Periphrastic perfect


Is formed by attaching the suffix -am to the verb's root (roots bhi-, hri-, bhr-, hu- are first reduplicated) and then adding perfect forms of these verbs:
as- ("to be"; asa).
kr- ("to do"; cakre or cakara),
bhu- ("to be"; babhuva),

 that is, these forms:
 
Verb "to be" (as-, perfect parasmaipada):
 
 
Sg.
Du.
Pl.
1.
asa
asiva
asima
2.
asitha
asathuh
asa
3.
asa
asatuh
asuh
 
Verb "to do" (kr-, perfect parasmaipada):
 
 
Sg.
Du.
Pl.
1.
cakara
cakrva
cakrma
2.
cakartha
cakrathuh
cakra
3.
cakara
cakratuh
cakruh
 
Verb "to do" (kr-, perfect atmanepada):
 
 
Sg.
Du.
Pl.
1.
cakre
cakrvahe
cakrmahe
2.
cakrse
cakrathe
cakrdhve
3.
cakre
cakrate
cakrire
 
Verb "to be" (bhu-, perfect parasmaipada):
 
 
Sg.
Du.
Pl.
1.
babhuva
babhuviva
babhuvima
2.
babhuvitha 
babhuvathuh
babhuva
3.
babhuva
babhuvatuh
babhuvuh
 

 Examples:
 
Verb "to lead" (ni-), parasmaipada:
 
 
Sg.
Du.
Pl.
1.
nayayamasa
nayayamasiva
nayayamasima
2.
nayayamasitha
nayayamasathuh
nayayamasa
3.
nayayamasa
nayayamasatuh
nayayamasuh
 
Verb "to speak" (vac-), parasmaipada:
 
 
Sg.
Du.
Pl.
1.
vacayajcakara
vacayajcakrva
vacayajcakrma
2.
vacayajcakartha
vacayajcakrathuh
vacayajcakra
3.
vacayajcakara
vacayajcakratuh
vacayajcakruh
 
Verb "to unite" (yuj-), atmanepada:
 
 
Sg.
Du.
Pl.
1.
yojayajcakre
yojayajcakrvahe
yojayajcakrmahe
2.
yojayajcakrse
yojayajcakrathe
yojayajcakrdhve
3.
yojayajcakre
yojayajcakrate
yojayajcakrire
 
Verb "to carry" (bhr-), parasmaipada:
 
 
Sg.
Du.
Pl.
1.
bibharajbabhuva
bibharajbabhuviva
bibharajbabhuvima
2.
bibharajbabhuvitha
bibharajbabhuvathuh
bibharajbabhuva
3.
bibharajbabhuva
bibharajbabhuvatuh
bibharajbabhuvuh