Appendix:Dhatupatha

There are 10 verb root classes in Sanskrit according to Dhātupāṭha and later grammarians. The name of each class is derived from an exemplary verb root "X", with the word आदि (ādi) "beginning" added, to form a bahuvrīhi compound with the meaning of "X etc." (literally: "that [= the group/class] which has the beginning in X"). They are arranged according to the number of roots in each class, with the exception of the last class which contains derived verbs (eg. denominatives, causatives).


 * 1) Bhvādi (भ्वादि) - roots भू (bhū) to be, become (3rd person sing. present tense: भवति (bhavati)) etc.
 * 2) Adādi (अदादि) - roots अद् (ad) to eat (atti) etc.
 * 3) Juhotyādi (जुहोत्यदि) - roots हु (hu) to offer a liquid sacrifice, make an oblation, sprinkle (juhoti) etc.
 * 4) Divādi (दिवादि) - roots दिव् (div) to play, gamble (dīvyati) etc.
 * 5) Svādi (स्वादि) - roots सु (su) to press (out), distilate (sunoti) etc.
 * 6) Tudādi (तुदादि) - roots तुद् (tud) to strike (tudati) etc.
 * 7) Rudhādi (रुधादि) - roots रुध् (rudh) to obstruct, hinder, arrest (ruṇaddhi) etc.
 * 8) Tanādi (तनादि) - roots तन् (tan) to extend, expand, strech (tanoti) etc.
 * 9) Kryādi (क्र्यादि) - roots क्री (krī) to buy (krīṇāti) etc.
 * 10) Curādi (चुरादि) - roots चुर् (cur) to steal, rob, cause to disappear (corayati) etc.