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Causative
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 08:54 — antardhvani
Causative verbs are known as णिजन्त in the Ashtadhyayi. The Paninian sutras 1.4.54, 1.4.55, 3.1.26, 7.4.80, 7.3.36, 7.4.5, and 6.4.92 provide details for the Causative transformation.
In the simple case, the verbal base is formed in a manner very similar to the Class 10 verb conjugation.
Here are a few examples from the first two chapters of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita:
| Term | Stanza from Srimad Bhagavad Gita | Partial translation |
| vyadArayat (vi-dRi:9:P:to render asunder) Imperfect | Stanza 1.19 | '... cause to render asunder...' |
| sthApaya (sthA:1:P:to situate) Imperative | Stanza 1.21 | '... cause to situate ...' |
| utsAdyante (ut-sad:1:P:to perish) Passive-Present | Stanza 1.43 | '... cause to perish... ' |
| sthApayitvA' (sthA:1:P:to situate) Gerund | Stanza 1.24 | '... having caused to situate ... ' |
All verb Tense/ Mood conjugations can have a causative form (examples of Imperfect, Imperative, Passive-Present, and Gerund are shown above).