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Prakriti School · Indian Knowledge Systems
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संस्कृत-परिचयः
Sanskrit in the Classroom
A first conversation · Day One
GRADE IV
GRADE V
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अभिवादनम्
The Greeting
नमो नमः
namo namaḥ
Greetings · A respectful hello
नमस्ते / नमस्कार
धन्यवादः
dhanyavādaḥ
Thank you
धन्यवाद / शुक्रिया
२
कक्षायाम् आदेशाः
In the Classroom · Polite Requests
कृपया उत्तिष्ठतु
kṛpayā uttiṣṭhatu
Please stand up
खड़े हो जाओ
कृपया उपविशतु
kṛpayā upaviśatu
Please sit down
बैठ जाओ
कृपया तूष्णीं भवतु
kṛpayā tūṣṇīṃ bhavatu
Please keep quiet
शांत हो जाओ
A little secret of the language · One vs. Many
to one →
उत्तिष्ठतु
stand up
→
to everyone →
उत्तिष्ठन्तु
stand up, all of you
उपविशतु
sit down
→
उपविशन्तु
sit down, all
तूष्णीं भवतु
be quiet
→
तूष्णीं भवन्तु
be quiet, all
Did you spot the pattern? Slip a little न् in before the ending — and one becomes many.
Prakriti School · Indian Knowledge Systems
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अनुमतिं याचनम्
May I? Asking Permission
Three little phrases that turn any sentence into a question
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अनुमतिं याचनम्
Asking Permission · Three Phrases
गच्छामि किम् ?
gacchāmi kim?
May I go?
क्या मैं जा सकता हूँ?
आगच्छामि किम् ?
āgacchāmi kim?
May I come in?
क्या मैं अंदर आ सकता हूँ?
जलं पिबामि किम् ?
jalaṃ pibāmi kim?
May I drink water?
क्या मैं पानी पी सकता हूँ?
शौचालयं गच्छामि किम् ?
śaucālayaṃ gacchāmi kim?
May I go to the washroom?
क्या मैं शौचालय जा सकता हूँ?
Try it · आभ्यासः
① Greet your facilitator with नमो नमः
② Ask politely: जलं पिबामि किम्?
③ Say धन्यवादः when someone helps
④ Hear उपविशन्तु — what should you do?
Word Bank · शब्दकोषः
कृपयाkṛpayāplease
किम्kimwhat / question word
जलम्jalamwater
शौचालयम्śaucālayamwashroom
पिबामिpibāmiI drink
गच्छामिgacchāmiI go
आगच्छामिāgacchāmiI come
भवतुbhavatubecome