PSEB SS Sanskrit study plan
PSEB SS Sanskrit · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Sanskrit (subject content)
Conjugate 30 frequently tested verbs across present, past (laṭ and liṭ), and future tenses on paper without consulting notes
Decline 20 masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns across all eight cases in singular and dual and plural, writing the full tables from memory
State the rules for sandhi at word boundaries and apply them to join 25 split phrases correctly
Read a passage of 200 words aloud, marking every sandhi junction before reading
Your checkpoint
A handwritten reference sheet of the 30 verb forms and the 20 noun declension tables, self-checked against a grammar text, with errors corrected in a different colour
Sanskrit (subject content)
Form and label the five samāsa types on 40 compound words, naming each type and breaking it into its components
Apply the rules for primary suffixes (kṛt) and secondary suffixes (taddhita) to derive 20 new words from given roots
Identify the grammatical gender and stem of 30 words taken from a prose passage
Translate 15 short Sanskrit sentences into English, giving the case of every noun and the tense of every verb
Your checkpoint
A compound-analysis log of 40 words, each with type, split, and meaning, scoring at least 35 of 40 correct on a self-test
Sanskrit (subject content)
Decline 15 pronouns, including personal, demonstrative, and relative forms, across all cases and numbers
Conjugate the roots for 'to be' and 'to become', and six other irregular roots, in all three persons and three numbers
Parse 25 verb forms by root, class, voice, tense, person, and number
Compose 10 original sentences using pronouns correctly, and translate them into English
Your checkpoint
A parsed list of 25 verb forms and a set of 10 self-written sentences with translations, checked against a grammar reference
Sanskrit (subject content)
Translate an unseen prose passage of 150 words into English, keeping a glossary of every unfamiliar word
Answer 20 comprehension questions on a Sanskrit passage, writing the answers in Sanskrit
Explain the difference between active and passive voice construction, and convert 10 active sentences into the passive
Memorise 40 vocabulary items from a prescribed prose text and test yourself on them
Your checkpoint
A timed 90-minute mock prose section, self-marked, with a written list of every error and the rule that was missed
Sanskrit (subject content)
Scan and recite 20 verses of prescribed poetry with correct metre, marking each syllable as light or heavy
Identify and name the metre of 10 verses, giving the defining pattern of each
Explain the figures of speech (alaṃkāra) found in 10 verses, naming each figure and justifying the choice
Translate 10 verses into English without losing the sense of the compound structure
Your checkpoint
A metre-and-figure analysis sheet for 10 verses, each with scansion, metre name, figure name, and translation
Sanskrit (subject content)
Write a 200-word Sanskrit composition on a prescribed theme, using at least six compound words and three tenses
Summarise a prescribed prose passage in 100 words of Sanskrit
Correct 20 deliberately faulty sentences, stating the rule violated in each case
Recite from memory two prescribed verses and write them out with full sandhi resolution
Your checkpoint
A 200-word original Sanskrit composition plus a corrected error sheet of 20 sentences, both reviewed against a grammar text
Sanskrit (subject content)
Complete a full-length timed mock paper under exam conditions and record the score for each section
Re-derive every wrong answer, writing the underlying rule beside it
Drill the 50 most frequently missed items from earlier weeks until each is answered correctly twice in a row
Memorise and recall 60 additional vocabulary items from prescribed texts
Your checkpoint
A scored full mock paper with a written error analysis identifying the top three weak areas and the rule behind each mistake
Sanskrit (subject content)
Complete two further timed mock papers and raise the score on each weak area identified in week 7
Recite all prescribed verses from memory and write them out accurately
Review the grammar reference sheets from weeks 1 to 3 and re-test yourself on 30 forms
Plan the exam-day time allocation for each section and rehearse it once on a mock paper
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock papers showing improvement over week 7, plus a one-page exam-day strategy sheet with section timings
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 35/40 on the compound-analysis self-test and decline any 10 nouns correctly without notes
Week 4: Score at least 60% on the timed mock prose section and produce a complete error list
Week 6: Produce a 200-word Sanskrit composition with at least six correct compounds, and correct at least 16 of 20 faulty sentences
Week 8: Score at least 75% on two consecutive full mock papers, with every prescribed verse written out correctly from memory