Grammar Tutorial - Future Tense / लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara

MKP June 26, 2022

Grammar Tutorial :- Future Tense / लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara

लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara (Future Tense): In previous chapter we studied about present tense. In this chapter we will study about future tense. लृट्लकार (lRRiTlakaara) verb-forms represent the future tense in a sentence. So, while forming sentences in future tense we need to use verbd-forms from लृट्लकार (lRRiTlakaara).

The complete लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara of पठ् / paTh (read) and गम् / gam (go) धातु / dhaatu are given at the end of this chapter for reference. Study the following sentences. These are in भविष्यतकाल (bhaviShyatakaala) or future tense.

आङ्ग्लभाषा / English संस्कृत / Sanskrit Subject

शब्द / shabda Verb

धातु / dhaatu Comments

Future Tense - Third Person Singular

वर्तमानकाल प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन / vartamaanakaala prathamapuruSha ekavachana

1. The boy will read. बालकः पठिष्यति

vaalakaH paThiShyati बालक

baalaka पठ्

paTh -

2. The girl will read. बालिका पठिष्यति

baalikaa paThiShyati बालिका

baalikaa पठ्

paTh -

3. Rama will read. रामः पठिष्यति

raamaH paThiShyati राम

raama पठ्

paTh -

4. Sita will read. सीता पठिष्यति

siitaa paThiShyati सीता

siitaa पठ्

paTh -

5. The boy will go. बालकः गमिष्यति

baalakaH gamiShyati बालक

baalaka गम्

gam -

6. The girl will go. बालिका गमिष्यति

baalikaa gamiShyati बालिका

baalikaa गम्

gam -

Future Tense - Third Person Plural

भविष्यतकाल प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन / bhaviShyatakaala prathamapuruSha bahuvachana

7. The boys will read. बालकाः पठिष्यन्ति

baalakaaH paThiShyanti बालक

baalaka पठ्

paTh -

8. The girls will read. बालिकाः पठिष्यन्ति

baalikaaH paThiShyanti बालिका

baalikaa पठ्

paTh -

9. Students will read. च्छात्राः पठिष्यन्ति

chchhaatraaH paThiShyanti च्छात्र

chchhaatra पठ्

paTh -

10. Clearks will read. लिपिकाराः पठिष्यन्ति

lipikaaraaH paThiShyanti लिपिकार

lipikaara पठ्

paTh -

11. The boys will go. बालकाः गमिष्यन्ति

baalakaaH gamiShyanti बालक

baalaka गम्

gam -

12. The girls will go. बालिकाः गमिष्यन्ति

baalikaaH gamiShyanti बालिका

baalikaa गम्

gam -

In setences 1 to 6, the Subject (कर्ता / kartaa) is in 3rd person singular (प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन / prathamapuruSha ekavachana). As the verb always follows the number and peson, the verb (पठति / paThati) is also in 3rd person singular (प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन / prathamapuruSha ekavachana).

In case of setences 7 to 12, the Subject (कर्ता / kartaa) is in 3rd person plural (प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन / prathamapuruSha bahuvachana). Similarly the verb (पठन्ति / paThanti) is also in प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचन / prathamapuruSha bahuvachana of verb पठ् (paTh).

All the above sentences were in third person (प्रथमपुरुष / prathamapuruSha). Now let us study the following sentences. These are in second person (मध्यमपुरुष / madhyamapuruSha) and first person (उत्तमपुरुष / uttamapuruSha).

आङ्ग्लभाषा / English संस्कृत / Sanskrit Subject

शब्द / shabda Verb

धातु / dhaatu Comments

Future Tense - Second Person Singular

भविष्यतकाल मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन / bhaviShyatakaala madhyamapuruSha ekavachana

