Sanskrit for Kids · बच्चों के लिए संस्कृत

Mira and the seed · मीरा और बीज

Read each line aloud together. Ask your child to point to the word for seed in the second, third and fourth lines.

1. मीरा उद्याने अस्ति।
   Mīrā udyāne asti.
   मीरा बगीचे में है। · Mira is in the garden.
2. सा एकं बीजं पश्यति।
   Sā ekaṃ bījaṃ paśyati.
   वह एक बीज देखती है। · She sees a seed.
3. मीरा बीजं भूमौ स्थापयति।
   Mīrā bījaṃ bhūmau sthāpayati.
   मीरा बीज को मिट्टी में रखती है। · Mira puts the seed in the soil.
4. सा बीजं जलेन सिञ्चति।
   Sā bījaṃ jalena siñcati.
   वह बीज को पानी देती है। · She waters the seed.
5. कतिपयदिनानन्तरम् अङ्कुरः जायते।
   Katipayadinānantaram aṅkuraḥ jāyate.
   कुछ दिनों बाद अंकुर निकलता है। · After a few days, a sprout appears.

Match the word to the picture you draw

Draw a seed, a drop of water, and a sprout. Say each Sanskrit word and ask your child to point to its drawing. Swap roles and repeat.

• बीजम् · bījam

  बीज · Seed. It is what Mira puts in the soil.

• जलम् · jalam

  पानी · Water. Point to the drop.

• अङ्कुरः · aṅkuraḥ

  अंकुर · Sprout. It appears at the end of the story.

A shloka about learning · विद्या का श्लोक

Read the first line aloud, pause, and then read the second.

विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्।
पात्रत्वाद् धनमाप्नोति धनाद् धर्मं ततः सुखम्॥

Vidyā dadāti vinayaṃ vinayād yāti pātratām.
Pātratvād dhanam āpnoti dhanād dharmaṃ tataḥ sukham.

विद्या विनम्रता देती है। विनम्रता से योग्यता आती है। योग्यता से धन, धन से अच्छे काम और उनसे सुख मिलता है।

Learning brings humility. Humility helps us become worthy. Worthiness brings wealth, which can support good deeds and lead to happiness.

Practise the syllables and pauses in this shloka

Source · Hitopadesha, Vidyā-praśaṃsā, verse 6

Ravi and the missing book · रवि और खोई हुई पुस्तक

1. रविः पुस्तकं न पश्यति।
   रवि को पुस्तक दिखाई नहीं देती। · Ravi cannot see the book.
2. सः पृच्छति, “मम पुस्तकं कुत्र अस्ति?”
   वह पूछता है, “मेरी पुस्तक कहाँ है?” · He asks, “Where is my book?”
3. आशा वदति, “पुस्तकम् उत्पीठिकायाः अधः अस्ति।”
   आशा कहती है, “पुस्तक मेज़ के नीचे है।” · Asha says, “The book is under the table.”
4. रविः पुस्तकं प्राप्नोति।
   रवि को पुस्तक मिल जाती है। · Ravi finds the book.

Family word game · Hide and find

Choose a book, a pen and a fruit. Write the three Sanskrit words on slips of paper. Read a slip aloud and have your child point to the object. Hide one item under the table and ask where it is. Swap roles and let your child choose what to hide.

1. Match पुस्तकम् / लेखनी / फलम् to the three objects.
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   पुस्तकम् · book, लेखनी · pen, फलम् · fruit.

2. Ask “Where is the pen?”
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   लेखनी कुत्र अस्ति?

3. Say “The pen is under the table.”
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   लेखनी उत्पीठिकायाः अधः अस्ति।

4. Use the same pattern to say that the fruit is under the table.
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   फलम् उत्पीठिकायाः अधः अस्ति।

बच्चे को पहले वस्तु दिखाने दें, फिर उसका संस्कृत नाम बोलने दें। Let the child point first, then say the Sanskrit word.

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