THE FIGURATIVE WORKBOOK IN A FORM OF A FAIRY TALE

THE SANDHI OF VOWELS

IN SANSKRIT
TATSIANA URBANOVICH

I dedicate this book to my beloved family:

Alexander, Margarita & Alexandra Urbanovich.
This book was written only because their love & support.

Minsk
2023
Content

1. Adesha ................................................................................................................................ 22
1.1 Yan .................................................................................................................................... 24

1.2 Ayadi ............................................................................................................................ 40

1.3 Lopa ............................................................................................................................... 60

2. Ekadesha ....................................................................................................................... 68
2.1 Guna ............................................................................................................................. 70

2.2 Vriddhi .................................................................................................................... 86

2.3 Deergha ............................................................................................................... 102

Introduction

My name is Tatyana Urbanovich, I love to study and to learn new languages.

While studying Sanskrit, I found many serious books, but not a single entertainment
one, so this book is designed for entertainment learning. It will be useful to all begin-
ners in the study of Sanskrit, despite the childish appearance, this is serios book that
built to immerse knowledge in memory in a playful way that will allow you to memo-
rize the Sanskrit Vowels Sandhi rules effortlessly.
If you do not know Sanskrit at all, then this book can be used as a children’s
book with a 20 short stories. Each story contains an idea that will be useful to the
child when communicating with friends, in this case just go to the stories themselves.
If you want to use the book to learn Sanskrit, then you need to know the Devanagari
alphabet and beginner level basics.

Sandhi in Sanskrit
Sandhi (connection, merging) are combinatorial sound changes at the border of
words or morphemes for ease and harmony in pronunciation.
Sandhi is applied whenever two sounds come together and this is the point
where the sounds come together. Sandhi rules only make sense in sound, not in writ-
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ing: it is important, when reading the written word, to sound it out loud, and listen
to the sound.
There are external and internal sandhis. Sandhis applied within a word, be-
tween its elementary components, are internal sandhis, internal to a single word. The
rules that extend between words, joining them together to form a sentence, are the
outer sandhis, external to the individual words. The rules for inner and outer sandhis
are basically the same, but each has its own field of special cases and exceptions. The
next two pages contain a general table for external sandhi and a description of the ex-
ceptions. This table must be learned by heart, which is why this book is needed. There
are two possible options of words conjunctions for external sandhi, which are called
Adesha and Ekadesha.
“Adesha” in the classical Sanskrit rule means replacing only one vowel with

1 + 2 → 3 2

1 word 2 word {Adesha} 1 word(1→3) 2 word

“Ekadesha” option means that both vowels at the the end of the firth word and
at the beginning of the second will be replaced by a new vowel or combination.

1 + 2 → 3

1 word 2 word {Ekadesha} 1 word(-1) (-2)2 word

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Vowel Conjunction table

2 word अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ऌ ए ऐ ओ औ
अमृतः आत्माः इ्न्द्रः ईशः उद्धवः ऊर्ज: ऋकारः ऌकारः एतः ऐनाः ओज्मन्‌ औघः
1 word god, amrita soul Indra lord birth energy letter ऋ letter ऌ deer people power flow

अ परमा
supreme
आ आ ए ए 4 ओ औ 4 अर् 3 अल्‌ ऐ 2 ऐ औ2 औ
परमामृत परमात्मा परमेन्द्र परमेश परमोद्धव परमोर्ज परमर्कार परमल्कार परमैत परमैना सदौज्मन््‌ सदौघ

आ6 सदा
eternal
आ आ ए ए ओ औ अर् 3 अल्‌ ऐ 2 ऐ औ2 औ
सदामृत सदात्मा सदेन्द्र सदेश सदोद्धव सदोर्ज सदर्कार सदल्कार सदैत परमैना सदैना्‌ परमौघ
इ इती य या ई ई यु यू यृ यॢ ये यै यो यौ
6 this इत्यमृत इत्यात्मा इतीन्द्र इतीश इत्युद्धव ड्त्यूर्ज इत्यृकार इत्यॢकार इत्येत इत्यैना इत्योज्मन इत्यौघ

ई लक्ष्मी य या ई ई यु यू यृ यॢ ये यै यो यौ
1 happiness लक्ष्म्यमृता लक्ष्म्यात्मा लक्ष्मीन्द्र लक्ष्मीश लक्ष्म्युद्भव लक्ष्म्यूर्ज लक्ष्म्यृकार लक्ष्म्यॢकार लक्ष्म्येत लक्ष्म्यैना लक्ष्म्योज्मन्‌ लक्ष्म्यौघ

उ 6 तेषु व
तेष्वमृत
वा िव
तेष्वात्मा तेष्िवन्द्र
वी
तेष्वीश
वु
तेषुद्भव
वू
तेषूर्ज
वृ
तेष्वृकार
वॢ
तेष्वॢकार
वे
तेष्वेत
वै वो वौ
तेष्वैना तेष्वोज्मन्‌ तेष्वौघ
in them

ऊ 1 army
चमुु व
चम्वमृत
वा िव वी वु
चम्वात्माा चम्िवन्द्र चम्वीश चम्वुद्भव
वू
चम्वूर्ज
वृ वॢ
चम्वृकार चम्वॢकार
वे
चम्वेत
वै
चम्वैना
वो
चम्वोज्मन्‌्
वौ
चम्वौघ
ऋ ancestor
पितृ र
िपत्रमृत
रा िर री रु
िपत्रात्मा िपत्रीन्द्र िपत्रीश िपत्रुदभ् व
रू
पित्रूर्ज
रृ रॢ
िपतॄकार िपतॢकार
रेे
िपत्रेत
रै रो
िपत्रैना िपत्रोज्म्‌
रौ
िपत्रौघ
ऌ 1,7 ल ला ाल ली लु लू लृ लॢ ले लै लो लौ
एऽ अया अिय अयी अयु अयू अयृ अयॢ अये अयै अयो अयौ
मेऽमृत मयात्मा मियन्द्र मयीश मयुद्भव मयूर्ज मयृर्कार मयॢर्कार मयेत मयैना मयोज्म मयौघ
ए मे अइ अई अउ अऊ अऋ अऌ अए अऐ अओ अऔ
my
अआ
म आत्मा म इन्द्र म ईश म उद्भव म ऊर्ज म ऋर्कार म ऌर्कार म एत म ऐना म ओज्म म औघ

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 2 word अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ऌ ए ऐ ओ औ
अमृतः आत्माः इन्द्रः ईशः उद्धवः ऊर्ज: ऋकारः ऌकारः एतः ऐनाः ओज्मन्‌ औघः
1 word god, amrita soul Indra lord birth energy letter ऋ letter ऌ deer people power flow
एऽ आया आिय आयी आयुु आयू आयृृ आयॢॢ आयेे अयै आयो आयौ
तस्मै तस्मायमृत तस्मायात्मा तस्मायिन्द्र तस्मायीश तस्मायुद्भव तस्मायूर्ज तस्मायृर्कार तस्मायॢर्कार तस्मायेत मयैना तस्मायोज्म तस्मायौघ
ऐ to him
अआ आआ आइ आई आउ आऊ आऋ आऌ आए अऐ आओ आऔ
तस्मा आमृत तस्मा ए तस्मा ओज्म तस्मा औघ
तस्मा आत्मा तस्मा इन्द्र तस्मा ईश तस्मा उद्भव तस्मा ऊर्ज तस्मा ऋर्कार तस्मा ऌर्कार म ऐना

