विर्जिनियाविश्वविद्यालय:
वर्षार्धान्तपरीक्षा
( 15 / Dec / 2004 )
This exam has 500 points and will count for 50 percent of the
course grade. It has seventeen parts and each part is worth 30
points.
Items in the exam are organized as sets of options from among which
you are to select the ones you prefer to answer. Do not answer
more items than required. Cross out any excess items.
A. Give specified forms of verbs. Choose 5 out of 6.
Cross one out. (30 pts.)
1. 'I used to grow.' (imperfect of रुह् ) =>
2. 'He might dance.' (optative of नृत् ) =>
3. 'Beat him (you all)!' (imperative of
ताड् ) =>
4. 'They (two) used to rejoice.' (imperfect of
मुद् ) =>
5. 'We (all) might speak.' (optative of
भाष् ) =>
6. 'Let me die!' (first person imperative of
मृ ) =>
B. Give specified forms of verbs and translate. Choose 5 out
of 6. Cross one out. (30 pts.)
7. Second person plural imperfect of दिव् =>
8. Third person dual imperative of कृष् =>
9. First person singular optative of पूज् =>
10. Third person plural imperative of मन्त्र् =>
11. First person singular imperfect of ईक्ष् =>
12. Second person singular optative of श्लाघ् =>
C. Give specified forms of verbs and provide glosses. Choose 5
out of 6. Cross one out. (30 pts.)
13. Gerund of
मन् =>
14. Infinitive of दृश् =>
15. Infinitive of सद् =>
16. Gerund of वह् =>
17. Gerund of आगम् =>
18. Infinitive of लभ् =>
नाम _________________
D. Give specified forms of nouns and provide glosses. Choose 5
out of 6. Cross one out. (30 pts.)
19. Nominative dual of वन =>
20. Locative plural of लता =>
21. Instrumental singular of वृक्ष =>
22. Genitive dual of नेत्र =>
23. Ablative singular of शकट =>
24. Vocative plural of नारी =>
E. Give specified forms of pronouns. Choose 5 out of 6.
Cross one out. (30 pts.)
25. Genitive plural of युष्मद् =>
26. Feminine instrumental singular of तद् =>
27. Accusative dual of युष्मद् =>
28. Masculine dative singular of तद् =>
29. Feminine accusative singular of एतद् =>
30. Locative plural of
यद् =>
F. Give धातुs (roots)
for following and provide glosses. Choose 5 out
of 6. Cross one out. (30 pts.)
31. गणयसि
=>
32. यच्छेत =>
33. धारयित्वा
=>
34. भ्रम्यति =>
35. म्रियै =>
36. एषितुम् =>
G. Give (pro)nominal stems for following. Provide glosses.
Choose 5 out of 6. Cross one out. (30
pts.)
37. ना =>
38. यस्मिन =>
39. अस्माभि:
=>
40. कस्या: =>
41. नद्य:
=>
42. अरय: =>
नाम __________________
H. Apply where needed internal sandhi rule न् => ण्. Choose 5 out of 6. Cross one
out. (30 pts.)
43. Instrumental singular form of 'mustard seed'
सर्षप =>
44. Instrumental singular form of 'heaven' स्वर्गलोक =>
45. Genitive plural form of 'mother' मातृ =>
46. Genitive plural form of 'tree' तरु =>
47. Instrumental singular form of 'death' मरण =>
48. Nominative plural form of 'body' शरीर =>
I. Apply external sandhi. Translate. Choose 5
out of 6. Cross one out. (30 pts.)
49. पितर: +
तिष्ठन्ति। =>
50. बाला: +
चलन्ति =>
51. स: +
गाहते =>
52. नारी +
अतिष्ठत् =>
53. गज: +
अत्र + एव =>
54. शिशु:
+ रमते =>
J. Applying external sandhi where needed translate into
Sanskrit. Choose 5 out of 6. (30 pts.)
55. 'The king writes.' (Use लिख् .)
56. 'The poet is pleased.' (Use तुष् .)
57. 'She is here.' (Use अस्ति .)
58. 'Brother watches.' (Use ईक्ष् .)
59. 'Again be born!' (Use जन् .)
60. 'They are here.' (Use विद् .)
K. Dissolve sandhi in the following phrases.
Translate. Choose 5 out of 6. Cross one out. (30
pts.)
61. त
ऐच्छन्नाकाशम्।
62. तांस्तु
श्ांस !
63. एतद्धर !
64. ता आगच्छत
उद्यानम्।
65. पितेह
नास्ति।
66. कदापि नेति
कविर्न वदेत्।
नाम ___________
L. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the pronouns.
Translate. Choose 5 out of 6. (30 pts.)
67. त्वम्
------------ ('me') रक्षसि।
68. ------------ ('you' plural)
वयम् स्पृहयाम:।
69. ------------ ('you' singular)
विनाहं कथं
जीवेयम् ?
70. ------------ ('from me'
singular) किं हर्तुमिच्छसि
?
71. ------------ ('in everyone,
all') गुणा
वर्तन्ते।
72. ------------ ('you' dual)
आवां धनं यच्छाव:।
M. Identify forms (person, number, tense/mood, Active or
Middle). Translate. Do 5 out of 6. (30 pts.)
73. अपृच्छम्
74. अर्थयस्व
75. तुदेताम्
76. अलभध्वम्
77. नुदेरन्
78. भाषेय
N. Apply sandhi where needed & translate into Sanskrit (2
words each). Choose 5 out of 6. (30 pts.)
79. 'for your sake' =>
80. 'Enough of tears!' =>
81. 'east of the palace' =>
82. '(We) rejoice in this.' =>
83. 'one-eyed and lame' (three words actually)
=>
84. 'Salutations to the sage!' =>
O. Translate into Sanskrit. Apply sandhi. Choose
5 out of 6. Cross out one. (30 pts.)
85. 'Don't go!' (Use the form that goes
with यूयम् )
86. 'Let's gamble!' (Use the form that
goes with आवाम् )
87. 'Is he fat?' (Use a form of
भू.)
88. 'Don't tremble!' (Use the form that
goes with त्वम् )
नाम ___________
89. 'Let them suffer!' (Use the optative
that goes with तौ )
90. 'May I dance?' (Use the
imperative.)
P. Translate into English. Choose 5 out of 6. Cross out
one. (30 pts.)
(Passage photocopied from textbook.)
नाम ___________
Q. Translate into English. Choose 5 out of 6. Cross out
one. (30 pts.)
(Passage photocopied from textbook.)
To index of Sanskrit pages.
Drafted and posted 14-15 Dec 2004.