Complex Verb Classes

अद्

root अत्ति

eat, consume, devour

अस्

root अस्ति

आस्तिक

mf(ī)n

a believer, especially in the Vedas

नास्तिक

mf(ī)n

an atheist or doubter, especially of the Vedas

These two terms are used to classify the different philosophical schools in India. Those schools that adhered to the Vedas and the Vedic tradition were called āstika, from the word asti, and those schools that rejected the Vedas and the Vedic tradition were called nāstika, from the sentence na asti. You can click here to read more about these terms.

व्यस्

root व्यस्ति

divide, separate, arrange

व्यास

m

"arranger," "divider"; Vyāsa

समस्

root समस्ति

unite with

समास

m

union; aggregation; a Sanskrit compound

इ

root एति

go, come into

ब्रू

root ब्रवीति

speak, say

वच्

root वक्ति

speak, say

हन्

root हन्ति

kill, slay, destroy

सु

no सुनोति

press out, extract

युज्

na युनक्ति, युङ्क्ते

yoke, equip, unite, lead

रुध्

na रुणद्धि, रुन्द्धे

block, oppose

तन्

o तनोति, तनुते

weave, stretch, impel

क्री

nā क्रीणाति, क्रीणीते

buy, purchase

ज्ञा

nā जानाति, जानीते

know, understand, perceive