NCERT Class 9 Sanskrit Risikulya PDF: Risikulya (R2) is NCERT’s new Class 9 Sanskrit book for students who take Sanskrit as their second language (R2). Its first edition was printed in August 2026. It is written in Sanskrit, with Hindi and English meanings for new words and in the exercises. Abhyaswaan Bhav, the Class 9 practice book this page used to carry, is no longer on NCERT’s Class 9 list.
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Each of the ten lessons draws on an Indian text: the Constitution of India speaking about itself, the Charaka Samhita on the duties of a physician, the Rigveda story of Vishpala’s iron leg, a Jataka tale on the Panchashila, Krishi-Parashara on farming, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, the YakshaтАУYudhishthira dialogue, the Chandogya Upanishad, and the convocation address of the Taittiriya Upanishad.
| Lesson | Title and what it covers | |
|---|---|---|
| рдкрд╛рда 1 | рдЕрд╣рдорд╕реНрдорд┐ рднрд╛рд░рддрд╕реНрдп рд╕рдВрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛рдирдореН (I am the Constitution of India) The Constitution of India speaks in first person about its four pillars, democratic structure, legislature, executive, judiciary, and fundamental duties of citizens. Grammar: Sandhi rules and Asmad-Yushmad pronoun forms | |
| рдкрд╛рда 2 | рдпреЛрд╜рдзреАрддрд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрдГ рд╕рдХрд▓рдГ рд╕ рд╕рд░реНрд╡реЗрд╖рд╛рдВ рдЧреБрд░реБрд░реНрднрд╡реЗрддреН (He who acquires knowledge becomes everyone’s teacher) Verses describe the four Vedas, four Upavedas, six Vedangas, and thirty-two Vidyas, emphasizing that practical conduct makes a true scholar. Grammar: Anushtubh metre and Bahuvrihi compound | |
| рдкрд╛рда 3 | рд╡реИрджреНрдпрд╡реГрддреНрддрд┐рд╢реНрдЪрддреБрд░реНрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ (The medical profession is fourfold) Teacher and students Ananya, Devansh, and Sudhir discuss Charaka Samhita guidelines on fourfold duties of physicians regarding health, compassion, and patient care. Grammar: Sandhi rules and suffixes Ktva, Lyap, Tumun | |
| рдкрд╛рда 4 | рд╕рд╛ рджреЗрд╡реА рд╕рд░реНрд╡рднреВрддреЗрд╖реБ рд╢рдХреНрддрд┐рд░реВрдкреЗрдг рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд╛ (That goddess resides in all beings as power) The Rigvedic story describes how Ashvinikumars fitted warrior queen Vishpala with an iron leg after her leg was cut off in battle. Grammar: Taddhita suffixes Matup and Mayat | |
| рдкрд╛рда 5 | рдкрдЮреНрдЪ рд╢реАрд▓рд╛рдирд┐ рдЖрдЪрд░реЗрдо, рдЖрджрд░реНрд╢рд╕рдорд╛рдЬрдВ рд░рдЪрдпреЗрдо (Let us practice five precepts and build society) A teacher narrates a Jataka story of Gautam Buddha offering his body to a hungry tigress, explaining Panchashila principles. Grammar: Vidhilin lakara and Pali phonetic rules | |
| рдкрд╛рда 6 | рд╕рдорд░реНрдереЗрди рдХреГрд╖рд┐рдГ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрд╛ рд▓реЛрдХрд╛рдирд╛рдВ рд╣рд┐рддрдХрд╛рдореНрдпрдпрд╛ (Capable farming should be done for public good) Verses from Krishi-Parashara explain sustainable agriculture, rainfall observation, seasonal crops, and moral conduct for farmers. Grammar: Shasthi Tatpurusha compound and Kranta forms | |
| рдкрд╛рда 7 | рдзрд░реНрдорд╢реНрдЪ рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╣рд╛рд░рд╢реНрдЪ рдЪрд░рд┐рддреНрд░рдВ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╢рд╛рд╕рдирдореН (Righteousness, transaction, conduct, and royal decree) Teacher and students Daksha and Vageesh discuss Kautilya’s Arthashastra, exploring revenue, judicial systems, and state governance. Grammar: Sandhi and noun declensions in Chaturthi-Sashthi | |
| рдкрд╛рда 8 | рдпрдХреНрд╖-рдпреБрдзрд┐рд╖реНрдард┐рд░рд╕рдВрд╡рд╛рджрдГ (Dialogue between Yaksha and Yudhishthira) At a lake, Yudhishthira answers philosophical questions asked by Yaksha to revive his deceased Pandava brothers. Grammar: Visarga sandhi and compound word formation | |
| рдкрд╛рда 9 | рдпрд╛рджреГрд╢рдореН рдЕрдиреНрдирдВ рддрд╛рджреГрд╢рдВ рдордирдГ (As is the food, so is the mind) From Chandogya Upanishad, sage Aruni explains to Svetaketu how subtle parts of consumed food, water, and fire transform into mind, breath, and speech. Grammar: Tumun suffix and Jashtva/Anunasika sandhi | |
| рдкрд╛рда 10 | рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдзреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛рдиреНрдорд╛ рдкреНрд░рдорджрдГ (Do not neglect self-study) Students Vedaprakash and Rajesh learn about Taittiriya Upanishad convocation address where the teacher instructs graduating disciples on truth and righteousness. Grammar: Lot lakara imperative mood and Sandhi rules |
The main Class 9 Sanskrit textbook is Sharada; its chapter pages start at Class 9 Sanskrit Sharada Chapter 1. Sanskrit books for every class are on the NCERT Sanskrit books page.