The article discusses passivization in the Nepali language. The rules of passivization as given by Sanskrit grammatical tradition and relational grammar are basically taken as theoretical frameworks for the analysis and formulation of passivization in Nepali. In course of this formulation, problems that arise in handling Nepali data are put forward. The study attempts to identify shortcomings of the prevalent theory to account for the Nepali data. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-03-02)