The (धातुपाठः) is the foundational "library of sounds" that serves as the primary input for Panini's Ashtadhyayi, the world's oldest and most precise grammatical software. Literally translating to "Recitation of Roots," it is a systematic compilation of approximately 1,943 verbal roots (dhatus) that form the building blocks for nearly every word in the Sanskrit language. Structure and Classification
Traditional Dhatupatha PDFs are static. You see a root like भू (bhū) but cannot immediately see how it forms भवति (bhavati) in present tense, अभवत् (abhavat) in past, or भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) in future without cross-referencing grammar books. dhatupatha pdf
| Gaṇa | Name | Stem-forming suffix | Example root | Meaning | |------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------| | 1 | Bhv-ādi | -a (śap) | भू (bhū) | to be | | 2 | Ad-ādi | -a (luk) (no suffix)| अद् (ad) | to eat | | 3 | Juhoty-ādi | Reduplication | हु (hu) | to sacrifice | | 4 | Div-ādi | -ya | दिव् (div) | to play | | 5 | Su-ādi | -nu | सु (su) | to press | | 6 | Tud-ādi | -a (śa) | तुद् (tud) | to strike | | 7 | Rudh-ādi | -na (num infix) | रुध् (rudh) | to obstruct | | 8 | Tan-ādi | -u (u) | तन् (tan) | to stretch | | 9 | Kry-ādi | -nā | क्री (krī) | to buy | | 10 | Cur-ādi | -aya (ṇic causative)| चुर् (cur) | to steal | You see a root like भू (bhū) but