| Sg. | Du. | Pl. | |
| 1. | vadeyam | vadeva | vadema |
| 2. | vadeh | vadetam | vadeta |
| 3. | vadet | vadetam | vadeyuh |
The meaning of optative is usually potential, what may happen in the future.
Sometimes it also expresses wish. It can be also used in place of future and imperative.
For negation it always uses the particle -na-.
| Sg. | Du. | Pl. | |
| Nom. | gauh | gavau | gavah |
| Acc. | gam | gavau | gah |
| Ins. | gava | gobhyam | gobhih |
| Dat. | gave | gobhyam | gobhyah |
| Abl. | goh | gobhyam | gobhyah |
| Gen. | goh | gavoh | gavam |
| Loc. | gavi | gavoh | gosu |
| Voc. | gauh | gavau | gavah |
1. ga raksedgavaj raksanena punyaj labhyata iti dvijatayo manyante |
2. yada prayaga agaccheva tada pitre pattraj likheva |
3. gramamadya gacchetamiti matarau putravabhasetam |
4. goh ksirena wiwavo modantam |
5. duhitaraj pitarau raksetaj svasaraj bhratarau matfh putrawca rakweyuh |
6. yadi wastramabhyasyeyaj tada guravastusyeyuh |
7. bahubhyaj nadij na taret |
8. wivo visnuwca parthivaj raksetamiti nrpaj naryavadat |
9. narah ksetrani krseyuh |
10. papaj netaraj nanugaccheh |
11. kavirnavinaj kavyaj racayediti patinadiwyata |
12. adhunaiva gramaj gacchema |
13. sadhurdhanaya na lubhyet |
14. nara naryawca devalaye wivasya patnij nameyuh |
1. Let the ruler give gifts and protect the land.
2. Give mother's ornaments to the sister.
3. Let the charioteer bring grass to cows and horses.
4. May you live happily!
5. Let cows do not roam in the forest.
6. When I write the poem, I will read it in the assembly.
7. Let the servants bring water to the house.
8. Let the girls live in the house of parents and women [in the house of] husbands.
No new words in this lesson.