Karnataka SSLC Sanskrit - Third Language (KSEAB) study plan

Write out the full subanta declension tables for राम (अ-ending), मुनि (इ-ending), and लता (आ-ending) masculine/feminine paradigms in all eight cases, singular/dual/plural, from memory by week's end

Parse and translate 40 sandhi examples of the savarṇa-dīrgha, guṇa, vṛddhi, and yaṇ types, listing the rule name and the reconstructed pre-sandhi forms for each

Read the first two prescribed prose lessons aloud twice each, marking unfamiliar words, and build a 60-item gloss list with Kannada meanings

Answer 15 short comprehension questions (one to two sentences each) on those prose lessons in your own Sanskrit, checking against the textbook

Identify and note the sandhi instances occurring inside the week's prose passages, classifying at least 10 of them

Conjugate the roots पठ्, लिख्, गम्, कृ, and अस् in present (laṭ), past (laṅ), and imperative (loṭ) for all three persons and three numbers, writing each paradigm out by hand

Classify and split 30 compounds into their constituent members, naming the samāsa type (tatpuruṣa, dvandva, bahuvrīhi, avyayībhāva, karmadhāraya) with a one-line justification each

Compile 50 synonym pairs (paryāyapada) and 25 antonym pairs (viparyayapada) drawn from the prescribed prose and poetry lessons

Derive and record the meanings of 20 prefixed and suffixed forms (e.g., forms built with प्र-, अनु-, -त्व, -ता, -मय) and state the base word for each

Self-test the tiṅanta paradigms by writing ten fresh sentences using five different tense-person combinations

Finish reading all remaining prescribed prose lessons, summarising each in five Sanskrit sentences and naming its central theme in one sentence

Write a short character sketch (six to eight sentences) of the main figure in two prose lessons, citing at least one direct textual detail per sketch

Memorise the first half of the prescribed verses, reciting each aloud five times daily and writing it from memory once

Annotate every memorised verse with its metre name (anuṣṭubh, indravajrā, vasantatilakā, etc.) and scan one line syllable by syllable

Answer 20 verse-based comprehension questions covering speaker, situation, and stated meaning

Memorise the remaining prescribed verses and recite the full set end-to-end twice without prompts

Identify the predominant rasa (śṛṅgāra, vīra, karuṇa, hāsya, etc.) in each verse and justify the choice in one sentence citing a specific word

Locate and name at least one alaṃkāra (upamā, rūpaka, anuprāsa, utprekṣā, atiśayokti) in each verse, quoting the triggering phrase

Read the prescribed supplementary text once, then write a ten-sentence Sanskrit summary naming its characters and moral

Draft a one-page timeline of Sanskrit literary history covering the Vedic period, the epics, Kālidāsa, and the major court poets, with one representative work per entry

Translate 40 Sanskrit sentences into Kannada, focusing on correctly rendering case endings and compound structures rather than word-for-word substitution

Translate 40 Kannada sentences into Sanskrit, checking every verb ending and case marker against the declension and conjugation tables built earlier

Re-drill the 75 synonym/antonym pairs from week 2 by producing each from memory in a timed ten-minute sprint, logging errors

Build a 30-item list of words that look alike but differ in meaning, and write one Sanskrit sentence for each to fix the distinction

Review and correct all mistranslations from the week, writing the rule that was missed beside each error

Write three guided paragraphs of eight to ten Sanskrit sentences each on assigned themes, using at least two compounds and one quoted verse fragment per paragraph

Draft two formal Sanskrit letters (one invitation, one request) observing the standard opening, body, and closing conventions

Compose two Sanskrit dialogues of ten exchanges each, keeping verb tenses consistent within each exchange

Re-read the prose lessons and write a five-sentence Sanskrit précis of each, then compare against your week 3 summaries to catch gaps

Proofread all compositions against the grammar tables and mark every correction in red

Write a two-page note on the cultural and literary context of the prescribed texts, covering author, period, source work, and one notable feature of each

Recite all prescribed verses from memory in one uninterrupted sitting and self-record to check fluency and pronunciation

Complete a 50-item mixed grammar drill covering subanta, tiṅanta, sandhi, and samāsa, then re-study only the items answered wrong

Explain each of the five samāsa types aloud in Sanskrit with one fresh example you construct yourself

Match 25 literary terms and figures (e.g., kāvya, mahākāvya, nāṭaka, kathā, pañcatantra, hitopadeśa) to one-line definitions and a representative work

Sit two full-length timed mock papers under exam conditions and score them against the marking scheme

Re-work every wrong answer from both mocks, writing the underlying rule or fact beside each

Recite all prescribed verses and re-read all prose summaries once daily for retention

Re-drill the 75 synonym/antonym pairs and the verb paradigms in two short daily sprints

Write one fresh paragraph and one fresh letter under a 20-minute timer to confirm composition speed