TN 12th Question Paper 2026 Sanskrit

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TN 12th 2026
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TN 12th 2026 Question Paper Sanskrit

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!9007Sanskrit! Register Number

Language — Part I — SANSKRIT
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(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw diagrams.

Note : (i) Answers should be in English, Sanskrit or Tamil except for those which are to be

answered in Sanskrit.

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(ii) In writing Sanskrit, Devanagari script should be used.

PART - I

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•œÊÁ‹ÁπÃÊŸÊ¥ ¬˝‡ŸÊŸÊ¥ ‚◊ËøËŸ¥ ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 14x1=14

Choose the correct answer.

Á∑¥§ ∑§¬Íÿ‡ÊË‹fløŸ¥ ÁøŸÊÁà ? s em
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1.

(a) ¬Èáÿ◊Èà∑§≈U◊˜
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(b) (c) ¬Ê¬◊Èà∑§≈¥U
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Áflfl∑§ÊŸãŒ— ∑§ÁS◊Ÿ˜ flÿÁ‚ ÷Ê⁄UÃSÿ ÷˝◊áÊ◊∑§⁄UÊØ ?
(a) ŸflÁfl¥‡ÊÁ× (b) ¬ÜøÁfl¥‡ÊÁ× (c) øÃÈÁflZ‡ÊÁ×
3. ‚ËÃÿÊ ∑ȧÃÍ„‹Ÿ ∑§— S¬Îc∆U— ?
(a) Áfl◊ÊŸ◊˜ (b) •Ê∑§Ê‡Ê— (c) ÉÊŸ—
4. ¬Áá«UÃ∑§ÊÒÁ‡Ê∑§Ë ÷flÁà ∞·Ê -
◊Ê‹Áfl∑§Ê ¬Á⁄Ufl˝ÊÁ¡∑§Ê ŒflË
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(a) (b) (c)

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(a) ∑§⁄UflSòÊ◊˜
m Á∑¥§ ¬Èc¬◊Ê‹ÊŸÈ·XáÊ Á‡Ê⁄UÁ‚ œÊÿ¸Ã ?
(b) ÿÈÃ∑§◊˜
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(c)

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(a) (b) (c)

7. Á∑§⁄UÊÃʡȸŸËÿ ∑§Áà ‚ªÊ¸— ‚Áãà ?
(a) òÊÿÊŒ‡Ê (b) •c≈UÊŒ‡Ê (c) Œ‡Ê
8. ‚fl¸·Ê¥ ø⁄UÊø⁄UÊáÊÊ¥ ‚ÊÒÅÿ¥ ∑§Õ¥ ÁŸÁpÃ¥ ÷flÁà ?
(a) ¬Üø‚¥S∑§Ê⁄ÒU— (b) ¬ÜøÁãŒ˝ÿÒ— (c) ¬Üø ÷ÍÃÒ—
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9. flÊÇ÷≈USÿ Á¬ÃÊ -
(a) Á‚¥„ªÈå× (b) ø¥Œ˝ªÈå× (c) ÁflcáÊȪÈå×
10. ∑§— ◊ÊˇÊ¬ŒflË¥ flÊÜ¿UÁà S◊ ?
(a) øÊ⁄U— (b) ∑Χ¬áÊ— (c) œÁŸ∑§—
11. ∑§— •ŸÕʸŸÊ¥ ◊Í‹◊˜ ?
(a) ∑˝§Êœ— (b) ∑§ËÁø— (c) œŸ◊˜
12. ÷Ê⁄UÃSÿ ‚¥S∑ΧÁ× __________ ÷flÁÖ
(a) •ÁßÍÃŸÊ (b) •ÁÃãÿÍŸÃÊ (c) •Áì˝ÊøËŸÊ
13. üÊË∑ΧcáÊ— ‡ÊòÊÈÁ÷— ∑§ÕÁ◊fl ŒÎc≈U— ?
(a) ∑§Ê‹— (b) ∑§Ê◊— (c) Œfl—
14. ‘The waste land’ ßÁà •ÊX‹¬lSÿ ⁄UøÁÿÃÊ -
(a) Á≈U.∞‚˜. ∞Á‹ÿ≈˜U ¡ÊŸ˜ ∑§Ë≈U˜‚˜
(b) (c) ‡ÊÁÄS¬ÿ⁄U˜
PART - II

SECTION - 1

òÊÿÊáÊÊ¥ ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 3x2=6

Answer any three of the following.