ओऽ अवा अिव अवी अवु अवू अवृ अवॢ अवे अवै अवो अवौ
ओ
5 गो गोऽमृत गवात्मा गिवन्द्र गविश गवुद्भव गवूर्ज गवृर्कार गवॢर्कार गवेत गवैना गवोज्म गवौघ
cow अआ अइ अई अउ अऊ अऋ अऌ अए अऐ अओ अऔ
ग त्मा ग इन्द्र ग ईश ग उद्भव ग ऊर्ज ग ऋर्कार ग ऌर्कार ग एवत ग ऐना ग ओज्म ग औघ
आवा वा आिव आवी आवु आवू आवृ आवॢ आवे आवै आवो आवौ
औ द्वौ द्वावमृतौ द्वावात्मौ द्वाविन्द्रौ द्वाविशौ द्वावुद्भवौ द्वावूर्जौ द्वावृर्कारौ द्वावॢर्कारौ द्वावेतौ द्वावैनौ द्वावोज्मौ द्वावौघौ
two आअ आआ आइ आई आउ आऊ आऋ आऌ आए आऐ आओ आऔ
द्वा अमृतौ द्वा आत्मौ द्वा इन्द्रौ द्वा ईशौ द्वा उद्भवौ द्वा ऊर्जौ द्वा ऋर्कारौ द्वा ऌर्कारौ द्वा एवतौ द्वा ऐनौ द्वा ओज्मौ द्वा औघौ

Links

1. Words in binary ending in ई, ऊ, ए do not form sandhi. कवी इ्मौ [These two poets].
The exception is मणीव (मणी इव) [These treasures] and दंपतीव (दंपती इव) – [Like hus-
band and wife]. The adverb “These” – अम in binary and and plural अमी and अम् also
do not form sandhi – अमी अश्वाः [These horses].
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2. Prefixes ending in अ and आ with verbs beginning in ए and ओ retain ए and ओ:
प्र +एजते = प्रेजते, परा +ओहित = परोहित, उप +एषते = उपेषते.The exception is the verbs एध
[Grow] and ई [Go, turning into guna ए]: उप +एधते = उपैधते.

3. Words beginning with ऋ, after prefixes with अ and आ, form आ : प्र + ऋजते = प्रार्जते,
परा + ऋषती= परार्षती. Although for verbs in ऋ, formed from nouns, this is not nec-
essary. The words ऋण् [Duty] and ऋतः [Justice] always form आ [Not only with
prefixes]: ऋण + ऋण = ऋणार्णम्
‌.

4. ‌
Some exceptions: स्व + ईर = स्वैरम् [Loose], अक्ष + ऊिहिन = अक्षोिहिन [Full army] प्र +
ऊठः = प्रौठः [Full height], प्र + ऊह = प्रौह [Research].

5. Adverbs and indeclinable words in ओ do not form sandhi: अहो अपेिह [Hello, go
away!]

6. Indeclinable single-letter words do not form sandhi: इ इन्द्रः [O Indra!], उ उमा [Oh,
Uma!], आ एवम्‌ [ Actually?]. आ in the sense of “a little” or as a prefix before verbs
forms sandhi: आ + िह = एिह [Come here].

7. Some particles do not form sandhi हे इन्द्रः [Hi Indra!]

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Classic table of sandhi vowels

All sandhi rules can be presented in the form of a general table, with footnotes.
Vertically there are examples of words that will occupy the first position in the sen-
tence in relation to the words located horizontally in the table. At the intersection
of the rows and columns of the table, you can see the result of the transformation. In
some cells, more than one transformation option is also presented. Numbers in cells
indicate links that begin below the table and clarify rules or list exceptions.

The table does not tell us the type of replacement for Adesha or Ekadesha. We
only see the actual replacement at the top of the cell, but from the example below we
can determine this in fact. Let’s look at a few examples.

1. For example, the first row and fourth column contain the words परमा [Supreme]
and ईशः [Lord] respectively. “Supreme” will come first since it’s vertical, and
“Lord” second because it’s horizontal. So we need to find out the sandhi for these
two words, for which we find the cell that is their intersection and look at the re-
placement and the result. Replacement: अ + ई → ए. Example: परमेश. Based on the ex-
ample, we see that both vowels at the end of the first word and at the beginning
of the second word disappeared and a replacement took place with a new vowel,
this means the second type of Ekadesha replacement. We also see the number
“4” in the intersection cell. This means that under the table in the links under
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 the number “4” there is additional information. In our case, under the link “4” are
listed.

अ + ई → अ ए ई = ए
1 word 2 word {Ekadesha} 1 word 2 word 1 word(-अ) (-ई)2 word

2. For example, the third line and the sixth column contain respectively the words
इती [this] and ऊर्ज: [energy]. “this” will come first since it’s vertical, and “ener-
gy” second since it’s horizontal. So we need to find out the sandhi for these two
words, for which we find the cell that is their intersection and look at the re-
placement and the result. Replacement: ई + ऊ → यू. Example: ड्त्यूर्ज. We see from
the example that the vowel at the end of the first word changed from ई to य, and
the vowel at the beginning of the second word remained unchanged, this means
the first type of Adesha substitution. Also, we do not see the number of links in
the cell, which means that there is no additional comment to this rule.

ई + ऊ → ई य ऊ = यू
1 word 2 word {Adesha} 1 word 2 word 1 word(-ई) (-ऊ)2 word

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How to use this book
The story is written to memorize the table using mnemonic method. The word
“mnemonics” means – the art of memorization, which includes a set of techniques and
methods that facilitate memorization and increase memory through the formation of
artificial associations. Each rule or group of rules in the story has a story associated
with it to help you remember that particular rule. Carefully analyze the examples be-
low to understand exactly how to work with stories.

Adesha
Lets explore the example below from Adesha substitution rule. The rule it self:
Vowel “E” in the end of a firth word before any vowel in the begining of the second
word turns into “AY”. Can be illustrated this way:

E + ... → E AY ... = AY ...

1 word 2 word {Adesha} 1 word 2 word 1 word(-E) (-”...”)2 word

On the page of the book, it is associated with the story “Elephant & Alligator
on Yacht”. The first letter of the names of animals and objects are the letter that are
associated with the rule.
Elephant → E + ... → Alligator → A Yacht → Y
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 In the main story you are about to read, two princess sisters are given birthday
presents. The first sister, whose name is Adesha, is given three multi-colored Cats
(Yan, Ayadi and Lopa), and the second, whose name is Ekadesha, is given two bears of
artists, who were drawing pictures of Apes (Guna, Vriddhi and Deergha).

