सुरभिः (Surbhi) is the Sanskrit book for DAV Class 7. Its 10 lessons are mostly stories, plus a dialogue about healthy food: the lion and the clever jackal (बुद्धिः एव अस्माकं बलम्), crows who use a prince’s necklace to get rid of a snake, and the talkative tortoise carried by two swans (अविवेकः परमापदां पदम्). Lessons 5 and 10 are collections of verses and wise sayings. Each lesson also teaches one piece of grammar, so by the end the book has covered tense forms, prefixes, the ktvā and lyap suffixes, the imperative (lot lakār), declensions, the tumun infinitive, pronouns, upapada vibhakti, numbers and vowel sandhi.
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DAV Class 7 Sanskrit Surbhi: All 10 Lessons
| Lesson | Story and grammar |
|---|---|
| 1. बुद्धिः एव अस्माकं बलम् (p. 2) | Story of a strong hungry lion and a clever jackal near a cave, with grammar on verb forms in Sanskrit tenses |
| 2. अभ्यासः एव परमो गुरुः (p. 12) | Story of a weak student in Bengal gaining knowledge through practice, with grammar on indeclinables and prefixes |
| 3. उपकारकाः वृक्षाः (p. 21) | Role of trees in supporting life and cleansing air, along with grammar exercises on Ktva and Lyap suffixes |
| 4. आगच्छ! भोजनं कुर्याम (p. 29) | Dialogue among students about healthy balanced diet and nutrition, with grammar introducing Lot Lakara imperative mood |
| 5. सुवचनानि (p. 37) | Moral verses on noble conduct, knowledge, and universal brotherhood, along with grammar on noun declensions and cases |
| 6. यस्य बुद्धिः तस्य बलम् (p. 46) | Fable of crows outsmarting a black snake using a prince's necklace, with grammar on the infinitive Tumun suffix |
| 7. बुद्धिः एव उत्तमा (p. 55) | Story of a clever boy tricking a deceitful man promising gold, along with grammar on adjective and noun agreement |
| 8. अविवेकः परमापदां पदम् (p. 62) | Tale of a talkative tortoise falling while carried by two swans, with grammar on demonstrative and personal pronouns |
| 9. बुद्धिमान् गोपालकः (p. 72) | Story of a wise cowherd saving a painter on a mountain cliff, along with grammar on Upapada-Vibhakti rules |
| 10. मधुरवचनानि (p. 79) | Wise sayings on human virtues, hard work, humility, with grammar on numbers, vowel sandhi, letter writing, and picture composition |
Every lesson ends with the same four parts: अभ्यासः (exercises), a मूल्यात्मकः प्रश्नः (value question), a गतिविधिः (activity, often a word-grid puzzle) and a व्याकरणम् (grammar) section. The last lesson adds letter writing (पत्र-लेखनम्) and picture description (चित्र-वर्णनम्).
Questions about the DAV Class 7 Sanskrit Book
Which lesson teaches the imperative?
Lesson 4, आगच्छ! भोजनं कुर्याम, a dialogue about a balanced diet, introduces lot lakār.
Is letter writing in the Class 7 Sanskrit syllabus?
Yes. Lesson 10 (मधुरवचनानि) has a formal letter and a picture description along with numbers and vowel sandhi.