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Verbs in Motion · क्रियाः
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The doer is inside the word
Sanskrit tells you who is acting by changing the tail of the verb. Listen to the nine tails of one verb until the shape is obvious — then hear the same nine on every verb you meet.
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Heard {{ heardHere }} of nine tails on this verb · {{ heardAll }} in all
Who is doing it?
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The nine tails
They fill in as you hear them.
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You have the pattern.
Those nine tails belong to the verb, not to this one word. Switch verbs above: पठ, खाद, पिब all take the very same nine. Grammarians call this the present tense, लट् लकारः — you heard it before you were told.
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Listen. The tail tells you who is acting.
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साधु! · {{ qScore }} of nine
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Tip: chant the nine aloud with the audio a few times a day. The tails stick to your tongue before they reach your notebook. ॐ