Odisha BSE HSC Odia (First Language) study materials
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Odisha BSE HSC Odia (First Language) flashcards

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ଉପମା ଅଳଂକାର
A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another of a different kind using words such as ପରି, ସମ, or ପ୍ରାୟ; both ଉପମେୟ and ଉପମାନ are explicitly stated.
ରୂପକ ଅଳଂକାର
A metaphor in which the ଉପମେୟ and ଉପମାନ are identified as one without a comparison word; for example, calling a person a lion rather than saying he is like a lion.
ଅନୁପ୍ରାସ ଅଳଂକାର
Alliteration; the repetition of the same consonant sound at close intervals in a line of poetry, producing a musical effect without change of meaning.
ଯମକ ଅଳଂକାର
A figure in which the same word or sound is repeated with different meanings in the same line or stanza; distinct from ଅନୁପ୍ରାସ, where only the sound repeats.
ଉତ୍ପ୍ରେକ୍ଷା ଅଳଂକାର
Poetic fancy in which an object is imagined to be something else, often introduced by words like 'ଯେମିତି' or 'ମନେ ହୁଏ'; the imagination, not literal fact, is the point.
ଛନ୍ଦ (metre)
The patterned arrangement of syllables and pauses in a poem; prescribed Odia poems may be in ରଣସ୍ତ୍ର, ଭାଗବତ, or ଦାଣ୍ଡି ଛନ୍ଦ, each with fixed syllable counts.
ଭାବ (poetic emotion)
The dominant feeling or sentiment of a poem, such as ଭକ୍ତି (devotion), ଦେଶପ୍ରେମ (patriotism), ପ୍ରକୃତି ପ୍ରେମ (love of nature), or ନୀତି (morality); questions often ask for the ମୂଳ ଭାବ.
ସନ୍ଧି
The phonetic combination of the final sound of one word with the initial sound of the next, producing a changed form; main types are ସ୍ୱର ସନ୍ଧି, ବ୍ୟଞ୍ଜନ ସନ୍ଧି, and ବିସର୍ଗ ସନ୍ଧି.
ସମାସ
A compound word formed by joining two or more words into a single unit; types include ତତ୍ପୁରୁଷ, କର୍ମଧାରୟ, ଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱ, ବହୁବ୍ରୀହି, ଦ୍ୱିଗୁ, ଅବ୍ୟୟୀଭାବ, and ନଞ୍.
କର୍ମଧାରୟ ସମାସ
A compound in which the first member qualifies the second, and the second member is the principal word; for example, 'ମହାବଳୀ' (great and strong) where the strength is principal.
ଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱ ସମାସ
A compound in which both members are equally important and are joined by 'ଏବଂ' or 'ଓ'; for example, 'ମାତା ପିତା' meaning mother and father together.
ବହୁବ୍ରୀହି ସମାସ
A compound in which neither member is the principal word; the compound as a whole denotes a third thing, such as 'ଦଶାନନ' (ten-faced) meaning Ravana.
କାରକ
The relation of a noun or pronoun to the verb in a sentence; the eight କାରକ are କର୍ତ୍ତା, କର୍ମ, କରଣ, ସମ୍ପ୍ରଦାନ, ଅପାଦାନ, ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ, ଅଧିକରଣ, and ସମ୍ବୋଧନ.
ବିଭକ୍ତି
A case ending attached to a noun or pronoun to show its କାରକ relation; Odia has eight ବିଭକ୍ତି, from ପ୍ରଥମା to ସମ୍ବୋଧନ, each with its own marker.
ସମାପିକା କ୍ରିୟା
A finite verb that completes the sense of a sentence and agrees with the subject in person, number, and tense; it can stand alone as the main verb.
ଅସମାପିକା କ୍ରିୟା
A non-finite verb form, such as a participle or infinitive, that does not complete the sentence by itself and depends on another verb for full meaning.
ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଉକ୍ତି
Direct speech; the speaker's exact words are placed within quotation marks and introduced by a reporting verb, without change of pronouns or tense.
ପରୋକ୍ଷ ଉକ୍ତି
Indirect speech; the substance of a speaker's words is reported without quotation marks, with changes in pronouns, tense, and time or place words.
ଆବେଦନ ପତ୍ର
A formal application letter addressed to an authority; it contains sender's address, receiver's address, date, salutation, subject, body, closing, and signature in that order.
ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଗତ ପତ୍ର
An informal personal letter to a relative or friend; it uses 'ପ୍ରିୟ/ପ୍ରିୟା' in the salutation, omits the subject line, and closes with 'ତୁମର/ତୁମରି'.
ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ
A formal essay with three parts: ଭୂମିକା (introduction), ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଅଂଶ (body developing two or three points), and ଉପସଂହାର (conclusion); each paragraph carries one idea.
ଅନୁଚ୍ଛେଦ
A single unified paragraph beginning with a topic sentence, followed by supporting details and a closing sentence; it avoids bullet points and stays within the word limit.
ବିଜ୍ଞାପନ
A short advertisement that states what is offered, where and when it is available, whom to contact, and the issuing authority; it uses brief, attractive language.
ସୂଚନା
A notice displayed for a group; it answers what, where, when, and whom to contact, and ends with the name and designation of the issuing authority.
ସମ୍ବୋଧନ
The salutation in a letter or the vocative case in grammar; in letters it uses 'ମହାଶୟ/ମହୋଦୟ' for officials and 'ପ୍ରିୟ/ପ୍ରିୟା' for relatives and friends.
ଚିତ୍ର ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା
Description of a picture in the present tense, following a spatial order such as right, left, top, and bottom, and ending with one personal comment on the scene.
ଅପଠିତ ଗଦ୍ୟ
An unseen prose passage followed by questions on meaning, inference, and vocabulary; answers should be brief, supported by the passage, and written in complete sentences.
ଅପଠିତ ପଦ୍ୟ
An unseen poem followed by questions on ମୂଳ ଭାବ, ଅଳଂକାର, word meaning, and the sense of the closing line; answers follow the order of the questions.
ଶବ୍ଦାର୍ଥ
The meaning of a word as used in a particular passage; in unseen comprehension, the contextual meaning must be inferred from surrounding sentences rather than from a dictionary alone.
ସମାନାର୍ଥକ ଶବ୍ଦ
A synonym; a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another, such as 'ଜଳ' and 'ପାଣି', used in vocabulary and comprehension questions.
ବିପରୀତ ଶବ୍ଦ
An antonym; a word expressing the opposite meaning of another, such as 'ଦିନ' and 'ରାତି', tested in grammar and unseen passage exercises.
ମୂଳ ଭାବ
The central idea or main sentiment of a prose lesson or poem; it is stated in one or two sentences and is distinct from a plot summary or a list of incidents.