15. ÷ªfljÁÄÃ◊˜ •Áœ∑Χàÿ Á‹πà ?
Write about the devotion to God.

16. ‚◊ÈŒ˝— ∑§Õ¥ ∑§Ÿ Áfl÷Ä× ?
How is the ocean divided ?

17. ∑§ËŒÎ‡Ê¥ ¡‹¥ ¬ÊÃ√ÿ◊˜ ?
What kind of water is to be drunk ?

18. ∑§— ŒÈ‹¸÷¥ flø— ?
What is the rare speech ?

SECTION - 2

mÿÊ— ¬˝‡ŸÿÊ— ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 2x2=4

Answer any two of the following :

19. Áflfl∑§ÊŸãŒ— •◊Á⁄U∑§flÊÁ‚Ÿ¥ ∑§Õ◊˜ •Êuÿà ?
How did Vivekananda address Americans ?

20. Á‡ÊÀ¬‡ÊÊSòÊ¥ Áfl·ÿ¥ ôÊÊÃÈ¥ ∑§Sÿ ôÊÊŸ◊˜ •Êfl‡ÿ∑§◊˜ ?
What knowledge is essential to learn the science of sculpture ?

21. ´§ÇflŒ flÊÿÈ¥ ∑§— ßÁà ÷Ê·Ã ?
How does ‘Rig Veda’ describe Vayu ?

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SECTION - 3

√ÿÊ∑§⁄UáÊ Áfl‡Ê·Ê—- (Special Grammar) 7x2=14

Answer any seven of the following :

22. •œÊŒûÊÊŸÊ¥ ‡ÊéŒÊŸÊ¥ •ÕZ Á‹πÖ (Meanings) :

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(a) ∑§Ê‹— - (Yama, Varuna, Agni)

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(b) flÎˇÊ— - (Fruit, Tree, Gate)

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(Identify the forms)

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üÊÈàflÊ - (ÁflÁœÁ‹æ˜§, ‹Ê≈U˜, àflÊãÃ¥ •√ÿÿ¥)
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SÿÊØ - (ÁflÁœÁ‹æ˜§, ‹Ê≈˜U, •√ÿÿ¥)
24. ‚Á㜥 ∑ȧL§Ã– (Combine)

(a) Ÿ + •ÁSÃ - (ŸÊÁÃ, ŸÊÁSÃ, ŸÁÃ)
(b) ¬ÕŸ + ßfl - (¬ÕŸfl, ¬ÕŸÊfl, ¬ÕŸfl)
25. ‚ÁãœÁflë¿UŒ¥ ∑ȧL§Ã– (Split the words)

(a) Ãí¡ÿ— - (ÃØ + ¡ÿ—, ᘠ+ ¡ÿ—, à + ¡ÿ—)
ÃflÁà - (à + flÁÃ, Ãfl + ÁÃ, Ãfl + ßÁÃ)
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Áfl¬⁄UËìŒÊÁŸ Á‹πÖ
26. (Antonyms)

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(b) ‚ÄÃ¥ × ____(•‚ÄÃ¥, ÷ÄÃ¥, √ÿÄÃ¥)
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27. ‚◊ÊŸÊÕ¸∑¥§ ¬Œ¥ Á‹πÖ (Synonyms)

(a) ‚È× - (¬Á×, ¬ÊòÊ¥, ¬ÈòÊ—)
(b) ⁄UÊ¡Ê - (ŸÎ¬Á×, ¬˝¡Ê, ◊¡Ê)
28. ‚◊Ê‚— - (Compound)

(a) ¬Êá«UÊ— ¬àŸË -(¬Ê¬àŸË, ¬Êá«ÈU¬àŸË, ¬Êá«UŸË)
(b) œ◊¸Sÿ ‹ˇÊáÊ¥ - (œ‹ˇÊáÊ¥, œ◊¸ˇÊáÊ¥, œ◊¸‹ˇÊáÊ¥)
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“•Ê◊˜” •ÕflÊ “Ÿ” ßÁà Á‹πà -
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g la (b) Á‡ÊÀ¬‡ÊÊSòÊ¥ •Ê⁄UÊÇÿŸ ¡ËÁflÃÈ¥ ◊ʪZ ¬˝Œ‡Ê¸ÿÁÖ a
a 30. ÿÊ¡ÿÃ - Match the following :