Attentively read the story:

Elephant & Alligator on Yacht. Cats (Yan, Ayadi and Lopa)

This is a story about Cat Ayadi . Once Ayadi had decided to travel together
with his friend an Elephant with a long trunk and one broken tusk. They were set-
ting sail in the morning.
They left home on time but the elephant walked so slow that they arrived in the
pier late and the Elephant’s seat was sold to an Alligator with a red suitcase who was
already aboard of a white yacht. The Elephant got upset and grabbed the yacht with
the trunk and tried to stop it but Ayadi asked him to calm down and not to worry.
Now both of them knew that they needed more time than Ayadi thought, and
Ayadi put one more bell on his tail to remember that when traveling with friends, you
need to consider their speed, age, gender and know their habits, this will help to plan
an itinerary better and not be late.
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“...” This symbol will mean “before any vowel”
Ayadi
...

E Y

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 Answer the questions:

1. What color are the animals or what objects do they interact with based on the
text of the story? For ease, the necessary descriptions are highlighted in green in
the text of the story itself. In our exapmle:

Elephant → Elephant with a long trunk and one broken tusk

Alligator → Alligator with a red suitcase
Yacht → White Yacht

2. Pay attention to the character in the story. Who is she related to? Any of the Cats
(Ayadi, Lopa or Yan) that belong to Adesha? Or is story about the Apes (Guna,
Vriddhi or Deergha), that were drawn by bears that belong to Ekadesha? That is
crucial point to define and memorise. Returning to the example...

The name of the cat in the story is Ayadi. All cats were presented to the first
princess Adesha. Thus, it must be remembered that this rule refers to the type of
Adesha substitution. That means, as was said before, when words merge in this
type of substitution, only the vowel at the end of the first word will change. Look
again at the example rule itself and at the rule illustration on the next page:

E + ... → E AY ... = AY ...

1 word 2 word {Adesha} 1 word 2 word 1 word(-E) (-”...”)2 word

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 1 + 2 → 3 2
1 word 2 word {Adesha} 1 word(1→3) 2 word

3. Make handwritten notes for yourself on the pages of this book or on a piece of
paper. Write down the characters in the stories, their names and the objects they
interact with. Close your eyes and imagine the story as a cartoon, this is import-
ant. Put the book aside and recreate the story in your mind using the indicated
descriptions of key characters. (Elephant with a long trunk and one broken tusk;
Alligator with a red suitcase; White Yacht)

4. Return to the book and do the exercises related to this rule on the next page
without looking at the keys.

5. Check yourself through the keys on the right.

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Ekadesha
Lets explore the example below from Ekadesha substitution rule:

The rule it self: Vowel “A” in the end of a firth word before vowel “r” in the be-
gining of the second word BOTH turn into “AR”. Can be illustrated this way:

A + r → A AR r = AR
1 word 2 word {Ekadesha} 1 word 2 word 1 word(-A) (-r)2 word

On the page of the book, it associated with story ”Ape Guna, Rhino & Armadil-
lo”. The firth letter of the names of animals and objects are the letters that are associ-
ated with the rule.

Ape Guna → A + rhino → r → Armadillo → AR

In the main story you are about to read, two princess sisters are given birthday
presents. The first sister, whose name is Adesha, is given three multi-colored Cats
(Yan, Ayadi and Lopa), and the second, whose name is Ekadesha, is given two bears of
artists, who were drawing pictures of Apes (Guna, Vriddhi and Deergha).
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 Attentively read the story:

Ape Guna, Rhino & Armadillo. Apes (Guna, Vriddhi or Deergha)

Once a red Ape Guna had met Guna

in the field a Rhino with a big blue
horn. The horn had already grown
very big and the Rhino decided to
get rid of it and he asked the Ape to
help him. The red Ape grabbed the
horn with two hands and it came off
staying in her hands. In place of the
old horn was the same only small. At
that moment a blue Armadillo with
a scratched side passed by. He saw
that the Rhino dropped his old horn r AR
and asked for it for himself to take A
off a few scales from it to cover the
scratch that he got when he made
his way through the woods and the
Rhino gave it to him. Sometimes
what you don’t need anymore may
be needed by someone else.
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 Answer the questions:

1. What color are the animals or what objects do they interact with based on the
text of the story? For ease, the necessary descriptions are highlighted in green in
the text of the story itself. In our exapmle:

Ape → Red Ape Guna

rhino → rhino with a big blue horn
Armadillo → Blue Armadillo with a scratched side

2. Pay attention to the character in the story. Who is she related to? Any of the Cats
(Ayadi, Lopa or Yan) that belong to Adesha? Or is story about the Apes (Guna,
Vriddhi or Deergha), that were drawn by bears that belong to Ekadesha? That is
crucial point to define and memorise. Returning to the example...
The animal in the story is Ape Guna. All apes were presented to the second
princess Ekadesha. Thus, it must be remembered that this rule refers to the type
of Ekadesha substitution. That means, as was said before, when words merge in
this type of substitution, both letters: at the end of the first word and at the be-
gining of second word will be replaced by a new combination. Look again at the
example rule itself and at the general rule illustration on the next page:

A + r → A AR r = AR
1 word 2 word {Ekadesha} 1 word 2 word 1 word(-A) (-r)2 word
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 1 + 2 → 3
1 word 2 word {Ekadesha} 1 word(-1) (-2)2 word

3. Make handwritten notes for yourself on the pages of this book or on a piece of
paper. Write down the characters in the stories, their names and the objects they
interact with. Close your eyes and imagine the story as a cartoon, this is import-
ant. Put the book aside and recreate the story in your mind using the indicated
descriptions of key characters. (Red Ape Guna; Rhino with a big blue horn; Blue
Armadillo with a scratched side)

4. Return to the book and do the exercises related to this rule on the next page
without looking at the keys.

5. Check yourself through the keys on the right.

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The Story

In one kingdom there was a King and he had two beautiful daughters Adesha
and Ekadesha. Adesha had such lush and long hair that one could braid 3 luxurious
golden braids, and a blue crescent moon shone in her forehead. Ekadesha’s skin shone
like a warm sun and a yellow sun shone in her forehead.
When they grew up and bloomed, it was time for them to get married but be-
fore giving them away, the King wanted to teach them wisdom. He called the court
Magician and ordered him to prepare gifts for his daughters so they could become not
only beautiful but wise as well. Then the court Magician went into secret caves for a
long time where he created presents for the royal daughters. On the birthday of the
sisters during the celebration, the King asked the Magician to give gifts to Adesha and
Ekadesha. The magician had come to the palace. He brought two large chests and said
that the King’s daughters are very different and therefore gifts with wisdom are also
be different for them.

