Should I take Hindi or Sanskrit in class 9?

Hello Dear Lavanya This is completely your choice Opting for Hindi makes it easy going but if you want to score higher then go for Sanskrit but you should be able to revise and devote good amount of time. Sanskrit at this level is very basic but revision is must and if you don't want to work much but get average score you can opt Hindi... But learning Sankrit is always beneficial for you in life ...may be in future you wanna read our Ved or Upnishad or Geeta or Mahabharata which is all written in sankrit... Definately you can say that Hindi translation is available for all those but mind that all translation are either just words translated or by the perception of the translator Those Sanskrit lines might mean lot more for you and you can explore that only after learning Sanskrit. As life has different unexpected flavour sometimes you feel good but sometimes it turns out to be bitter but only Ved Puran can keep hold of us in difficult situations too So dear it's completely your choice and outlook whether to opt for Sanskrit or not Best of luck dear read less

What is it that you want to learn a particular langauge for? Is it only for getting good marks? Is it only for getting easy marks with no or little work on it? Then take Hindi. It is available to you around you. But if you wish to train your brain to think in an organized manner, then take sanskrit. The grammar of sanskrit is well organized. Sanskrit is not just a language. Its grammar is much more scientific than we are aware of. When you learn sanskrit, its not just that you are learning a language. There is a beauty in the learning the language itself. The words have dhaatu - root, which itself says why it means so - whatever its meaning is. Say for example. सद् सदति इति - सद् means something that exists, सत्य means the truth - The truth is because IT IS. Asatya is becuase it is not, it does not exist. If you learn sanskrit, you might find it difficult in the begining as you have not studied it earlier. But then you can make your life easier. Make a special notebook of your own - this is not to be shown to any teacher or anyone else. This is your true work of learning, and you will do this becuase you want to make your learning easier. ok? So if you opt for sanskrit and find it difficult then make a notebook dedicated for this purpose - this book should one day turn out into a small dictionary for your own learning. One more thing, get a good Sanskrit to Eng or Sanskrit to Hindi or into your mothertongue dictionary. When you start studying from the very first lesson itself, write down each word of the sentence that you come across. Look for each word in the dictionary, For ex: you came across word "devi" - though devi is very general and you might already know devi means goddess, still look into the dictionary, try finding its root dhaatu. This whole exercise might be timeconsuming and boring but believe me this is how I studied as my father suggested it so. And once you know each word, and its root, that word, that root, that dhatu should become part of your brain, so that tomorrow if that word/root/dhatu comes in, you need not learn it again. So look for devi in dictionary. Write in your notebook, devi and its possible meanings and also write the meaning as taken in the current context of the lesson. This whole exercise will take much more time only for the first lesson. But once you know a few words, you will start enjoying it. Its more like game, whether you know more or the dictionary. Or rather who knows correct, you or dictionary. It will become play if you have any instinct for sanskrit language. And of course this will automatically do good to your score card. read less