(a) ‚ÈüÊÈ× - ‹Ë‹ÊflÃË
(b) •Êÿ¸÷^— - ‚ÈüÊÈÂ¥Á„ÃÊ
(c) ÷ÊS∑§⁄UÊøÊÿ¸— - ’Î„à‚¥Á„ÃÊ
(d) fl⁄UÊ„Á◊Á„⁄U— - πªÊ‹‡ÊÊSòÊ◊˜
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PART - III

SECTION - 1

mÿÊ— ¬˝‡ŸÿÊ— ‚¥ª˝„áÊ ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 2x4=8

Answer any two of the following briefly.

31. ŒÊÁ«U◊¥ ∑§ÊŸ˜ ¡ÿÁà ?
What are mitigated by Pomegranate ?

32. ŒÈÿÊ¸œŸ— œ◊ʸո∑§Ê◊ÊŸ˜ ∑§Õ¥ ‚ÁflÃflÊŸ˜ ?
How did Duryodhana treat Dharma, Artha and Kama ?

33. ‚Êœfl— ∑¥§ ⁄UˇÊÁãà ? ¬‡ÊȬÃ— ø Á∑¥§ flÊ„Ÿ◊˜ ?
Whom do the good people protect ? What is the ‘Vaahanam’ of Lord Shiva ?

34. Áfl‡ÊŒÿà - (a) ‚à¬ÈòÊ— (b) ∑§Ê¬¬Á⁄U„Ê⁄U—
Explain - (a) Good Son (b) Control of anger

SECTION - 2

mÿÊ— ‚¥ª˝„áÊ ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 2x4=8

Briefly answer any two of the following.

35. ‚ʜȗ ∑ȧòÊ •Áœfl‚Áà S◊ ? ‚— ¡ŸÊŸ˜ Á∑¥§ ∑ȧfl¸Ÿ˜ •Ê‚ËØ ?
Where did ‘Sadhu’ live ? What did he do to the people ?

36. ¬˝¡Ê¬Ã— ¬ÈòʪáÊÊ— ∑§ ? ‚— Sfl¬ÈòʪáÊÊŸ˜ Á∑¥§ ©¬ÁŒŒ‡Ê ?
Who are the sons of Prajapathi ? What did he preach to his sons ?

37. ÁªÁ⁄U∑§— ⁄UÊ¡ÊŸ¥ ŒÎc≈˜UflÊ Á∑¥§ •ÉÊÊ·ÿØ ?
What did Girika shout on seeing the king ?

38. •Á÷ŸÿÊøÊÿÊÒ¸ ∑§ÊÒ ? ¬Á⁄Ufl˝ÊÁ¡∑§Ê Á∑¥§ ¬Œ◊˜ •äÿÊSÃ ?
Who were the two dance masters ? What was the post held by “¬Á⁄Ufl˝ÊÁ¡∑§Ê” ?

SECTION - 3

‡ÊéŒ M§¬¥ Á‹πÖ 3x4=12

Decline the following.

39. “ÃŒ˜” - ‡Ê錗 - Ÿ¬È¥‚∑§Á‹X— (Neuter)

OR

•S◊Œ˜ ‡Ê錗
OR

Á∑§◊˜ - ‡Ê錗 - ¬ÈÁÑX— (Masculine)

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œÊÃÈM§¬ Á‹πà —
Conjugate any two of the following :

40. •‚˜ (ÁflÁœÁ‹æ˜§) - Potential Mood

41. flŒ˜ (ÁflÁœÁ‹æ˜§) - Potential Mood
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42. •‚˜ (‹Ê≈˜U) - Imperative Mood

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‚ÁflSÃ⁄¥U ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 3x6=18

Answer the following in detail.

44. (a) Á≈Uå¬áÊË¥ Á‹πà - Write short notes on :

(i) ˇÊ◊Ê (forgiveness)

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(ii) (Learning)

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(iii) (Absence of anger)

OR
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(b) Áfl‡ÊŒÿà - (i) ◊ÉÊfláʸŸ◊˜
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(ii) ◊ãŒÊÁ∑§ŸË ¬˝‡Ê¥‚Ê a
Explain - (i) Description of cloud

(ii) Greatness of Mandakini

45. (a) ÁflôÊÊŸ ‚¥S∑ΧÃôÊÊŸÊ¥ ÿÊªŒÊŸ¥ Á∑§Á◊Áà ÁflflÎáÊÈÃ?
Explain the contribution of Sanskrit Scholars in the field of Science.

