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Class 7, 8Medium📐 grammarNCERT · CBSE

Sandhi Vicchheda — Practice Set 2 (Intermediate)

संधि विच्छेद — अभ्यास २

Split These Sanskrit Compound Words · Class 7-8 Level

Key Points to Remember

▸Identify the junction consonant/vowel to determine sandhi type
▸e at junction → Guṇa (a+i); o at junction → Guṇa (a+u) or Visarga (aḥ+voiced)
▸y at junction → Yāṇ (i→y); d where t expected → Jaśtva
▸ṅ/ñ/ṇ/n/m where k/c/ṭ/t/p expected → Anunāsika

Grammar Explained

Intermediate-level sandhi vicchheda practice. These examples include Guṇa, Yāṇ, Jaśtva, and Visarga sandhi. Identify each sandhi type and split correctly.

Common intermediate-level junctions to recognise

e → a+i or a+ī | o → a+u | o (from aḥ) → reverse to aḥ | sv → su+ā | y → i+vowel

परमेश्वर → परम + ईश्वर

parameśvara → parama + īśvara

supreme + lord = Parameśvara (Guṇa a+ī→e)

इत्यादि → इति + आदि

ityādi → iti + ādi

"thus" + beginning = et cetera (Yāṇ i→y before ā)

सदाचार → सत् + आचार

sadācāra → sat + ācāra

true + conduct = good conduct (Jaśtva t→d before ā)

महोत्सव → महा + उत्सव

mahotsava → mahā + utsava

great + festival = grand festival (Guṇa ā+u→o)

रामो गच्छति → रामः + गच्छति

rāmo gacchati → rāmaḥ + gacchati

Rāma goes (Visarga aḥ→o before g)

Exercises (2)

Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks

Sandhi Vicchheda — Intermediate

1. परमेश्वर (parameśvara) = _______ + _______

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परम + ईश्वर (supreme + lord)

2. इत्यादि (ityādi) = _______ + _______

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इति + आदि (thus + beginning = and so on)

3. सदाचार (sadācāra) = _______ + _______

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सत् + आचार (true + conduct)

4. महोत्सव (mahotsava) = _______ + _______

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महा + उत्सव (great + festival)

5. वाङ्मय (vāṅmaya) = _______ + _______

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वाक् + मय (speech + made of = literature)

Exercise 2: Match the Column

Match sandhi word to its type

1. महोत्सव

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Guṇa (ā+u→o)

2. इत्यादि

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Yāṇ (i→y)

3. वाङ्मय

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Anunāsika (k→ṅ)

4. सदाचार

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Jaśtva (t→d)

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