# अहं प्रातः उत्तिष्ठामि

## Overview

In this chapter, students learn how to describe their **daily routine** in Sanskrit. The lesson introduces **simple Sanskrit verbs**, **daily activities**, and **time expressions** like पञ्चवादने, षड्वादने, सार्ध-सप्तवादने etc. The chapter also encourages sentence construction, self-introduction, and reinforces the concept of **good habits** and **discipline** in everyday life.

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## Key Topics Covered

### 1. Introduction: नमो नमः

- Self-introduction in Sanskrit:
- Example: मम नाम सन्दीपः। अहं मम दिनचर्यां वदामि।
- Meaning: My name is Sandeep. I will tell about my daily routine.

- Students are encouraged to introduce themselves and describe their routine using Sanskrit.

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### 2. Daily Routine in Sanskrit (दिनचर्या)

Activities from waking up to going to school are listed with correct Sanskrit verbs and time references:

| Activity | Sanskrit Sentence | Time |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| Waking up | अहं प्रातः पञ्चवादने उदतिष्ठामि। | 5:00 AM |
| Brushing teeth & washing face | अहं प्रातः पञ्चवादने शौचं करोमि। | 5:15 AM |
| Yogasana and Surya Namaskar | अहं पञ्चवादने योगासनं करोमि। | 5:30 AM |
| Drinking warm water | अहं प्रातः उषःपानं करोमि। | Early morning |
| Taking bath | अहं प्रातः षड्वादने स्नानं करोमि। | 6:45 AM |
| Cleaning house surroundings | अहं सार्ध-षड्वादने मम परिसरं स्वच्छं करोमि। | 6:30 AM |
| Prayer and reciting verses | अहं सप्तवादने प्रार्थनां करोमि। | 7:00 AM |
| Taking breakfast | अहं सार्ध-सप्तवादने प्रातराशं करोमि। | 7:30 AM |
| Going to school | अहं अष्टवादने विद्यालयं गच्छामि। | 8:00 AM |

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### 3. Time Expressions (समयवाचक शब्दाः)

Students learn to express time using Sanskrit phrases:

- पञ्चवादनम् – 5:00
- सार्ध-पञ्चवादनम् – 5:30
- षड्वादनम् – 6:00
- सार्ध-षड्वादनम् – 6:30
- सप्तवादनम् – 7:00
- सार्ध-सप्तवादनम् – 7:30
- अष्टवादनम् – 8:00
- पाोन-अष्टवादनम् – 7:45

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### 4. Vocabulary & Word Meanings (शब्दार्थाः)

| संस्कृत शब्द | हिन्दी अर्थ | English Meaning |
|--------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
| दिनचर्या | दैनिक कार्य | Daily routine |
| वदामि | बोलता/बोलती हूँ | I speak |
| उदतिष्ठामि | उठता/उठती हूँ | I get up |
| स्नानम् | स्नान | Bath |
| विद्यालयम् | विद्यालय | School |
| गच्छामि | जाता/जाती हूँ | I go |
| प्रातः | सुबह | Morning |
| प्रार्थना | प्रार्थना | Prayer |
| मम नाम ... | मेरा नाम ... है | My name is ... |

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### 5. Grammar & Sentence Building

- Formation of sentences using verb + time + object.
- Example: अहं षड्वादने स्नानं करोमि। (I take bath at six.)
- Practice on converting digital time to Sanskrit expressions.
- Usage of action verbs like करोमि, गच्छामि, वदामि.

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## New Terms and Definitions (Simple English)

| Sanskrit Term | Meaning in English |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| दिनचर्या (dinacharyā) | Daily routine |
| उदतिष्ठामि (udatiṣṭhāmi) | I get up / I wake up |
| स्नानम् (snānam) | Bath |
| विद्यालयम् (vidyālayam) | School |
| प्रातः (prātaḥ) | Morning |
| गच्छामि (gacchāmi) | I go |
| वदामि (vadāmi) | I speak |
| शौचम् (śaucam) | Toileting / Using the washroom |
| उषःपानम् (uṣaḥpānam) | Drinking warm water in the morning |
| योगासनम् (yogāsanam) | Yogic posture / yoga exercise |
| प्रार्थना (prārthanā) | Prayer |
| सार्ध (sārdha) | Half past (e.g., सार्ध-पञ्चवादनम् = 5:30) |
| पञ्चवादनम् (pañcavādanam) | 5 o'clock |

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## Practice Questions

### Easy (सरल)

1. **प्रश्नः**: अहं कदा विद्यालयं गच्छामि?
- (a) षड्वादने
- (b) अष्टवादने
- (c) सप्तवादने
- **उत्तर**: (b) अष्टवादने
- **स्पष्टीकरणम्**: Text says “अहं अष्टवादने विद्यालयं गच्छामि।”

2. **प्रश्नः**: ‘I take bath’ — Sanskrit translation is:
- (a) अहं स्नानं करोमि
- (b) अहं गच्छामि
- (c) अहं वदामि
- **उत्तर**: (a) अहं स्नानं करोमि
- **स्पष्टीकरणम्**: स्नानं = bath, करोमि = I do

3. **प्रश्नः**: “अहं उदतिष्ठामि” means:
- (a) I sleep
- (b) I eat
- (c) I get up
- **उत्तर**: (c) I get up
- **स्पष्टीकरणम्**: उदतिष्ठामि = I wake up / get up

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### Medium (मध्यम)

4. **प्रश्नः**: “अहं सार्ध-सप्तवादने प्रातराशं करोमि।” — What time is that?
- (a) 6:30 AM
- (b) 7:30 AM
- (c) 8:30 AM
- **उत्तर**: (b) 7:30 AM
- **स्पष्टीकरणम्**: सार्ध-सप्त = 7:30

5. **प्रश्नः**: Which verb matches “गच्छामि”?
- (a) Eat
- (b) Go
- (c) Write
- **उत्तर**: (b) Go
- **स्पष्टीकरणम्**: गच्छामि = I go

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### Difficult (कठिन)

6. **प्रश्नः**: Write in Sanskrit – “I brush my teeth at 5:15 AM.”
- **उत्तर**: अहं पञ्चवादने शौचं करोमि।

7. **प्रश्नः**: Translate – “He goes to school at 8 o'clock.”
- **उत्तर**: सः अष्टवादने विद्यालयं गच्छति।

8. **प्रश्नः**: Identify the correct Sanskrit for “face washing”.
- (a) मखुप्रक्ालनम्
- (b) गच्छामि
- (c) प्रार्थना
- **उत्तर**: (a) मखुप्रक्ालनम्
- **स्पष्टीकरणम्**: मख = face, प्राकालनम् = washing

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### Very Difficult (अतिदुर्लभ)

9. **प्रश्नः**: Rearrange the words and form a meaningful sentence –
“विद्यालयं / अष्टवादने / अहं / गच्छामि”
- **उत्तर**: अहं अष्टवादने विद्यालयं गच्छामि।
- **स्पष्टीकरणम्**: Subject + Time + Object + Verb is the correct word order.

10. **प्रश्नः**: Translate to Sanskrit: “Now what time is it?”
- **उत्तर**: इदानीं कः समयः?
- **स्पष्टीकरणम्**: “इदानीं” = now, “कः” = what, “समयः” = time

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