The first chest he presented to Adesha, three cats jumped out of it and a golden
ball rolled out. One cat was large and dark grey and had bracelets on all his paws. The
second cat was completely white, very fat and wore a heavy necklace that looked like
it would fall when he was running. The third cat was red, skinny and had gold ear-
rings and 4 bells on his tail. They joyfully ran to Adesha, sat on her knees and began to
play with her three braids. The golden ball kept following them all by itself.
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 The second chest was presented to Ekadesha and two brown bears came out of
it stained with different colors. They had tassels in their paws, and they kept arguing
with each other about something. The bears did not immediately notice Ekadesha,
they argued about their last painting but then they stopped and looked in surprise at
Ekadesha’s hands, as if wondering at their elegance, then they came up and sat quietly
next to her.
The Magician called Adesha and Ekadesa to come to him and said that he would
present them their gifts. The Magician came to Adesha, showed her the cats and told
her that these three cats are brothers but they are very different, they will always be
together. The first grey cat with the bracelets on his paws is called Yan. The second
cat - snow white, is thick and that’s why he loses his necklace, his name is Lopa. The
third cat – red, with earrings and 4 bells, his name is Ayadi. Take them with you and
let them teach you.Then the Magician came to Ekadesha who had already looked at
the paintings of her bears and told her that the bears are artists, and if she wants to
learn something, she should ask them about the paintings and they will tell her what
they saw.

Adesha
Adesha took her magic cats to her chambers. Over time she learned that the
golden ball took turns to teach each of them wisdom, in their stories it always rolled in
front of them showing the way to new adventures. In the mornings they came in turn
to Adesha with the golden ball and told stories and wisdom they had acquired.
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इ य + ... =
Iguana & Yak
Once cat Yan had walked in the woods in
winter and everything around him was covered
Before any vowel इ goes in ice. His golden ball brought him to the mead-
ow where the green Iguana with yellow eyes was
to य making huge ice cream from the snow and painted
it in pink and yellow. It was big and looked like a
इित + अाह = real one. Yan saw a small brown Yak with white
ears and a tail enter the meadow and began to run
around the ice cream, at some point he tried to eat
= इत्याह it, thinking that it was real. Iguana ran after him
trying to drive him away but little Yak still bit off
a piece. The ice was not sweet, Yak’s face turned
pink and part of the ice cream fell off. Then Yan
[He said thus] came to little Yak and explained to him that things
that look the same from the outside are not neces-
sarily the same on the inside and put on the first
bracelet on his hand so as not to forget this story.

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 Yan
...

I YA

25
Exercises

1. यिद + अिप =.........................................................................................................................................................

2. इित + आिद = .......................................................................................................................................................

3. नदी + अर्पण = ................................................................................................................................................

4. देवी + आगमन = .............................................................................................................................................

5. इित + अस्ित = ...................................................................................................................................................

6. नदी + अत्र =.......................................................................................................................................................

7. मुिन + उपासना = ..........................................................................................................................................

8. देवी + उवाच = ..................................................................................................................................................

9. प्रित + अहम् = ...............................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. यद्यिप
2. इत्यािद
3. नद्यर्पण
4. देवय् ागमन
5. इत्यस्ित
6. नद्यत्र
7. मुनय् ुपासना
8. देवय् ुवाच
9. प्रत्यहम्
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उ व + ... =
Umbrella & Volcano
Once cat Yan had gone to the mountains and
had taken a magical red umbrella with tassels with
Before any vowel उ goes him. Along the way, he saw a yellow volcano with a
snow cap that slept. Then Yan thought that the vol-
to व cano froze and had decided to warm it up. He opened
the magical red umbrella over it and all the snow
मधू + इव = melted immediately. The volcano woke up and began
to erupt. The animals ran away in every direction in
horror and then scolded at Yan for a long time for his
= मिध्वव “help”. Then Yan put on one more bracelet on his paw
to remember that there is no need to help if you were
not asked for it, one can make a mistake and annoy
everyone.
[Like honey]

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 Yan
...

U V

29
Exercises

1. अनु + अय = ...........................................................................................................................................................

2. सु + आगत = ..........................................................................................................................................................

3. अनु + एषण = ........................................................................................................................................................

4. सु + आगतम् = .....................................................................................................................................................

5. वधू + आदेशः = ..................................................................................................................................................

6. धेनु + ऐक्यम् = ...................................................................................................................................................

7. सु + आगतम् = .....................................................................................................................................................

8. वधू + इच्छा = ......................................................................................................................................................

9. मधु+ अिर = ...............................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. अन्वय
2. स्वागत
3. अन्वेषण
4. स्वागतम्
5. वध्वादेशः
6. धेन्वैक्यम्
7. स्वागतम्
8. वध्विच्छा
9. मध्वािर
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ऋ र + ... =
Before any vowel ऋ goes
Rat & Rabbit
Once cat Yan had seen a small grey Rat in
a red hat in the woods which was hiding behind a
to र small stone on a meadow, peeping at a big white
Rabbit with black spots and a blue sport head-
दातृ + अिस्त = band, Rabbit was plucking grass in a clearing. The
Rat was upset and Yan asked him why. The Rat said
= दात्रिस्त that he loves to run fast, then he pointed to the Rab-
bit and said that he would never run as fast as that
Rabbit. Yan asked the Rat to take off his red hat and
[That which gives exists] throw it into the clearing towards the Rabbit. The
little Rat took off his hat and threw it. Although this
was only a small hat, the Rabbit got scared and fled
at full fling. Yan explained to the Rat that for a rabbit
his speed is the only salvation of his life in the wild
forest and everyone has something different for this.
Rabbits run fast, and rats can live in families and
help each other. Yan also told the rat that appreci-
ating one’s main talent is more important than ex-
aggerating the value of the talents of others. Not to
forget this story Yan put another bracelet on his paw.

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 Yan
...

33
Exercises

1. िपतृ + आज्ञा = ...............................................................................................................................................

2. िपतृ + आदेशः = .................................................................................................................................................

3. दातृ + ईशः =............................................................................................................................................................

4. धातृ + औदार्यम् = .......................................................................................................................................

5. िपतृ + अंश = .........................................................................................................................................................

6. िपतृ+ इच्छा = .......................................................................................................................................................

7. िपतृ + इङ्गित = ..............................................................................................................................................

8. िपतृ + अनुमित = ..............................................................................................................................................

9. भ्रातृ+एषणा = .....................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. िपत्राज्ञा
2. िपत्रादेशः
3. दात्रीशः
4. धात्रौदार्यम्
5. िपत्रांश
6. िपत्रिच्छा
7. िपत्रिङ््िगत
8. िपत्रनुमित
9. भ्रात्रेषना
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ऌ ल + ... =
Lemur & Leopard
Once cat Yan had walked in the woods and
Before any vowel ऌ goes had seen a big grey Lemur with a mirror in which
he looked all the time, even when he was eating, Yan
to ल
was very much interested in what would happen to
ऌ + आकृतीः = this funny Lemur in the middle of the forest, who does
not look around at all. Yan hid behind a tree and wait-
ed, soon a big Leopard with a mustache and a sea-
= लाकृतीः shell necklace came to Lemur. But Lemur didn’t take
his eyes off the mirror. The Leopard came closer and
[A form like L] asked the lemur what he was doing? He answered that
he is the most beautiful animal in this forest pressive
yellow eyes. The Leopard objected that he is the most
beautiful for he has a big strong body and a wonder-
ful necklace with a seashell. The Lemur did not take
his eyes off the mirror to see who he was arguing with
and continued to debate, then the Leopard got an-
gry and ate him. Yan put on another bracelet on his
paw to remember that truth is not born in disputes,
and one who is weaker and dumber can be eaten.

