TN 12th Question Paper 2024 Sanskrit

TN PUBLIC EXAM

QUESTION
PAPER
2024

No. of Printed Pages : 7
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!7407Sanskrit! Register Number

Language — Part I — SANSKRIT

Time Allowed : 3.00 Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 90

Instructions : (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness,
inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(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.

(ii) In writing Sanskrit, Devana-gari script should be used.

PART - I

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

1. œ◊¸Sÿ ‹ˇÊáÊÊÁŸ ∑§Áà ?
(a) ¬Üø (b) ‚åà (c) Œ‡Ê

2. Áflfl∑§ÊŸãŒ— ““©ÁûÊc∆Uà ¡Êª˝Ã”” ßÁà flÊÄÿ¥ ∑ȧ× SflË∑ΧÃflÊŸ˜?
(a) ∑§∆UÊ¬ÁŸ·Œ— (b) ¬˝‡ŸÊ¬ÁŸ·Œ— (c) ∑§ŸÊ¬ÁŸ·Œ—

3. ∑ΧcáÊSÿ ∑§ËÁø— ∑§ÊÁ◊fl Sflª¸XÊ◊flªÊ„Ã?
(a) ◊ÿÍ⁄UËfl (b) ‡ÊÈ∑§Á◊fl (c) „¥‚Ëfl

4. ∑§ËŒÎ‡Ê¥ flø— ’Ȝҗ Ÿ •ŸÈ‚⁄UÃ?
(a) ÁŸc»§‹◊˜ (b) ‚È‹÷◊˜ (c) ŒÈ‹¸÷¥

5. ““The Waste Land”” ßÁà •ÊX‹¬lSÿ ⁄UøÁÿÃÊ -
(a) Á≈U.∞‚˜. ∞Á‹ÿ≈˜U (b) ¡ÊŸ˜ ∑§Ë≈˜U‚˜ (c) ‡ÊÁÄS¬ÿ⁄U

6. Á„Ã¥ ◊ŸÊ„ÊÁ⁄U ø flø— __________–
(a) ŒÈ‹¸÷◊˜ (b) •‹÷◊˜ (c) ‚È‹÷◊˜
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7. •Ê‹ÿ ÁŸ◊ʸáÊ¥ ∑§ÁS◊Ÿ˜ ‡ÊÊSòÊ ÁfllÃ?
(a) œ◊¸‡ÊÊSòÊ (b) Á‡ÊÀ¬‡ÊÊSòÊ (c) ãÿÊÿ ‡ÊÊSòÊ

8. •ÊÿÈfl¸ŒSÿ Œfl— ∑§—?
(a) flÊÇ÷≈U— (b) œãflãÃÁ⁄U— (c) ø⁄U∑§—

9. ‚ËÃÿÊ ∑ȧÃÍ„‹Ÿ ∑§— S¬Îc≈U—?
(a) Áfl◊ÊŸ◊˜ (b) •Ê∑§Ê‡Ê— (c) ÉÊŸ—

10. ∑§— ◊ÊˇÊ¬ŒflË¥ flÊÜ¿UÁà S◊?
(a) ∑Χ¬áÊ— (b) øÊ⁄U— (c) œÁŸ∑§—

11. ¬˝ÊÁ‡Ÿ∑§¬Œ◊˜ •äÿÊSÃ __________–
(a) ⁄UÊ¡Ê (b) ŒflË (c) ¬Á⁄Ufl˝ÊÁ¡∑§Ê

12. ªÊãœÊ⁄USÿ ⁄UÊ¡Ê ∑§— •Ê‚ËØ?
(a) ÁøòÊ‚Ÿ— (b) ©ª˝‚Ÿ— (c) ÁflÁøòÊflÀ‹÷—

13. ÷Ê⁄UÃËÿÊ— flÿ¥ ∑§SÿÊ— fl‚ÍŸ˜ ÷ÈTÊ◊—?
(a) ¬ÎÁÕ√ÿÊ— (b) ŒflÃÊŸÊ◊˜ (c) Á¬òÊÊ—

14. ∑§Ê ¬Êá«ÈU¬àŸË?
(a) ◊Ë⁄UÊ (b) ÃÊ⁄UÊ (c) ∑ȧãÃË

PART - II
SECTION - 1
òÊÿÊáÊÊ¥ ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 3x2=6
Answer any three of the following.

