Sanskrit inherits from its parent, the Proto-Indo-European language, the capability of forming compound nouns, also … See more

In Sanskrit, as in Proto-Indo-European, a compound is formed by the following process:
• Take the stem-form of the first element, i.e., remove its inflexion;
• Combine the two elements w… See more

In traditional Sanskrit grammar, compounds are divided into the following main classes:
• Tatpuruṣa
• Bahuvrīhi
• Dvandva
• Avyayībhāva… See more

• Sanskrit nominals
• Sanskrit verbs
• Sanskrit grammar
• Vedic Sanskrit grammar
• Proto-Indo-European verbs… See more

1. ^ "In Vedic, noun compounds are hardly more frequent than in Homeric Greek, but their frequency increases throughout the history of the language.. in the later language the occurrence in a single short sentence o… See more

• Coulson, Michael (2003). Sanskrit (Teach yourself) (2003 ed.). Great Britain: Oxford. ISBN 0-340-32389-2.
• Fortson, Benjamin W (2010). Indo-European Language and Culture (2010 ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-405… See more