विर्जिनियाविश्वविद्यालय:
 अल्पपरीक्षा  ( 23 / Nov / 2004 )    
A.  Identify forms of verbs (person, number, and tense and/or mood).   Translate:
      1.  अलभथा:
      2.  नुदेताम्
      3.  मन्त्रयेमहि
B. Find the verbal stem  धातु  for the following conjugated forms and provide a gloss:
      4.  खिद्येयाथाम्  =>
      5.  म्रियै  =>
C.   Write the forms of the pronoun that are specified:
      6. '(gave) to themselves'  (feminine dative dual)     =>
 
      7. '(dwell) in all (places)'  (neuter locative plural)     =>
 
      8. '(got) from no-body'  (masculine ablative singular)     =>
D.   Produce the forms of the verb that are specified:
      9. '(that) you might bring (the mustard seed).'  (second plural optative)     =>
 
    10. 'May they be born (again).'  (third plural imperative)     =>
 
E.   Bonus for 1 point:  Translate while applying the relevant rules of  सन्धि :
    11.  'May whoever wants truth get it.'     =>
 
        Think: ['May he he get truth who wants it.']  or  ['Who who wants truth may he get it.']
 
 
 
 
 
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Drafted and posted 20 Nov & 23 Nov 2004.