15. „¥‚Sÿ ‡ÊÊ÷Ê ∑§Ê •ÁSÃ?
What is the beauty of the Swan ?

16. ◊⁄UËø— ∑¥§ „ÁãÃ?
What does the black pepper mitigate ?

17. ‚ÈŸËÁÃ∑ȧ‚È◊◊Ê‹Ê ª˝ãÕSÿ ⁄UøÁÿÃÊ ∑§—?
Who wrote ‚ÈŸËÁÃ∑ȧ‚È◊◊Ê‹Ê ?

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

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SECTION - 2

mÿÊ— ¬˝‡ŸÿÊ— ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 2x2=4
Answer any two of the following.

19. ¬Êá«UflÊ— Á∑§◊ÕZ flŸÊãÃ⁄U◊˜ •ªë¿UŸ˜?
Why did the Pandavas go to the forest ?

20. Áflfl∑§ÊŸãŒSÿ Á¬Ã⁄UÊÒ ∑§ÊÒ?
Who are the parents of Vivekananda ?

21. ‚ʜȗ ∑ȧòÊ •Áœfl‚Áà S◊?
Where did the Saint live ?

SECTION - 3

√ÿÊ∑§⁄UáÊÁfl‡Ê·Ê—- (Special Grammar) 7x2=14
Answer any seven of the following.

22. •œÊŒûÊÊŸÊ¥ ‡ÊéŒÊŸÊ¥ •ÕZ Á‹πÖ (Meanings)
(a) ∑§ŒÊ⁄U— - (field, yield, gold)
(b) ÿÈfl∑§— - (growth, tooth, youth)

23. √ÿÊ∑§⁄UáÊM§¬¥ Á‹πÖ (Identify the forms)
(a) •œÈŸÊ (œÊÃÈ, •√ÿÿ◊˜, ‡ÊéŒM§¬◊˜)
(b) ÁøŸÊÁà (‹æ˜§ ¬˝Õ◊¬ÈL§· ∞∑§fløŸ◊˜ of ÁøŸ˜ to give,
≠≈˜U ¬˝Õ◊¬ÈL§· ∞∑§fløŸ◊˜,
‹≈˜U ¬˝Õ◊¬ÈL§· ∞∑§fløŸ◊˜)

24. ‚Á㜥 ∑ȧL§Ã– (Combine)
(a) Ÿ + •ÁSÃ (ŸÁSÃ, ŸÊÒÁSÃ, ŸÊÁSÃ)
(b) Ãfl + ßÁà (ÃflÁÃ, ÃflÁÃ, ÃflÊÁÃ)
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25. ‚ÁãœÁflë¿UŒ¥ ∑ȧL§Ã– (Split the words)
(a) ÉÊŸSÃ - (ÉÊŸÊ + Ã, ÉÊŸ‚˜ + Ã, ÉÊŸ— + Ã)
(b) Á„ÃÊ㟠- (Á„ÃÊŸ˜ + Ÿ, Á„ÃÊ + Ÿ, Á„à + Ÿ)

26. Áfl¬⁄UËà ¬ŒÊÁŸ Á‹πÖ (Write the opposite words)
(a) ‚È⁄U— × - (Ÿ⁄U—, Œfl—, •‚È⁄U—)
(b) ˇÊÿ◊˜ × - (•ˇÊÿ◊˜, •‚àÿ¥, •œ◊¸◊˜)

27. ‚◊ÊŸÊÕ¸∑¥§ ¬Œ¥ Á‹πÖ (Synonyms)
(a) ∑˝§Êœ—– - (∑§Ê¬—, ªÊ¬—, ∑ͧ¬—)
(b) flŸ◊˜– - (‚ŒŸ◊˜, ∑§ÊŸŸ◊˜, ◊ÁãŒ⁄U◊˜)

