Class 10 Sanskrit Samay Lekhanam समय लेखनम् अभ्यास व हल
Write the time in Sanskrit using वादने, सपाद, सार्ध and पादोन. Practise with eight clocks for CBSE Codes 122 and 119.
How to write time in Sanskrit
Read the minute hand first. At 00, 15 or 30 minutes, use the hour shown. At 45 minutes, use पादोन with the next hour.
पहले मिनट की सुई देखें। पूरे घंटे, सवा और साढ़े के लिए वर्तमान घंटा लें। पौने के लिए अगला घंटा लें।
| Minutes | Prefix | Hour to use | Hindi cue | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | — | Shown hour | ठीक बजे | 9:00 → नववादने |
| 15 | सपाद | Shown hour | सवा | 5:15 → सपादपञ्चवादने |
| 30 | सार्ध | Shown hour | साढ़े | 4:30 → सार्धचतुर्वादने |
| 45 | पादोन | Next hour | पौने | 8:45 → पादोननववादने |
Worked examples
5:45 · A quarter to six
- 45 minutes means fifteen minutes remain before the next hour.
- The next hour is six. Its clock form is षड्वादने.
- Add पादोन. Write पादोनषड्वादने.
5:45 का अर्थ पौने छह है। उत्तर में पाँच की जगह छह का प्रयोग करें।
8:45 · When the question already prints the ending
If the question shows _____ वादनपर्यन्तम्, write only पादोननव in the blank. The complete expression is पादोननववादनपर्यन्तम्, meaning “until a quarter to nine.” Use the same approach when वादने is already printed.
Read the clocks and write the times
The shorter hand shows the hour. The longer hand shows the minutes. Write each complete expression ending in वादने, then check your answers.
घड़ी देखकर समय संस्कृत में लिखिए। फिर उत्तरमाला से मिलाइए।
- Clock 1
- Clock 2
- Clock 3
- Clock 4
- Clock 5
- Clock 6
- Clock 7
- Clock 8
Answer key · उत्तरमाला
Show all eight worked answers
| Clock | Time | Sanskrit | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:00 | त्रिवादने | The long hand is on 12. Use three without a prefix. |
| 2 | 7:15 | सपादसप्तवादने | The long hand is on 3. Use सपाद with seven. |
| 3 | 10:30 | सार्धदशवादने | The long hand is on 6. Use सार्ध with ten. |
| 4 | 5:45 | पादोनषड्वादने | The long hand is on 9. Use पादोन with the next hour, six. |
| 5 | 12:30 | सार्धद्वादशवादने | Half an hour has passed since twelve. Use सार्ध with twelve. |
| 6 | 3:45 | पादोनचतुर्वादने | Four is fifteen minutes away. Use पादोन with four. |
| 7 | 6:15 | सपादषड्वादने | It is a quarter past six. Use सपाद with six. |
| 8 | 11:45 | पादोनद्वादशवादने | Twelve is fifteen minutes away. Use पादोन with twelve. |
Try the official sample-paper questions
Question 9 tests time writing in both 2026–27 CBSE sample papers. Open the paper and use its marking scheme to check your work.
- Code 122 · Sample paper · Marking scheme
- Code 119 · Sample paper · Marking scheme