OR

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Write about Environment as you know in your own words.

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g la Translate the ‘Slokas’ into English/Tamil.
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a (i) ‚◊SÇÊÊSòÊÁøãßÒ⁄U„ÁŸ¸‡Ê¥ ø Á∑¥§ »§‹◊˜–
◊„‡Ê¬ÊŒfl㌟¥ NŒÊÁ¬ ŸÊßÊÁà øØH
(ii) •‡fl◊œ‚„d¥ ø ‚àÿ¥ ø ÃÈ‹ÿÊ œÎÃ◊˜–
•‡fl◊œ‚„dèÿÊ ‚àÿ◊fl ÁflÁ‡ÊcÿÃH
OR

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(b) ªl◊˜/∑§ÕÊ◊˜ •ŸÈflÊŒ¥ ∑ȧL§Ã–
Translate the passage/story in English/Tamil.

üÊËflà‚Ê ŸÊ◊ Á‡Êcÿ— •Ÿ∑§ÊŸ˜ fl·Ê¸Ÿ˜ ªÈL§∑ȧ‹flÊ‚¥ ∑ΧàflÊ •ãÃ ªÈL¥§ ¬Îc≈UflÊŸ˜ ∑§Ê¥ ªÈL§ŒÁˇÊáÊÊ¥ ŒlÊ◊˜ ? ßÁÖ
ªÈL§ ©ÄÃflÊŸ˜ - àfl¥ ◊s¥ ÁŸM§¬ÿÊªËÁŸ ¬áÊʸÁŸ ªÈL§ŒÁˇÊáÊÊM§¬áÊ ŒÁ„ ßÁÖ ÃØ üÊÈàflÊ ◊ÈÁŒÃ— ‚— ¬áÊʸÁŸ •ãflc≈È¥U
¬˝ÁSÕÃflÊŸ˜– ∑§SÿøŸ ∑ΧÁ·ˇÊòÊSÿ ‚◊ˬ ‡ÊÈc∑§¬áÊʸÁŸ ŒÎc≈˜UflÊ ÃÊŸ˜ ª˝„ËÃÈ¥ ªÃflÊŸ˜– ÃŒÊ ÃòÊ ∞∑§— ∑Χ·∑§— Ã◊˜
•flŒÃ˜, ∞ÃÊÁŸ ¬áÊʸÁŸ ÁŸM§¬ÿÊÁªÁŸ Ÿ– ∞ÃÊÁŸ íflÊ‹ÁÿàflÊ ∑ΧÁ·ˇÊòÊ ÁˇÊ¬ÿ¥ øØ œÊãÿ¥ ßÃÊ˘Á¬ •Áœ∑§ÃÿÊ
©à¬là ßÁÖ Ã× ‚— ŸlÊ¥ ¬áÊʸŸ˜ ŒÎc≈U˜flÊ ÃØ SflË∑§ÃÈZ ¬˝ÿàŸ◊˜ •∑§⁄UÊØ– ÃòÊ ‚— ¬áÊ¸·È ÁSÕÃÊŸ˜ ∑§Ë≈UÊŸ˜
•¬‡ÿØ– ∞∑§ÁS◊Ÿ˜ flΡÊ ¬áʸ¥ ŒÎc≈˜UflÊ ÃØ SflË∑§ÃÈZ ÿŒÊ Ãà‚◊ˬ¥ ªÃ—, ÃŒÊ ¬áʸ◊Í‹ ŸÍ߬áʸSÿ •V‰⁄U— ©jflŸ˜
•Ê‚ËØ– ∞fl¥ ÿŸ ∑§ŸÁøØ M§¬áÊ ¬áÊʸÁŸ ©¬ÿÊªËÁŸ ∞fl– üÊÊã× ‚— Á⁄UÄÄS× ‚Ÿ˜ ªÈL§◊˜ ©ÄÃflÊŸ˜ - ““∞∑§◊Á¬
ÁŸM§¬ÿÊªË ¬áÊZ ◊ÿÊ Ÿ ¬˝ÊåÃ¥ ßÁÖ ªÈL§— ¬˝àÿÈflÊø¡ªÁà Á∑§◊Á¬ flSÃÈ ÁŸM§¬ÿÊªË ŸÊÁSÖ ∞ÃàS◊⁄UŸ˜ ÿ‡ÊSflË ÷fl
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PART - V

