Maharashtra SSC Pahlavi L2/L3 (MSBSHSE) case studies
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The Maharashtra SSC Pahlavi Level 2/Level 3 examination is a written, paper-based language examination conducted under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), Pune - "महाराष्ट्र राज्य माध्यमिक व उच्च माध्यमिक शिक्षण मंडळ, पुणे". It is a classical-language subject offered within the board's SSC (Std. The Maharashtra SSC Pahlavi L2/L3 (MSBSHSE) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,240 words.
1Two Hand-Copies of a Pahlavi Colophon Line
At a district-level Pahlavi heritage club, 14 students are preparing a one-metre wall chart for a school open day. They have two hand-copied versions of the same short blessing from a Pahlavi manuscript colophon.
524 words, about 3 min2Parsing Two Ezāfe Chains on a Replica Seal
In a Level 3 grammar tutorial, eight students parse a short formula written on a classroom replica seal: 'pad nām ī yazdān' on one face and 'xwarrah ī šāh ī šāhān' on the other. The teacher asks them to mark every ezāfe linker, identify the head noun in each chain, and produce one literal and one natural English rendering.
475 words, about 2 min3Choosing Between Two Renderings of a Moral Line
A revision group of five students is translating a one-line Pahlavi moral sentence supplied by their teacher: 'mardōm kē dēn ī xwēš nē dārēd'. Two drafts are on the board.
466 words, about 2 min4Three Claims in an Assembly Talk on the Ardā Wirāz Nāmag
Six students are preparing a six-minute school-assembly talk on the Ardā Wirāz Nāmag. Their draft poster has three claims: (1) 'It is a Pahlavi account of a visionary journey through heaven and hell.' (2) 'It was written by Zarathustra.' (3) 'It is one of the oldest Avestan texts.' The teacher has asked them to keep only defensible claims and to add one sentence on why the text matters for understanding Middle Persian literature.
376 words, about 2 min5Writing a Museum Label for a Heterogram in a Pahlavi Phrase
At a city museum's school-partnership day, four students must write a 30-word English label for a replica of a short Pahlavi inscription. The teacher transliterates the phrase as 'BYTʾ ī man'.
399 words, about 2 min