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Sharada (शारदा)

Class 9 Sanskrit

CBSE annual examination (80 theory + 20 internal). शारदा is the new NCERT Class 9 Sanskrit textbook for 2026-27 (under NEP 2020), replacing Shemushi.

Note: Sharada is the new NCERT book for 2026-27. The chapter list is confirmed; detailed notes are being verified by our editorial team and published chapter by chapter.

Exam pattern · Subject code Sanskrit (core)

  • A

    Unseen passage comprehension · 10 marks

    अपठित-अवबोधनम्

  • B

    Creative writing & composition · 15 marks

    रचनात्मक-कार्यम्

  • C

    Applied grammar · 25 marks

    अनुप्रयुक्त-व्याकरणम्

  • D

    Prescribed literature · 30 marks

    पठित-अवबोधनम्

Theory 80 marks + 20 internal = 100 marks.

Chapters

  • 1

    सत्यं शिवं सुन्दरं संस्कृतम्

    Satyaṃ Śivaṃ Sundaraṃ Saṃskṛtam — Sanskrit: True, Auspicious, Beautiful

    prose notes coming soon
  • 2

    सुखस्य मूलं धर्मः धर्मस्य मूलम् अर्थः

    Sukhasya Mūlaṃ Dharmaḥ Dharmasya Mūlam Arthaḥ — Dharma Is the Root of Happiness

    poetry notes coming soon
  • 3

    आत्मवत् सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्यति सः पण्डितः

    Ātmavat Sarvabhūteṣu Yaḥ Paśyati Saḥ Paṇḍitaḥ — The Wise See Themselves in All Beings

    poetry notes coming soon
  • 4

    न खलु वयस्तेजसो हेतुः

    Na Khalu Vayastejaso Hetuḥ — Age Is Not the Cause of Brilliance

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  • 5

    एषा सा कृतकबुद्धिः मानवबुद्धेः सहकरी

    Eṣā Sā Kṛtakabuddhiḥ Mānavabuddheḥ Sahakarī — Artificial Intelligence, Helper of Human Intellect

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  • 6

    मनःपूतं समाचरेत्

    Manaḥpūtaṃ Samācaret — Act With a Pure Mind

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  • 7

    उपायं चिन्तयेत् प्राज्ञस्तथापायं च चिन्तयेत्

    Upāyaṃ Cintayet Prājñastathāpāyaṃ Ca Cintayet — The Wise Plan Both the Means and the Risks

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  • 8

    अन्नाद् आनन्दं प्रति

    Annād Ānandaṃ Prati — From Food Toward Joy

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  • 9

    कृतं प्रतिकृतं भूयादेष धर्मः सनातनः

    Kṛtaṃ Pratikṛtaṃ Bhūyādeṣa Dharmaḥ Sanātanaḥ — Reciprocity, the Eternal Dharma

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  • 10

    णमो अरिहन्ताणम्

    Ṇamo Arihantāṇam — Salutation to the Arihants (Jain Prakrit)

    mixed notes coming soon
  • 11

    वर्णोच्चारण-शिक्षा २

    Varṇoccāraṇa-Śikṣā 2 — Pronunciation of Sounds, Part 2

    grammar notes coming soon

Grammar (व्याकरण) topics

सन्धिकारक व उपपद विभक्तिशब्दरूपधातुरूपप्रत्ययसमाससङ्ख्या (१–१००)उच्चारण-स्थानअव्यय

Grammar appendices (परिशिष्ट) in Sharada

अन्वयःसमासःवाच्यम्शब्दरूपाणिधातुरूपाणि

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