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 Yan
...

37
Exercises

1. ऌ + आकारः = ......................................................................................................................................................

2. ऌ + आकृितः = .....................................................................................................................................................

3. ऌ + अनुबन्धः = ................................................................................................................................................

4. ऌ + आदेशः = ........................................................................................................................................................

5. ऌ + ओटा = ...............................................................................................................................................................

6. ऌ +अङ्गः = .............................................................................................................................................................

7. घस्ऌ + अदेशः = ..............................................................................................................................................

8. गम्ऌ + अदेशः = ...............................................................................................................................................

9. ऌ + अन्यस्वरः = ............................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. लाकारः
2. लाकृितः
3. लनुबन्धः
4. लादेशः
5. लोटा
6. लङ्गः
7. घस्लादेशः
8. गम्लादेशः
9. लान्यस्वरः
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ए + ... = अय Elephant & Alligat on Yacht
Before any vowel ए goes This is a story about cat Ayadi. Once Ayadi had
decided to travel together with his friend an Elephant
to अय with a long trunk and one broken tusk. They were
setting sail in the morning. They left home on time but
हरे + ए = the elephant walked so slow that they arrived in the
pier late and the Elephant’s seat was sold to an Alli-
gator with a red suitcase who was already aboard of
= हरये a white yacht. The Elephant got upset and grabbed
the yacht with the trunk and tried to stop it but Ayadi
asked him to calm down and not to worry. Now both
of them knew that they needed more time than Ayadi
[For Hari] thought, and Ayadi put one more bell on his tail to re-
member that when traveling with friends, you need to
consider their speed, age, gender and know their habits,
this will help to plan an itinerary better and not be late.

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 Ayadi
...

E
Y

41
Exercises

1. ने + अनम् = ...............................................................................................................................................................

2. कवे + ए = .......................................................................................................................................................................

3. हरे + ए =
..........................................................................................................................................................................

4. शे + अनम् = ..............................................................................................................................................................

5. हरे + एिह = ..................................................................................................................................................................

6. चे + अनम् = ...............................................................................................................................................................

7. ने + अन = ......................................................................................................................................................................

8. वर्धते + एव = ........................................................................................................................................................

9. देवे + इह = ....................................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. नयनम्
2. कवये
3. हरये
4. शयनम्
5. हरयेिह
6. चयनम्
7. नयन
8. वर्धतयेव
9. देवियह /देव इह
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ऐ + ... = आय Airplane & 2 Apes with Yurt
Before any vowel ऐ goes Once cat Ayadi had seen a orange airplane with
an open cargo door from which flowers were falling
to अाय down, blue and yellow irises. They were falling nice-
ly onto the meadow. Irises didn’t grow in the woods
नै + अक = where Ayadi lived and they looked quite exotic. There
were so many flowers that the animals began to pick
them up and bring them home and on one meadow
= नायक there were enough flowers for two small Apes to deco-
rate the big brown yurt which they were getting ready
for the arrival of a special teacher and wise man. Ayadi
later studied with this sage too. Ayadi observed this
[A leader] beauty - Yurts in flowers, and it touched him so much
that he put another bell on his tail to remember that
moments of beauty need to be remembered on purpose.

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 Ayadi
...
AI

Y
A

45
Exercises

1. गै + अकः = ................................................................................................................................................................

2. नै + अकः = ................................................................................................................................................................

3. सै + अकः = ................................................................................................................................................................

4. गै + अिन्त = ............................................................................................................................................................

5. देव्यै + अवदत् = ..............................................................................................................................................

6. नद्यै + इह = ............................................................................................................................................................

7. गै + अित =.................................................................................................................................................................

8. तस्मै + ओदनम् = ...........................................................................................................................................

9. तस्यै + इदम् = .....................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. गायक:
2. नायकः
3. सायकः
4. गायिन््त
5. देव्यायवदत् / देव्या अवदत्
6. नद्याियह
7. गायित
8. तस्मायोदनम्
9. तस्याियदम्
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ओ + ... = अव Octopus & Arrow in Vase
Once cat Ayadi had bought a large beauti-
Before any vowel ओ goes
ful yellow orange which didn’t grow in the forest
to अव where Ayadi lived. Ayadi peeled it, showed it to ev-
eryone who lived in the forest and decided to eat it
by himself but a small blue octopus wanted to try
गुरो + ए = it very much and he asked Ayadi for a small piece.
Ayadi didn’t want to share the orange and so that no

= गुरवे
one else would ask, he decided to hide an orange in a
red vase with a wide throat but octopus saw it and
when Ayadi had left, he took a bow and shot an arrow
with feathers into the vase. The arrow pierced the
[For the guru] vase and the orange in it. Orange slices spilled out to
the joy of all forest inhabitants. When Ayadi got back
the orange was gone and then he put on one more
bell on his tail to remember: if you have something
you don’t want to share, there is no need to show it
to others from the very beginning but if you want to
show it, you can always keep a part for yourself and
show the other half to others and share it if asked.

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 Ayadi
...

V
O

49
Exercises

1. ओ + अच् = .............................................................................................................................................................

2. पो + अनः =.............................................................................................................................................................

3. भो + अनम् = ........................................................................................................................................................

4. विष्णो + इह = ....................................................................................................................................................

5. लो + अनः = .........................................................................................................................................

6. प्रभो + एिह = .....................................................................................................................................................

7. भानो + इच्छिस = ........................................................................................................................................

8. िवष्णो + ए = .........................................................................................................................................................

9. पो + इत्रम् = .........................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. अवच्
2. पवनः
3. भवनम्
4. विष्णविह
5. लवनः
6. प्रभवेिह
7. भानिवच्छिस / भान इच्छिस
8. िवष्णवे
9. पवित्रम्
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औ + ... = आव Anchor on Unicorn & 2 Ants with Violin

Once cat Ayadi had walked in the woods and

Before any vowel ओ goes had met a beautiful Unicorn teenager with an an-
to अव chor hanging on a necklace on her neck. The anchor
was large and heavy and Ayadi asked her why she car-
ries it on her chest? She replied that it is very fash-
नौ + अवतु = ionable and all unicorn teenagers wear such anchors.
Cuts and bruises from the chain were visible on her
delicate neck but Ayadi dropped the topic and silently
= नाववतु wished her to see this decoration with her own eyes.
They went together along the road to the clearing
where they saw two yellow Ants on the brown vio-
[May He/She/It protect us] lin, one pulled the strings and the second held the bow.
The Unicorn teenager asked what they were doing
and they replied that they were playing the violin
but there were no sounds, the Unicorn saw that no matter how hard they tried the violin
was too big for them, and it was obvious that they couldn’t play. All of a sudden she real-
ized that this heavy chain with the anchor on her neck torment her but from the outside,
it looks as strange as ants playing music on the violin. She asked Ayadi to help her remove
the chain and anchor. And Ayadi saw a beautiful sparkling rainbow on her chest that shim-
mered and filled everyone with joy. Then Ayadi put another bell on his tail to remember
that sometimes silent observation helps others more than direct advice and criticism.
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 Ayadi
... U

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Exercises

1. भौ + उकः = .............................................................................................................................................................