28. Á⁄UÄÃSÕÊŸÊ¥ÁŸ ¬Í⁄UÿÖ (Fill in the blanks)
(a) •å‚È __________ Ÿ ∑§⁄UáÊËÿ◊˜–

(•‡ÊÈh◊˜, ÁŸÁ·h◊˜, ¬˝Á‚h◊˜)
(b) ‚¥‚ª¸¡Ê— __________ ÷flÁãÖ
(ŒÊ·ªÈáÊÊ—, ¬Ê¬¬Èáÿ◊˜)

29. ‚◊Ê‚—– (Compound)
(a) ‚Íÿ¸Sÿ ¬ÈòÊ— (•Êÿ¸¬ÈòÊ—, ‚à¬ÈòÊ—, ‚Íÿ¸¬ÈòÊ—)
(b) œ◊¸Sÿ flœ¸Ÿ◊˜ (œ◊¸flœ¸Ÿ◊˜, œ◊¸flœ¸Ÿ◊˜, ‚Èflœ¸Ÿ◊˜)

30. ““•Ê◊˜”” •ÕflÊ ““Ÿ”” ßÁà Á‹πÖ (Write “Yes” or “No”)
(a) Ÿ⁄UãŒ˝Sÿ ¡ã◊ ∑§Ê‹∑§ûÊÊ Ÿª⁄U •÷flØ
(b) ¬˝¡Ê¬Ã— øàflÊ⁄U— ¬ÈòʪáÊÊ— •Ê‚Ÿ˜

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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. ◊ÊÃÊ ∑§ŒÊ ‚ãÃÈc≈UÊ ÷flÁÃ?
When does the mother feel happy ?

32. ÁfllÊ ∑§Õ¥ •ŸÈûÊ◊Ê ÷flÁÃ?
How does the learning become the most superior ?

33. ‚¥S∑Χà ÷Ê·ÊÿÊ¥ ¬Üø◊„Ê∑§Ê√ÿÊÁŸ ∑§ÊÁŸ? Ã·Ê¥ ∑§Ãʸ⁄U— ∑§?
Mention five Mahakavyas in Sanskrit along with their authors.

34. •ÁÃÁÕŸÊ¥ ‚¬ÿʸ ∑§Õ¥ ÁSÕÃÊ?
How was the hospitality to the Guest ?

SECTION - 2
mÿÊ— ¬˝‡ŸÿÊ— ‚¥ª˝„áÊ ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 2x4=8
Answer any two of the following briefly.

35. ÁªÁ⁄U∑§Sÿ ¬fl¸Ã∑§Sÿ fløŸÊÁŸ Á‹πÃ?
Write the words of Girika and Parvataka.

36. ŸÊ≈K‡ÊÊSòÊ¥ ∑§ËŒÎ‡Ê¥ ÷flÁÃ?
How is the art of dance ?

37. ¬˝¡Ê¬ÁÃŸÊ •‚È⁄UÊŸ˜ ¬˝Áà ©Q§Sÿ ““Œ”” ßàÿSÿ ªÍ…UÊÕ¸— ∑§— ?
What is the hidden meaning of ““Œ”” preached by Prajapati to Asuras ?

38. ¬Êá«UflÊ— Á∑§◊ÕZ flŸÊãÃ⁄¥U •ªë¿UŸ˜?
Why did Pandavas go to another forest ?
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SECTION - 3
‡ÊéŒ M ¬¥ Á‹πÖ 3x4=12
Decline the following.

39. “•S◊Œ˜” ‡Ê錗–
OR
“ÃŒ˜” ¬ÈÁÑX◊˜ (Masculine)
OR
“ÿÈc◊Œ˜” ‡Ê錗–

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

40. ∑Χ (∑§⁄U˜) ‹Ê≈˜U ó Imperative mood

41. ¬∆˜U ÁflÁœÁ‹æ˜§ ó Potential mood

42. •‚˜ ÁflÁœÁ‹æ˜§ ó Potential mood

43. ‚fl˜ •Êà◊Ÿ¬ŒË ‹Ê≈˜U ó Imperative mood

PART - IV

‚ÁflSÃ⁄¥U ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 3x6=18
Answer the following in detail.

