Today we will look at the form दृश्यते 3Ps-लँट् from श्रीमद्भागवतम् Sb8-14-10.

स्तूयमानो जनैरेभिर्मायया नामरूपया ।
विमोहितात्मभिर्नानादर्शनैर्न च दृश्यते ।। ८-१४-१० ।।

Gita Press translation “Though depicted (diversely) by these (so-called learned) people – whose understanding is (as a matter of fact) deluded by Māyā, consisting of (so many) names and forms – through different systems of philosophy, the Lord is (actually) not perceived (by them).”

दृश्यते is derived from the verbal root √दृश् (भ्वादि-गणः, दृशिँर् प्रेक्षणे , धातु-पाठः #१. ११४३)

The विवक्षा is लँट्, कर्मणि प्रयोग:, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्।

By 1-3-13 भावकर्मणोः, when denoting the action of the verb (भावे) or the object of the verb (कर्मणि), आत्मनेपदम् affixes are used in the place of a लकार:। As per 1-4-100 तङानावात्मनेपदम्, the nine affixes from ‘त’ to ‘महिङ्’ get the आत्मनेपद-सञ्ज्ञा। So in कर्मणि प्रयोगः, only one of these nine affixes can be used.

(1) दृश् + लँट् । By 3-2-123 वर्तमाने लट्, the affix लँट् comes after a verbal root when denoting an action in the present tense.

(2) दृश् + ल् । अनुबन्ध-लोपः by 1-3-2 उपदेशेऽजनुनासिक इत्, 1-3-3 हलन्त्यम्, 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः।

(3) दृश् + त । By 3-4-78 तिप्तस्झिसिप्थस्थमिब्वस्मस्तातांझथासाथांध्वमिड्वहिमहिङ्। ‘त’ gets the सार्वधातुक-सञ्ज्ञा by 3-4-113 तिङ्शित्सार्वधातुकम् – The affixes of the तिङ्-प्रत्याहारः and the affixes that have शकारः as an इत् get the designation of सार्वधातुकम् if they are prescribed in the ‘धातो:’ अधिकार:।

(4) दृश् + ते । By 3-4-79 टित आत्मनेपदानां टेरे, the टि-भागः of a आत्मनेपदम् affix which substitutes a टित्-लकारः (a लकार: which has टकार: as a इत्), gets the letter ‘ए’ as the replacement.

(5) दृश् + यक् + ते । By 3-1-67 सार्वधातुके यक्, the affix यक् follows a verbal root when a सार्वधातुकम् affix follows denoting the action of the verb (भावे) or the object of the verb (कर्मणि)। ‘यक्’ gets आर्धधातुक-सञ्ज्ञा by 3-4-114 आर्द्धधातुकं शेषः।

(6) दृश्यते । By 1-3-3 हलन्त्यम्, 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः। Note: 1-1-5 क्क्ङिति च stops 7-3-86 पुगन्‍तलघूपधस्‍य च।

Questions:

1. Where is √दृश् (दृशिँर् प्रेक्षणे १. ११४३) used with लँट्, कर्मणि प्रयोग: in the गीता?

2. Why didn’t 7-3-78 पाघ्राध्मास्थाम्नादाण्दृश्यर्त्तिसर्त्तिशदसदां पिबजिघ्रधमतिष्ठमनयच्छपश्यर्च्छधौशीयसीदाः apply in this example? (Which condition was not satisfied?)

3. Where is 7-1-11 नेदमदसोरकोः used in the verse?

4. How would you say this in Sanskrit?
“I have seen you before somewhere.” Use “पूर्वम्” as an adverb for “before” and the अव्ययम् combination “कुत्रापि” for “somewhere.”

5. How would you say this (sentence above) in the passive?
“You were seen by me before somewhere.”

6. How would you say this in Sanskrit?
“Even though obvious still people don’t see this.” Use the अव्ययम् combination “यद्यपि” for “even though”, the अव्ययम् combination “तथापि” for “still” and the adjective “स्पष्ट” for “obvious.”

Easy questions:

1. Where has 7-3-105 आङि चापः been used in the verse?

2. Can you recall a निषेध-सूत्रम् (prohibition rule) for 1-3-3 हलन्त्यम्?