Gargi & Ridhaan ✨
मूल वाक्य
The Basic Sanskrit Sentence
A Sanskrit sentence (वाक्य, vākya) consists minimally of a verb (क्रिया, kriyā). The subject (कर्ता, kartā) goes in nominative; the object (कर्म, karma) in accusative. Word order is free but SOV is most common.
Key Principle
कर्ता → प्रथमा (nominative) | कर्म → द्वितीया (accusative) | क्रिया → अन्त (verb last)
In Sanskrit, the verb carries subject information. The nominative noun is often dropped when the verb ending makes person/number clear. The copula अस्ति is commonly dropped.
रामः वनं गच्छति।
rāmaḥ vanaṃ gacchati.
Rāma goes to the forest.
बालः गुरुं नमति।
bālaḥ guruṃ namati.
The boy bows to the teacher.
सा फलं खादति।
sā phalaṃ khādati.
She eats the fruit.