2. पौ + अकः = ............................................................................................................................................................

3. असौ + अयम् = .................................................................................................................................................

4. अग्नौ + इह = .....................................................................................................................................................

5. भौ + अयित = ......................................................................................................................................................

6. इन्दौ + उिदते = ................................................................................................................................................

7. रवौ + उवाच = .....................................................................................................................................................

8. उभौ + एव = ............................................................................................................................................................

9. कलौ + इव = ..........................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. भावुकः
2. पावकः
3. असावयम्
4. अग्नाविह
5. भावयित
6. इन्दावुिदते
7. रवावुवाच / रवा उवाच
8. उभावेव
9. कलािवव
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ए +अ= ए Eagle & Acorn

ओ+अ = ओ Once cat Ayadi with his golden ball had

walked in the woods and an Eagle flew over him in
the sky. The brown with white Eagle carried a
This is an exception to the Aya- golden acorn with precious stones that shone as
di sandhi. At the end of a firth brightly Ayadi’s ball. The Eagle liked Ayadi’s ball
word, if ए or ओ is combined and wanted to take it. So he went down low to the
with अ then अ is removed as ground, in one paw he carried his golden acorn and
a special sign ऽ also known as with the second paw, he grabbed Ayadi’s ball and
Avagraha. soared high into the sky. But to carry both the acorn
and the ball was overwhelming for the Eagle. First, he
ते + अब्रुवन् = तेऽब्रुवन् dropped the acorn and then the ball over the abyss
[They said] where they irretrievably disappeared. Ayadi couldn’t
study without his magic ball, couldn’t even create
सो + अब्रवीत् = new bells to remember the stories. He wandered sad-
ly home through the woods and along the way he
= सोऽब्रवीत् saw a beautiful earring that someone must’ve lost,
[He said] then Ayadi took it and hung it in his ear to remem-
ber that the one who steals risks losing everything.

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 Ayadi
E

57
Exercises

1. ग्रामे + अिस्मन् = ........................................................................................................................................

2. ये + अिप =.................................................................................................................................................................

3. हरे+ अिव = ...............................................................................................................................................................

4. वने + अत्र = ..........................................................................................................................................................

5. ग्रामे + अिप = ....................................................................................................................................................

6. भानो + अिस्मन् = ........................................................................................................................................

7. विष्णो + अिस्त = ..........................................................................................................................................

8. ते + अन्तमध्यािदगाः = ....................................................................................................................

9. दाने + अिप = ..........................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. ग्रामेऽिस्मन्
2. येऽिप
3. हरेऽिव
4. वनेऽत्र
5. ग्रामेऽिप
6. भानोऽिस्मन्
7. िवष्णोऽिस्त
8. तेऽन्तमध्यािदगाः
9. दानेऽिप
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अय = अ Album, Yarn & Apron
After sandhi अय not The third cat’s name was Lopa and he was large,
compulsory can become अ fat and wore a large golden necklace that he often lost.
Once Lopa had decided to visit his granny that lived far
away. For presents, he bought her a brown photo al-
रामे + इित = bum with golden corners and yellow yarn but at the
airport, Lopa was not allowed to take the yellow yarn
on board because they did not know what it was. Lopa
= रामियित = could not exchange the ticket and he had to throw the
yellow yarn away. Lopa arrived with the photo al-
bum only and on top of that on the way to granny he
= राम इित had lost his necklace but she was happy to meet him
and was glad of his gift. She put this album into the
pocket of her orange apron and carried it in there all
[This is Rama] day long. Sometimes we lose stupidly and unexpect-
edly and it is as normal as when we find something.

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 Lopa

Y A

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Exercises

1. नरे + इह = .................................................................................................................................................................

2. नद्यै + अश्वह: = ........................................................................................................................................

3. वर्तन्ते + इित = ..............................................................................................................................................

4. ते + आसन् = ..........................................................................................................................................................

5. ते + इह =.....................................................................................................................................................................

6. वर्धते + एव = ....................................................................................................................................................

7. नद्यै + इह = ..........................................................................................................................................................

8. देवे + इह = ...............................................................................................................................................................

9. देव्यै + अवदत् = ............................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. नरियह / नर_इह
2. नद्याश्वह: / नद्या_अश्वह:
3. वर्तन्तयित / वर्तन्त_इित
4. तयासन् / त_आसन्
5. तियह / त_इह
6. वर्धतयेव / वर्धत_एव
7. नद्याियह / नद्या_इह
8. देवियह / देव_इह
9. देव्यायवदत् / देव्या_अवदत्
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अव = अ Lopa with Archer, Viper & Ax
After sandhi अव not Once cat Lopa met an archer in a silver hel-
compulsory can become अ met, he carried a big green viper head down on his
shoulder. Lopa in horror asked him why he was drag-
ging this dangerous snake on his shoulder but the
गुरौ + अत्र = archer answered Lopa that he had lost his ax with a
red handle in this forest and the viper admitted that
she saw it but doesn’t want to go and show exactly
गुराव् अत्र = where, that’s why he carries her by force. Lopa said
that he saw it also and knows where this ax is, then
the archer let the viper go and Lopa took him to the
गुर अत्र place where the ax with the red handle was lying on a
small brown stump. The ax was found but Lopa again
lost his necklace, and they could not find it. Com-
[Guru is there]
municating with others and making enough efforts,
you can often return what you lose, but not always.

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 Lopa

A
V

65
Exercises

1. भानो + इदम् = ...................................................................................................................................................

2. उभौ + अिप = ......................................................................................................................................................

3. गुरो + इह =
.............................................................................................................................................................

4. तौ + अिद =.............................................................................................................................................................

5. भौ + अयित = .....................................................................................................................................................

6. असौ + अयम् = ................................................................................................................................................

7. नरौ + अश्वम् = ..............................................................................................................................................

8. भो + अनम् = .......................................................................................................................................................

9. िवष्णो + इह = ...................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. भानिवदम् / भान_इदम्
2. उभािवप / उभा_अिप
3. गुरिवह / गुर_इह
4. ताविद / ता_अिद
5. भावयित/ भा_अित
6. असावयम् / असा_अयम्
7. नरावश्वम् / नरा_अश्वम्
8. भवनम् / भ_अनम्
9. िवष्णिवह / िवष्ण_इह
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Ekadesha
Ekadesha and the bears had gone into her chambers. Every morning the bears
came to her and brought their numerous pictures. They asked Ekashesha which an-
imal she liked most? Ekadesha loved apes for their vigorousness and cheerful nature
and then the bears began to paint various apes for her and together tell about their
wisdom through stories about them.

