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Class 6Easy📐 grammarNCERT · CBSE

Sandhi Vicchheda — Practice Set 1 (Beginner)

संधि विच्छेद — अभ्यास १

Split These Sanskrit Compound Words · Class 6 Level

Key Points to Remember

▸Vicchheda = vi (apart) + chhed (√chid — to cut) = separation
▸Most tested: Dīrgha (ā→a+ā, etc.), Guṇa (e→a+i, o→a+u), Visarga (namaste)
▸Strategy: look at the junction → identify long vowel or sandhi consonant → reverse
▸Himālaya, Vidyālaya, Rāmāyaṇa = most tested Dīrgha sandhi examples

Grammar Explained

Sandhi Vicchheda (संधि विच्छेद) means "sandhi separation." Vi (apart) + chhed (√chid — to cut). Given a sandhi compound, identify the two original words. This is the most common exam question type in Class 6-8 CBSE Sanskrit.

How to do Sandhi Vicchheda

Look at the junction vowel/consonant → identify the sandhi rule → reverse it

हिमालय → हिम + आलय

himālaya → hima + ālaya

snow + abode (Dīrgha: ā reversed to a+ā)

गणेश → गण + ईश

gaṇeśa → gaṇa + īśa

group + lord (Guṇa: e reversed to a+ī)

नमस्ते → नमः + ते

namaste → namaḥ + te

salutation + to you (Visarga: s reversed to aḥ)

स्वागत → सु + आगत

svāgata → su + āgata

well + arrived (Yāṇ: sv reversed to su+ā)

देवालय → देव + आलय

devālaya → deva + ālaya

god + abode (Dīrgha: ā reversed to a+ā)

Exercises (2)

Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks

Sandhi Vicchheda — split these words

1. विद्यालय (vidyālaya) = _______ + _______

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विद्या + आलय (knowledge + abode = school)

2. महात्मा (mahātmā) = _______ + _______

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महा + आत्मा (great + soul)

3. रामायण (rāmāyaṇa) = _______ + _______

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राम + अयन (Rāma + journey)

4. देवेन्द्र (devendra) = _______ + _______

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देव + इन्द्र (god + chief = Indra)

5. महर्षि (maharṣi) = _______ + _______

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महा + ऋषि (great + sage)

6. सूर्योदय (sūryodaya) = _______ + _______

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सूर्य + उदय (sun + rising = sunrise)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Identify the sandhi rule

1. हिमालय uses which sandhi?

A. GuṇaB. DīrghaC. YāṇD. Visarga

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Dīrgha

2. गणेश uses which sandhi?

A. GuṇaB. DīrghaC. YāṇD. Vṛddhi

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Guṇa

3. नमस्ते uses which sandhi?

A. DīrghaB. GuṇaC. VisargaD. Yāṇ

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Visarga

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