47. •ŸÈë¿UŒ¥ ¬Á∆UàflÊ ¬˝‡ŸÊŸÊ◊˜ ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πà — 6x1=6

Read the passage and answer the questions given below :

∑§pŸ flÎh— SflSÿ ©lÊŸ •Ê◊˝flΡÊÊŸ˜ ‚¥⁄UÊ¬ÁÿÃÈ¥ ◊„ÊãÃ¥ ©l◊¥ ∑ȧfl¸Ÿ˜ •Ê‚ËØ– ∑§pŸ ÿÈflÊ Ã¥ ŒÎc≈˜UflÊ ¬Á⁄U„‚Ÿ˜
•¬Îë¿UØ-•„Ê •ÃËfl √ÿÕʸ— Ãfl ¬˝ÿÊ‚Ê—– ‚ÈÃ⁄UÊ¥ flÎh— àfl¥ Á∑¥§ ∞Ã·Ê¥ flΡÊÊáÊÊ¥ »§‹ÊÁŸ •ÊSflÊŒÁÿÃÈ¥ ¡ËÁflcÿÁ‚ ?””
ßÁÖ flÎhSÃÈ ÁŸ⁄UÊ∑ȧ‹— øˇÊÈ·Ë ©hÎàÿ Ã¥ ÿÈflÊŸ◊˜ •Ê‹ÊÄÿ •flŒÃ˜ - ““flà‚, ©Áø× ¬˝‡Ÿ— àflÿÊ ∑Χ×– ◊◊ ¡ŸŸÊØ
¬ÍflZ ÿ— ∑§Ê˘Á¬ ©lÊŸ ◊„× »§‹flΡÊÊŸ˜ ‚¥⁄UÊ¬ÿÊ◊Ê‚– Ã·Ê¥ ◊œÈ⁄UÊÁáÊ »§‹ÊÁŸ ÃÈ ◊ÿÊ ÷ˇÿãÃ– ÃÕÒfl ◊Áÿ ◊ÎÃ, Ãflʌ·ÊÊ—
ÿÈflÊŸ— ∞Ã·Ê¥ »§‹ÊÁŸ ÷ˇÊÿãÃÈ ßÁà ÁflÁøãàÿ •„◊˜ ∞ÃÊŸ˜ ¬ÊŒ¬ÊŸ˜ ߌʟ˥ ‚¥⁄UÊ¬ÿÊÁ◊”” ßÁÖ ∞ÃØ üÊÈàflÊ ‚— ‹Áí¡Ã—
‚Ÿ˜ flÎhSÿ Áflfl∑¥§ ¬˝‡Ê‡Ê¥‚–
ŸËÁ× - ““•ãÿÒ— ∑ΧÃSÿ ©¬∑§Ê⁄USÿ »§‹◊˜ •ŸÈ÷flÁj— •S◊ÊÁ÷— ∑˝§◊áÊ ¬⁄U·Ê¥ Á„ÃÊÿ ©l◊— ∑§Ã¸√ÿ— ∞fl–””
¬˝‡ŸÊ— -
(1) ∑§— ◊„ÊãÃ¥ ©l◊¥ ∑ȧfl¸Ÿ˜ •Ê‚ËØ ?
(2) ∑§pŸ ÿÈflÊ flÎh¥ ¬˝Áà Á∑§◊˜ •¬Îë¿UØ ?
(3) flÎh— ÿÈflÊŸ◊˜ •Ê‹ÊÄÿ Á∑§◊˜ •flŒÃ˜ ?
(4) »§‹ÊÁŸ ∑§ËŒÎ‡ÊÊÁŸ ?
(5) ÿÈflÊ ∑§Sÿ Áflfl∑¥§ ¬˝‡Ê‡Ê¥‚ ?
(6) •SÿÊ— ∑§ÕÊÿÊ— ŸËÁ× ∑§Ê ?
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