Lesson 15: Verbal Prefixes (उपसर्गाः)

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उप.

Some common meanings

Root, Meaning

Prefixed Root, Meaning

अति

अधि

अनु

अप

अपि

अभि

अव

आ

उद्

उप

दुस्

नि

निस्

परा

परि

प्र

प्रति

वि

सम्

सु

over, beyond

over, above; fully

after, behind; along

away; deterioration; badly

near; over; towards

towards; for, against; over

down; off, away

near, towards; (reverse)

up; out, away; on

towards, near; down

bad, ill-; hard

down; in, into; back

away, from, out

away, off; along, on

around; further; much

forth, in front

towards; back; against

asunder; off; (opposite)

with, together; fully

good, well-; easy

क्रम् 1U, 4P to step

स्था 1P to stand

गम् 1P to go

नी 1P to lead, take

नह् 4U to tie, bind

धाव् 1P to run

दह् 1P to burn

गम् 1P to go

स्था 1P to stand

गम् 1P to go

कृ 8U to do, make

क्षिप् 6P to throw

गम् 1P to go

द्रु 1P to run

ईक्ष् 1Ā to look, see

वृत् 1Ā to turn, roll

धाव् 1P to run

स्मृ 1P to remember

क्षिप् 6P to throw

कृ 8U to do, make

अतिक्राम्यति steps over = crosses

अधितिष्ठति stands over = occupies

अनुगच्छति goes after = follows

अपनयति leads away, takes off

(अ)पिनह्यति ties on, fastens

अभिधावति runs toward = atttacks

अवदहति burns down

आगच्छति (reverse of) goes = comes

उत्तिष्ठति stands up, rises

उपगच्छति goes toward = approaches

दुष्कर hard to be done

निक्षिपति throws down

निर्गच्छति goes out, leaves

पराद्रवति runs away, flees

परीक्षते looks around = examines

प्रवर्तते rolls forth, proceeds

प्रतिधावति runs toward = atttacks

विस्मरति (opp. of) remember = forgets

संक्षिपति throws together = summarizes

सुकर easy to be done

Respond to the following in the box below. (In addition, if anything in the video was unclear or you have any feedback about it, please provide it in the space below.)

1. What sets उपसर्ग-s apart from other verbal prefixes?
   
2. When do we get the gerund -त् infix, and does sandhi with an उपसर्ग affect it?
   
3. What is a good literal translation of अगवण् ?