44. (a) Œ˝Áfl«U‚ÍÁQ§Ã— òÊËŸ˜ ‡‹Ê∑§ÊŸ˜ √ÿÊÅÿÊÖ
Explain three slokas from lesson “Tamil Good Sayings”.
OR
(b) ““⁄U‚¬lÊÁŸ”” ¬Ê∆UÊØ òÊËÁáÊ ¬lÊÁŸ √ÿÊÅÿÊÖ
Explain three slokas from lesson “Rasa Padyani”.

45. (a) ‚ÊœÈfløŸ¥ ÿÕʪ˝ãÕ¥ Sfl÷Ê·ÿÊ Á‹πÖ
Write in your own words the “Saying of a Saint” as per the lesson.
OR
(b) ÷Ê⁄UÃSÿ ÁflôÊÊŸ¬⁄Uê¬⁄UÊÿÊ— flÒÁ‡Êc≈K¥ ÿÕʪ˝ãÕ¥ Á‹πÖ
Write the excellence of Indian Scientific lineage as per the lesson.

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46. (a) ‡‹Ê∑§ÊŸÊ¥ •ŸÈflÊŒ¥ ∑ȧL§Ã —-
Translate the “SLOKAS” into English/Tamil.
(i) ‚◊SÇÊÊSòÊ ÁøãßÒ⁄U„ÁŸ¸‡Ê¥ ø Á∑¥§ »§‹◊˜–
◊„‡Ê¬ÊŒfl㌟¥ NŒÊÁ¬ ŸÊßÊÁà øØ––
(ii) ÿÈÁœÁc∆U⁄U ∑§Sÿ ¬ÈòÊÊ ªXÊ fl„Áà ∑§ËŒÎ‡ÊË–
„¥‚Sÿ ‡ÊÊ÷Ê ∑§Ê flÊÁSà œ◊¸Sÿ àflÁ⁄UÃÊ ªÁ×––
OR
(b) ªl◊˜ / ∑§ÕÊ◊˜ •ŸÈflÊŒ¥ ∑ȧL§Ã —-
Translate the passage/story into English or Tamil.
∑§SÿÁøØ ⁄UÊôÊ— ‚◊ˬ mÊÒ •ÊÁüÊÃÊÒ •ÊSÃÊ◊˜– ∞∑§— ⁄UÊ◊—, •ãÿ— ∑ΧcáÊ— ø ßÁÖ ¬˝÷È— ÃÊÒ ŒÿÿÊ
⁄UˇÊãŸ÷ÍØ– ‚— ∑§ŒÊÁøØ ©÷ÊÒ •Ê„Íÿ •Ê„-ÿÈflÊ¥ ∑§Sÿ ’‹Ÿ ¡ËflÕ—? ßÁÖ ÃŒÊ ⁄UÊ◊— •Ê„-¬˝÷Ê, •„¥ Ãfl
∑Χ¬Ê’‹Ÿ ¡ËflÊÁ◊– ∑ΧcáÊ— ÃÈ ““ŒÒfl’‹Ÿ •„¥ ¡ËflÊÁ◊”” ßÁà ©ûÊ⁄¥U ŒûÊflÊŸ˜– ⁄UÊ¡Ê ÃÈ ÃàflÁ¡ôÊÊ‚ÿÊ ∑§ÁS◊¥Á‡øØ
∑ͧc◊Êá«U Á’‹¥ ∑ΧàflÊ ÃØ ◊ÈQ§Ê»§‹Ò— •Ê¬Íÿ¸, ÃŒ˝ãœ˝◊Êë¿UÊl ⁄UÊ◊Êÿ •ŒÊØ– ∑ΧcáÊÊÿ ¬ÊŒL§åÿ¥ ŒŒÊÒ– ⁄UÊ◊— SflËÿ¥
»§‹¥ ‚◊ËøËŸ¥ ◊ãflÊŸ— ∑ΧcáÊ¥ ¬˝Áà ∞fl¥ •Ê„ ◊Œ˜ªÎ„ •Ÿ∑§ÊÁŸ ∑ͧc◊Êá«U»§‹ÊÁŸ ‚ÁãÖ ÃS◊ÊØ ߌ¥ ÿS◊Ò ∑§S◊Ò flÊ
Áfl∑˝§ÃÈ¥ ßë¿UÊÁ◊, àfl◊˜ ßë¿UÁ‚ øØ, ÃŒ˜ ªÎ„ËàflÊ Ãà¬ÊŒL§åÿ¥ ŒŒÊÃÈ”” ßÁÖ ÃmøŸ◊˜ •Ê∑§áÿ¸ ∑ΧcáÊ— ¬ÊŒL§åÿ¥
ŒàflÊ Ã໧‹¥ ¬˝Áê΄ËÃflÊŸ˜– •ŸãÃ⁄¥U ∑ΧcáÊ— ªÎ„¥ ªàflÊ Ã໧‹¥ Á÷àflÊ ÃòÊ ◊ÈQ§ÊS‚◊Ê‹ÊÄÿ ÁflS◊ÿ— •Ê‚ËØ–
ŒÒflŒûÊ¥ ßÁà ◊àflÊ, ⁄UÊôÊ ‚flZ flÎûÊÊãÃ¥ ÁŸflŒÿÊ◊Ê‚––