13. You will go. त्वं गमिष्यसि

tva.n gamiShyasi युस्मद्

yusmad गम्

gam -

14. You will read. त्वं पठिष्यसि

tva.n paThiShyasi युस्मद्

yusmad पठ्

paTh -

Future Tense - First Person Singular

भविष्यतकाल उत्तमपुरुष एकवचन / bhaviShyatakaala uttamapuruSha ekavachana

15. I will go. अहं गमिष्यामि

aha.n gamiShyaami अस्मद्

asmad गम्

gam -

16. I will read. अहं पठिष्यामि

aha.n paThiShyaami अस्मद्

asmad पठ्

paTh -

Future Tense - Second Person Plural

भविष्यतकाल मध्यमपुरुष बहुवचन / bhaviShyatakaala madhyamapuruSha bahuvachana

17. You all will go. युयं गमिष्यथ

yua.n gamiShyatha युस्मद्

yusmad गम्

gam -

18. You all will read. युयं पठिष्यथ

yua.n paThiShyatha युस्मद्

yusmad पठ्

paTh -

Future Tense - First Person Plural

भविष्यतकाल उत्तमपुरुष बहुवचन / bhaviShyatakaala uttamapuruSha bahuvachana

19. We all will go. वयं गमिष्यामः

vaya.n gamiShyaamaH अस्मद्

asmad गम्

gam -

20. We all will read. वयं पठिष्यामः

vaya.n paThiShyaamaH अस्मद्

asmad पठ्

paTh -

In sentences 13 and 14 the Subject (kartaa) is in second person singular (मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन / madhyamapuruSha ekavachana) and in case of 17 and 18 the Subject (kartaa) is in second person plural (मध्यमपुरुष बहुवचन / madhyamapuruSha bahuvachana). We can see that in all these sentences the Subject used is युस्मद् (yusmad) शब्द (shabda). In case of second person the kartaa is always युस्मद् (yusmad) शब्द (shabda).

In sentences 15 and 16 the Subject is in first person singular (उत्तमपुरुष एकवचन / uttamapuruSha ekavachana). In case of 19 and 20 the Subject is in first person plural (उत्तमपुरुष बहुवचन / uttamapuruSha bahuvachana). In all these sentences the Subjects used is अस्मद् (asmad) शब्द (shabda). In case of first person the kartaa is always अस्मद् (asmad) शब्द (shabda).

You may have observed that the verb forms in future tense (लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara) are similar to present tense (लट्लकार / laTlakaara) with a minor deviation. In case of a पठ् धातु (paTh dhaatu), the लृट्लकार form can be derived from the लट्लकार form by inserting इष्य (iShya) before the तिप् (tip) end. For most verb forms this is true.

Grammatical Rule

For most verbs, the लृट्लकार form can be derived from the लट्लकार form by inserting इष्य (iShya) before the तिप् (tip) end.

However some verbs take a slightly different form in their overall formation. In case of गम् धातु (gam dhaatu) instead of गच्छिष्तति / gachchhiShyati the correct form is गमिष्यति / gamiShyati and so on. This deviations should be kept in mind for such specific verbs.

The followings are the dual number form of above sentences.

आङ्ग्लभाषा / English संस्कृत / Sanskrit Subject

शब्द / shabda Verb

धातु / dhaatu Comments

Future Tense - Dual

भविष्यतकाल द्विवचन / bhaviShyatakaala dvivachana

21. Two boys will read. बालकौ पठिष्यतः

baalakau paThiShyataH बालक

baalaka पठ्

paTh -

22. Two girls will read. बालिके पठिष्यतः

baalike paThiShyataH बालिका

baalikaa पठ्

paTh -

23. Two boys will go. बालकौ गमिष्यतः

baalakau gamiShyataH बालक

baalaka गम्

gam -

24. Two girls will go. बालिके गमिष्यतः

baalike gamiShyataH बालिका

baalikaa गम्

gam -

25. Two students will read. च्छात्रौ पठिष्यतः

chchhatrau paThiShyataH च्छात्र

chchhaatra पठ्

paTh -

26. Two clearks will read. लिपिकारौ पठिष्यतः

lipikaarau paThiShyataH लिपिकार

lipikaara पठ्

paTh -

27. Both of you will go. युवां गमिष्यथः

yuvaa.n gamiShyathaH युस्मद्

yusmad गम्

gam -

28. Both of you will read. युवां पठिष्यथः

yuvaa.n paThiShyathaH युस्मद्

yusmad पठ्

paTh -

29. Both of us will go. आवां गमिष्यावः

aavaa.n gamiShyaavaH अस्मद्

asmad गम्

gam -

30. Both of us will read. आवां पठिष्यावः

aavaa.n paThiShyaavaH अस्मद्

asmad पठ्

paTh -

At the end of this chapter in Verb Forms - Practice Sentences 1 a collection of many Sanskrit sentences using लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara are given. You will know about many more nouns (शब्द / shabda) and verbs (धातु / dhaatu) in those.

In the next chapter we will study लङ्लकार (laN^lakaara) or past tense.

Read / पठ् / paTh : लृट्लकार / lRRiTlakaara

(Future tense / भविष्यतकाल / bhaviShyatakaala)

Person / पुरुष / puruSha Number / वचन / vachana

Singular

एकवचन / ekavachana Dual

द्वीवचन / dviivachana Plural

बहुवचन / bahuvachana

Third

प्रथम / prathama पठिष्यति / paThiShyati पठिष्यतः / paThiShyataH पठिष्यन्ति / paThiShyanti

Second

मध्यम / madhyama पठिष्यसि / paThiShyasi पठिष्यथः / paThiShyathaH पठिष्यथ / paThiShyatha