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Bear’s paintings

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अइए + =
Ape Guna Impala & Elk
Once red Ape that name was Guna had walked
in the woods and had met a brown Impala with a
If after अ goes इ they both golden web between her horns. Impala asked the
transform to ए Ape to help remove the web because it accidentally
clung to her in the woods. The Ape began to take off
the web but when she touched the magic horns of the
रामस्य + इच्छा = Impala, the two of them turned into a red Elk with
a golden web on his chest. The Elk had to go to the
= रामस्येच्छा sage who lived in this forest and ask him to bewitch
the animals. Sometimes the events that happen to us
are inexplicable and looks magical if we don`t know
real nature of event.
[Rama`s wish]

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 Guna

A
I

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Exercises

1. न + इमे =....................................................................................................................................................................

2. राज इन्द्रः = .........................................................................................................................................................

3. मम + इव = .............................................................................................................................................................

4. परम + ईश्वरः = ............................................................................................................................................

5. महा + इन्द्रः = ................................................................................................................................................

6. रमा + ईशः = .........................................................................................................................................................

7. उप + इन्द्रः = ..................................................................................................................................................

8. सुर + ईशः = ...........................................................................................................................................................

9. लता + इच्छित = ..........................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. नेमे
2. राजेन्द्रः
3. ममेव
4. परमेश्वरः
5. महेन्द्रः
6. रमेशः
7. उपेन्द्रः
8. सुरेशः
9. लतेच्छित
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अ+उ=ओ Ape Guna, Unicycle & Oak
If after अ goes उ they both Once an Ape Guna that became grey because of
transform to ओ the sun was presented with a yellow unicycle and she
rode it through the woods, suddenly she saw a brown
dry oak. The Ape liked it so much that she rode her
योग + उपदेश = unicycle around the oak all day long. Once in a while
she went to the river to drink and rolled a path from

= योगोपदेश
the river to the oak, as well as around it. Water began
to flow along this path to the oak and it revived. Some-
times our actions lead to unexpected results.

[The teaching of Yoga]

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A
O

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Exercises

1. सूय + उदय = ........................................................................................................................................................

2. सीता + उक्तवती = ....................................................................................................................................

3. गङ्गा + उदकम् = ........................................................................................................................................

4. एव + उष्यते = ...................................................................................................................................................

5. त्यक्त्वा + उित्तष् = ............................................................................................................................

6. िनत्यस्य + उक्ताः = ..............................................................................................................................

7. पुर+उवाच = ............................................................................................................................................................

8. च + उपपन्नम् = .............................................................................................................................................

9. तदा + उच्यते = ................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. सुयोदय
2. सीतोक्तवती
3. गङ्गोदकम्
4. एवोष्यते
5. त्यक्त्वोित्तष्
6. िनत्यस्योक्ताः
7. पुरोवाच
8. चोपपन्नम्
9. तदोच्यते
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अ + ऋ = अर Ape Guna, Rhino & Armadillo
If after अ goes ऋ they both Once a red Ape Guna had met in the field a
transform to अर Rhino with a big blue horn. The horn had already
grown very big and the Rhino decided to get rid of
it and he asked the Ape to help him. The red Ape
रामस्य + ऋक् = grabbed the horn with two hands and it came off stay-
ing in her hands. In place of the old horn was the same

= रामस्यर्क्
only small. At that moment a blue Armadillo with
a scratched side passed by. He saw that the Rhino
dropped his old horn and asked for it for himself to
take off a few scales from it to cover the scratch that
[Rama’s verse] he got when he made his way through the woods and
the Rhino gave it to him. Sometimes what you don’t
need anymore may be needed by someone else.

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AR

A
r

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Exercises

1. ग्रीष्म + ऋतुः = ............................................................................................................................................

2. मम + ऋणम् = ...................................................................................................................................................

3. वर्षा+ऋतु: =.......................................................................................................................................................

4. मह +ऋषीणाम् = ............................................................................................................................................

5. देव + ऋिषः =......................................................................................................................................................

6. महा +ऋषयः = ...................................................................................................................................................

7. महा + ऋिषः = ....................................................................................................................................................

8. व्यास + ऋिषणा = .......................................................................................................................................

9. राजा + ऋिषः = .................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. ग्रीष्मर्तुः
2. ममर्णम्
3. वर्षर्तु:
4. महर्षीणाम्
5. देवर्िषः
6. महर्षयः
7. महर्िषः
8. व्यासर्िषणा
9. राजर्िषः
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अ + ऌ = अल Ape Guna, Lion & Alligator
If after अ goes ऌ they both Once a red Ape Guna and a big Lion with a
transform to अल blue crystal on a necklace had met at a watering
point. The Ape asked the Lion to take a closer look
at the crystal, he took it off and accidentally dropped
तव + ऌवर्णः = it into the river, and when they thought it’s lost for-
ever, a green Alligator with a orange nose and or-
ange tail came out of the water with the crystal in his
= तवल्वर्णः mouth and gave it to the Lion. Sometimes help comes
suddenly.

[Sound of L]

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A
l

AL

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Exercises

1. तव + लृकारः =................................................................................................................................................

2. मम + लृकारः = ...............................................................................................................................................

3. तव + लृदन्तः = .............................................................................................................................................

4. होतृ + ऌकार =................................................................................................................................................

5. उप + लृकारीयिप = ..................................................................................................................................

6. राम + लृकारः =..............................................................................................................................................

7. रमा + लृकारः = ...........................................................................................................................................

8. िपतृ + लृकारः =.............................................................................................................................................

9. मातृ + लृकारः = .............................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. तवल्कारः
2. ममल्कारः
3. तवल्दन्तः
4. होत्ल्लॢकार
5. उपल्कारीयिप
6. रामल्कारः
7. रमल्कारः
8. िपतॣकारः
9. मातॢकारः
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अ ए ऐ + =
If after अ goes ए they both
Ape Vriddhi draws Airplane on Easel
Once a red Ape Vriddhi had decided to paint
and bought a wooden easel with red legs. The Ape
transform to ऐ went for a walk to find someone to paint but didn’t see
anyone but on the field behind the forest, she saw a big
white airplane. She took out her paints and there was
रामस्य + एव+ only a white one that was perfect for the occasion. In-
spiration can be found in unexpected places and you
+ अस्ती = can draw in one color. You can choose an interesting
idea that is proper for such an implementation.

रामस्यैवास्ती
[It is surely Rama’s]

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 Vriddhi

AI

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Exercises

1. कृष्ण + एकत्वम् = .................................................................................................................................

2. जन + एकता = ................................................................................................................................................

3. बाला + एका = ..................................................................................................................................................

4. तेन + एकः =........................................................................................................................................................

5. बाला + एका = ..................................................................................................................................................

6. मम + एकः = .......................................................................................................................................................

7. अत्र + एकमत्यम् = .............................................................................................................................

8. राज + एषः =.......................................................................................................................................................