PART - V

47. •ŸÈë¿UŒ¥ ¬Á∆UàflÊ ¬˝‡ŸÊŸÊ¥ ©ûÊ⁄¥U Á‹πÖ 6x1=6
Read the passage and answer the questions given below :

∑§ÊÜøˬÈÿÊZ ∑§‡øŸ ÁflmÊŸ˜ •fløÖ ‚— ’„ÍŸ˜ •äÿʬÿŸ˜ •¡ËflÿØ– ∑§ÁS◊¥¥Á‡øØ ÁŒfl‚ ∑§Á‡øØ ’Ê‹∑§—
ÁflŒÈ·— ‚◊ˬ¥ ªàflÊ ““÷Ê •Êÿ¸! ◊◊ ÁfllÊ •èÿ‚ŸËÿÊ ßÁà •¬ˇÊÊ •ÃËfl fløÃ– ÃS◊ÊØ ÷flÊŸ˜ ÁfllÊ◊˜ ©¬ÁŒ‡ÊãÃÈ ßÁÃ
¬˝ÊÕ¸ÿÊ◊Ê‚– ‚— ÁflmÊŸ˜ ÃSÿ ’Ê‹∑§Sÿ ¬˝ÁÃ÷Ê¥ ¬Á⁄U‡ÊÊœÁÿÃÈ◊˜ ßë¿UŸ˜ ∞fl¥ •¬Îë¿UØ - „ ’Ê‹∑§! Œfl— ∑ȧòÊ •ÁSÃ? ßÁÖ
‚— ’Ê‹— ŒflŸ ⁄UÁ„Ã¥ SÕ‹¥ ¬˝Õ◊× ÷flÊŸ˜ •ÊflŒÿÃÈ Ã× •„¥ ÁflôÊʬÁÿcÿÊÁ◊ ßÁà •∑§ÕÿØ– ‚— ÁflmÊŸ˜ ÃSÿ
’Ê‹∑§Sÿ fløŸ¥ •Ê∑§áÿ¸ •ÿ◊˜ •ÁÃ’ÈÁh◊ÊŸ˜ ßÁà •Ê‹Êëÿ ÃŒ¬ˇÊÊŸÈ‚Ê⁄¥U ÃS◊Ò ÁfllÊ◊˜ ©¬ÁŒŒ‡Ê–
ŸËÁ× - ’ÈÁh◊ÃÊ¥ •Ê’ÊÀÿÊØ ÿÈQ§ÿ— S»È§⁄UÁãÖ
¬˝‡ŸÊ—
1. ÁflmÊŸ˜ ∑ȧòÊ •fløÃ?
2. ∑§— ÁflŒÈcÊ— ‚◊ˬ◊˜ •ªë¿UØ?
3. ÁflmÊŸ˜ Ã¥ ¬Á⁄U‡ÊÊœÁÿÃÈ¥ Á∑§◊¬Îë¿UØ?
4. ’Ê‹∑§— Á∑§◊˜ •∑§ÕÿØ?
5. ÁflmÊŸ˜ ’Ê‹Ê˘ÿ¥ ∑§ËŒÎ‡Ê— ßÁà •Ê‹ÊÁøÃflÊŸ˜?
6. •SÿÊ— ∑§ÕÊÿÊ— ŸËÁ× ∑§Ê?
-oOo-
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