NCERT Ruchira Part 2 — Sentence Practice
रुचिरा भाग २ — वाक्य अभ्यास
Translate Sentences from Class 7 Textbook · Chapter 1-5
Key Points to Remember
- ▸"Rocate" (pleases) takes Caturthī — "mahyam rocate" = "to me it pleases" = "I like"
- ▸"Parantu" and "kintu" = but, however — simple contrast conjunctions
- ▸"Pratidinam" = daily (Avyayībhāva: prati + dina)
- ▸Class 7 key question: "kasyāḥ nāma kim?" (whose name is what?) — answer with Ṣaṣṭhī
Translation Practice
Sentences from NCERT Ruchira Part 2 (Class 7). Class 7 introduces compound sentences, sandhi, and samāsa. Focus on parsing multi-word noun phrases.
Key sentence types in Class 7
Sandhi in verbs | Vibhakti combinations | Simple compound sentences with "ca" and "tu"
एकः काकः अस्ति। तस्य नाम काकः।
Ekaḥ kākaḥ asti. Tasya nāma kākaḥ.
There is one crow. Its name is Crow. (tasyaḥ = Ṣaṣṭhī "its")
सः विद्यालयम् गच्छति। परन्तु पुस्तकम् न नयति।
Saḥ vidyālayam gacchati. Parantu pustakam na nayati.
He goes to school. But he does not bring a book. (parantu = but; na = not)
मह्यम् संस्कृतम् रोचते।
Mahyam saṃskṛtam rocate.
Sanskrit pleases me / I like Sanskrit. (mahyam = Caturthī of aham; rocate = ātmanepada verb)
Exercises (2)
Exercise 1: Translation
Translate these Class 7 sentences
1. तस्याः नाम सुमित्रा।
Hint: Tasyāḥ = of her (Ṣaṣṭhī feminine)
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Her name is Sumitrā.
2. बालकः प्रतिदिनम् विद्यालयम् गच्छति।
Hint: pratidinam = daily
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The boy goes to school daily.
3. अस्माकम् देशस्य नाम भारतम् अस्ति।
Hint: asmākam = of us (our); deśasya = of the country
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The name of our country is India (Bhārata).
4. सः पाठम् पठति परन्तु न लिखति।
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He reads the lesson but does not write.
5. ग्रामे एका नदी अस्ति। तस्याम् मत्स्याः सन्ति।
Hint: grāme = in the village (Saptamī); tasyām = in it (Saptamī feminine)
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In the village there is a river. In it there are fish.
Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks
Class 7 grammar application
1. "I like Sanskrit" — mah(yam) saṃskṛtam rocate. What case is "mahyam"?
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चतुर्थी (Caturthī) — √ruc (to please) takes the Caturthī of the person who is pleased
2. "Our country's name is India" — start with "अस्माकम्" (our). The word "asmākam" is which vibhakti of "asmad" (we)?
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षष्ठी (Ṣaṣṭhī plural) — asmākam = of us = our
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