A Sanskrit Primer,
Edward Delavan Perry
Table of Contents,
in systematic grammatical arrangement.
The figures in heavy type refer to paragraph.
Introductory suggestions, p. xi.
I. Alphabet and Sounds.
Characters, I-20. — Classification of Sounds, and Pronunciation, 21-47. — Light and Heavy Syllables, 48. — Accent, 56.
II. Changes of Sounds. Guṇa and Vddhi.
49-54.
III. Rules of Euphonic Combination.
Rules of Vowel Combination, 105, 106, 156-161, 164. — General Laws concerning Finals, 239—242. — Deaspiration, 242. — Transferral of Aspiration, 244, 249, 428. — Surd and Sonant Assimilation, 147, 148, 266, 267. — Combinations of Final s and r, 95, 117—123, 129. — Conversion of s to ṣ, p. 27 (note**), 191, 192, 342, 352. — Conversion of n to ṇ, p. 32 (note**), 166. — Conversion of Dental Mutes to Linguals and Palatals, 149, 150, p. 99 (note), 342. — Combinations of n, p. 29 (note), 138-140, 184 — Change of ch to cch, p. 27 (note*), 165. — Combinations of m, p. 29 (note). — Final [and ṇ] 184. — Final k, ṭ, p, 266. — Final t, 148-151.
IV. Declension.
Gender, Number, Case, 83-89. — Case-endings, 90, 91. Pada-endings, 91, 241.
V. Substantives and Adjectives.
Vowel-stems:
Stems in a, m. n., 103, 111. — Stems in t, m., 113, 115; n., 114,115.
— Stems in u, m., 128; n., 136, 137. — Stems in i and u, f., 185-187. — Stems in ā, ī, ō: (a) Root-words. In ā. 212. 213; in i, 189, 212, 214; in u, 197, 212, 214. (b) Derivative Stems, f. In ā, 162; in t, 183; in ū, 198. — Stems in r, 201-205, 208. — Stems in Diphthongs: go, 209; nāu, 211; rāi, 277.
Consonant-stems:
General, 237—242. — (a) Root-stems, 243, 244, 246-250. — (b) Derivative Stems. In as, is, us, 252-254. In an (an, man, van), 265. — In in (in, min, vin), 251. — In ant (ant, mant, vant) 256-264. — Perfect Participles in vāṅs, 268. — Comparatives in yas, 255.
Irregular Nouns: 269-284.
Comparison, 337-345.
Formation of Feminine-stems, 187, 251, 255, 262-264, 268.
VI. Numerals. 328-336.
VII. Pronouns.
223-236, 285-288, 413.
VIII. Conjugation.
Voice, Tense, Mode, Number, Person, 57-65. — Verbal Adjectives and Nouns, 66-68. Secondary Conjugation, 69-70. — Mode and Tense-stems, 71.
IX. Present-System.
Conjugation Classes, 72-80.
First Conjugation.
General, 383—387.
I. Root-class (Hindu second or ad-class), 404-412, 414-429.
II. Reduplicating Class (H. third or hu-class), 430-440.
III. Nasal Class (H. seventh or rudh-class), 441-446.
IV. Nu and u-Classes (H. fifth and eighth, or su and tan-
classes), 388-395.
V. Nā-Class (H. ninth or krī-class), 399-403.
Second, or a-Conjugation.
VI. a-CIass (H. first or bhū-class), 92-94, 97-102, 134, 135, 152-154, 178-182, 188, 193-196, 199, 200, 206, 207, 210, 222, 260. VII. Accented a-Class (Hindu sixth or tud-class), 107-110, 152-154 etc. (as for a-class).
VIII. ž/a-Class (H. fourth or div-class), 124-127, 131-134, 152-155 etc. (as for a-class).
IX. Accented yá-Class or Passive Conjugation, 168-176, 188, 199, 200, 210, 222.
[Causative and Denominative Conjugation (partly = H. tenth or cur-class), 141-146, 152-154 etc. (as for a-class); also 215-221.]
X. Perfect-System.
447-471, 474.
Periphrastic Perfect, 472, 473.
XI. Aorist-System.
General, 486. — Simple Aorist: Root-aorist, 487; a-aorist, 488. — Reduplicated Aorist, 489, 490. — Sibilant Aorist: s-aorist, 491; iṣ-aorist, 492; siṣ-aorist, 493; sa-aorist, 494. — Aorist Passive, 495, 496.
XII. Future-System.
General, 475. — Simple Future, 476-481. — Conditional, 482. — Periphrastic Future, 483-485.
XIII. Verbal Adjectives and Substantives: Participles, Infinitive,
Gerund.
Passive Participle in ta or na, 289-301. — Past Active Participle in tavant or navant, 302, 303. — Gerunds: Absolutives, 304-313. — Infinitive, 314-322. — Future Passive Participles: Gerundives, 323-327.
XIV. Derivative or Secondary Conjugations.
General, 497. — Passive, 498. — Causative, 507, 508. — Intensive, 499-502. — Desiderative, 503-506. — Denominative, 509, 510.
XV. Periphrastic Conjugation.
Perfect, 472, 473. — Future, 483-485.
XVI. Verbal Prefixes: Adverbs and Prepositions.
81, 82, 167, 190, 395-397.
XVII. Formation of Compound Stems.
Classification, 346-353. — Copulative Compounds, 354-357. — Determinative Compounds, 358; Dependent, 359-361; Descriptive, 362-365. — Secondary Adjective Compounds, 366-370; Possessive, 371-377; with Governed Final Member, 378. — Adjective Compounds as Nouns and Adverbs, 350, 379-381. [Dvandva-compounds, p. 136 (note); Tatpuruṣa-compounds, p. 137 (note **); Karmadharāya-compounds, p. 137 (note *); Dvigu-compounds, 380; Bahuvrīhi-compounds, p. 142 (note); Avyayībhava-compounds, 381.]
XVIII. Syntactical Rules.
Position of Modifiers, p. 35 (note). — Repetition of Words, p. 67 (note*). — Agreement of Adjectives, 245. — Force of Cases, 104, 112. — Prepositions with Cases, 82, 130. — kim with Instrumental (and Genitive), p. 89 (note). — Construction with Comparatives, 345. — Numerals, 333. — Pronouns, 225, 234-236. — iti, p. 47 (note). — Force of Tenses: Present, 96; Imperfect, 182; Perfect, 474; Aorist, 486. — Force of Modes: Imperative, 194-196; Optative, 207. — Causative, 221. — Passive, 177. — Past Passive Participle, 290. — Past Active Participle, 303. — Gerund, 311-313. — Infinitive, 320-322. — Future Passive Participle, 327.
Appendix.
Hindu Names of Letters. — Modern Hindu Accentuation of Sanskrit.