Lesson 11: Ātmanepada Impf., Opt., Impv.

• Imperfect
• Optative
• Imperative
  
• Quiz
• Recitation

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Answer the following questions 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. Why is it important to know the Ātmanepada Imperfect endings (in addition to a full verb paradigm)?
2. Is the Ātmanepada similar to the Parasmaipada in terms of the relationships between their respective paradigms? Which paradigm, if any, is the basis of the others?
3. What would happen if the 3rd and 2nd person dual Optative endings were identical with those of the Imperfect?
4. Where do the Ātmanepada Imperative 1st person endings come from?
5. Why, as far as we can tell, do the Optative 3rd and 2nd person dual endings differ from those of the Imperfect? What would happen if they didn’t?

Recite the paradigms below with the recording until you can do so on your own. Focus on aspirating the aspirates and pronouncing the dentals on the teeth. While you’re practicing, you can also click on the individual forms below (e.g., अवर्तत) to hone in on their pronunciation.

		आत्मनेपद
		Imperfect (वृत्)			Optative (लभ्)			Imperative (विजि)
3rd		अवर्तत	अवर्तेताम्	अवर्तन्त	लभेत	लभेयाताम्	लभेरन्	विजयताम्	विजयेताम्	विजयन्ताम्
2nd		अवर्तथाः	अवर्तेथाम्	अवर्तध्वम्	लभेथाः	लभेयाथाम्	लभेध्वम्	विजयस्व	विजयेथाम्	विजयध्वम्
1st		अवर्ते	अवर्तावहि	अवर्तामहि	लभेय	लभेवहि	लभेमहि	विजयै	विजयावहै	विजयामहै