9. बाला + एषा = ....................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. कृष्णैकत्वम्
2. जनैकता
3. बालैका
4. तेनैकः
5. बालैका
6. ममैकः
7. अत्रैकमत्यम्
8. राजैषः
9. बालैषा
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अ +ओ =औ Ape Vriddhi, Owl, & Autograph
If after अ goes ओ they both Once a red Ape Vriddhi was told all literate
transform to औ people must know how to put down an autograph but
the Ape didn’t know that, so she went to ask a wise
blue Owl on an oak how to do it. The wise blue Owl
रामस्य + ओष्ठौ = took out a sheet of old paper and drew her autograph
on it – AU and the Ape understood how to do it. It’s
= रामस्यौष्ठौ always interesting to learn something new, knowledge
increases our capabilities.

[Rama’s lips]

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 Vriddhi
O

AU

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Exercises

1. वन + ओषिध = ...............................................................................................................................................

2. अरण्य + ओकस = ..................................................................................................................................

3. परम + ओजस्वी = ...................................................................................................................................

4. तण्डुल + ओदनम् = ...............................................................................................................................

5. परम + ओजः = ...............................................................................................................................................

6. जल + ओघः = .................................................................................................................................................

7. गंगा + ओघः =.................................................................................................................................................

8. मधुर + ओदनः = ..........................................................................................................................................

9. दंत + ओष्ठ =
..................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. वनौषिध
2. अरण्यौकस
3. प्ररमौजस्वी
4. तण्डुलौदनम्
5. परमौजः
6. जलौघः
7. गंगौघः
8. मधुरौदनः
9. दन्तोष्ठ
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अ ऐ ऐ + =
If after अ or आ goes ऐ they
Ape Vriddhi takes Airscrew to Airport

Once a red Ape Vriddhi had walked along the

road and saw an iron airscrew from an airplane. The
both transform to ऐ Ape thought that it may come useful one day. She
dragged it by herself all the way to the forest for a long
योग + ऐक्य = time, there she looked for ways to use it but as a result,
it didn’t come in handy for anyone. The animals didn’t
= योगैक्य want garbage in the forest, so they asked the Ape
to take this airscrew to a small airport behind the
[Unity of Yoga] neighboring field. The Ape had to carry the airscrew
all the way to the airport. If you are not sure about the
सेना + ऐश्वर्य = necessity of a thing for you, it is better not to take it
just for a sake of it.
= सेनैश्वर्य
[The sovereignty of an
army]

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 Vriddhi

AI

AI

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Exercises

1. धारा + ऐक्यम् = ...........................................................................................................................................

2. इन्द्र + ऐरावतः = .....................................................................................................................................

3. परम + ऐश्वर्यम् = ..................................................................................................................................

4. दैव + ऐश्वर्यम् = ......................................................................................................................................

5. देव + ऐश्वर्यम् = ......................................................................................................................................

6. दीर्घ + ऐकारः = ...........................................................................................................................................

7. नृप + ऐश्वर्यम् = ......................................................................................................................................

8. महा + ऐश्वर्यम् = ....................................................................................................................................

9. मत + ऐक्य = .....................................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. धारैक्यम्
2. इन्द्रैरावतः
3. परमैश्वर्यम्
4. दैवैश्वर्यम्
5. देवैश्वर्यम्
6. दीधैंकारः
7. नृपैश्वर्यम्
8. महैश्वर्यम्
9. मतैक्य
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अ +औ =औ Ape Vriddhi, Aurochs & Autobus
If after अ or आ goes औ they Once a red Ape Vriddhi had decided to study
both transform to औ and to go to school every day. To have more fun she
talked a grey Aurochs with a ring in the nose into
going together with her. But the school was very far
योग + औषध = away and they had to walk for many miles. Then the
Aurochs suggested riding on a yellow school Auto-
= योगौषध bus. They found out the autobus schedule and had
[Yoga herbs] started riding on it to school that was a lot faster and
more comfortable. To-gether, any activity is always
more interesting and effective, together we share
सेना + औग्र्य = ideas helping each other.

= सेनौग्र्य
[The fierceness of an
army ]

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 Vriddhi
AU

AU

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Exercises

1. दन्त + औषधम् = ......................................................................................................................................

2. महा + औषिधः = ..........................................................................................................................................

3. तव + औदार्यम् = ......................................................................................................................................

4. िवद्या + औत्सुक्यम् = ....................................................................................................................

5. मम + औदार्यम् = .....................................................................................................................................

6. लता + औषधम् = ........................................................................................................................................

7. िवद्या + औत्सुक्यम् = ....................................................................................................................

8. िमलन + औचित्य = ................................................................................................................................

9. ज्ञान + औषिध = ....................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. दन्तौषधम्
2. महौषिधः
3. तवौदार्यम्
4. िवद्यौत्सुक्यम्
5. ममौदार्यम्
6. लतौषधम्
7. िवद्यौत्सुक्यम्
8. िमलनौिचत्य
9. ज्ञानौषिध
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अ/आ + अ/आ = आ Apes Deergha & Liana game
इ/ई + इ/ई = ई
Often the animals played games in the woods,
उ/ऊ + उ/ऊ = ऊ the brothers red apes with surname Deergha were
divided into pairs, tied the lianas around the waist
If after अ or आ goes अ or आ with one end and the other end with the partner’s lia-
they both transform to आ. na, then ran in pairs to the indicated place. One ape’s
liana was short, the other long, but in a pair it did not
If after इ or ई goes इ or ई affect the result. Some imperfection or deficiency may
they both transform to ई. not be important for teamwork.
If after उ or ऊ goes उ or ऊ
they both transform to ऊ.

राजा + आसीत् = िसिद्ध + इन्द्र = भानु + उदय =

= राजासीत् = िसद्धीन्द्र = भानूदय
[There was a king] [The best of the supernatural [Sun-rise]
powers]

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 Savarna Deergha

AA
A

A
AA

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Exercises

1. च + अिप = .............................................................................................................................................................

2. देव + आलयः = ...............................................................................................................................................

3. दया + आनन्दः = ........................................................................................................................................

4. रिव + इच्छा = ..................................................................................................................................................

5. किव + ईशः = .....................................................................................................................................................

6. लघु + ऊर्मीः = ................................................................................................................................................

7. वधू + उत्साहः = ............................................................................................................................................

8. मातृ + ऋणम् = .................................................................................................................................................

9. स्वसृ + ऋद्िधः = .........................................................................................................................................

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Keys

1. चािप
2. देवालयः
3. दयानन्दः
4. रवीच्छा
5. कवीशः
6. लघूर्मीः
7. वधूत्साहः
8. मातॄणम्
9. स्वसॄद्िधः
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Epilogue
When all the cat’s and bear’s stories were told to Adesha and Ekadesha, they
came to the King and asked for his blessing to get married. The contented king, now
confident that his daughters would live in wisdom, blessed them. The next day two
the most deserving princes from the neighboring kingdom came to the palace with
their wedding proposals for Adesha and Ekadesha. The princes were the epitome of
friendliness, respect, generosity, and wisdom. The two kingdoms have now merged
into a new one in which harmony, unity, and love flourished for 1000 years.

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