Root Group 1 - bhūvādigaṇa
Root Group 1 - bhūvādigaṇa¶
= bhū + ādi + gaṇa
= √bhū + etc + group
66% of roots in Pāli (around 500) 9 belong to the first root group
Statistical numbers are based on DPD root analysis conducted in 2023.
√gam (go) √ṭhā (stand)
√dis (see) √dhā (place, support)
√kam (go) √i (come, go)
√bhū (be) √car (act, go)
which has the conjugational sign a. All these verbs get formed like this:
root + conjugational sign > base
[prefix(es)] + base + verbal ending > verb
√kam (go) + a > kama
kama + ti > kamati (he goes)
√dhāv (run) + a > dhāva
pari + dhāva + ti > paridhāvati (he runs around)
√car (walk) + a > cara
pari + cara + ti > paricarati (he walks around)