and four noun endings only. It is still being checked by a Sanskrit reader. If you spot a mistake, please tell us through tsblack.in and it will be corrected.
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The lessons
What changes, and why
बालः is the boy when he is doing something. बालम् is the boy when something is being done to him. The same word, a different ending, and Sanskrit uses that instead of relying on word order.
बालः गजम् पश्यति
balah gajam pasyati - the boy sees the elephant.
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