समासः: Class 9 Sanskrit (शारदा) (CBSE) important questions and practice

Topics in this chapter

• Meaning of samasa, samasta-pada and vigraha
• Tatpurusha samasa and its vibhakti-based types
• Karmadharaya and dvigu samasa
• Dvandva samasa: itaretara and samahara
• Bahuvrihi samasa and identifying 'anya-pada-pradhana'
• Avyayibhava samasa (यथाशक्ति, प्रतिदिनम्)
• Forming the samasta-pada from the vigraha and vice versa

What examiners usually ask

• Write the vigraha of the following and name the samasa: राजपुरुषः, पीताम्बरः, त्रिलोकी, रामकृष्णौ, यथाशक्ति
• Form the samasta-pada from the vigraha: नीलम् उत्पलम्, पञ्चानां गवां समाहारः, सीता च रामः च
• Identify the samasa in the underlined word of the given sentence and give one more example of the same type
• Distinguish between karmadharaya and bahuvrihi samasa with one example and vigraha each

Exam tip

Learn one unmistakable example per samasa and the question that identifies it (tatpurusha: which vibhakti in vigraha; bahuvrihi: does the compound refer to a third thing); write the vigraha first and the name second, as marks are split between them.

Frequently asked questions