Sanskrit is one of the optional language subjects for CBSE Class 8 students. The Central Board of Secondary Education, also known as CBSE, expects students to have at least three language subjects up to Class 8. English and Hindi are mandatory while one of the language subjects is optional. Students can choose one out of Assamese, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Manipuri, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kashmiri, Urdu, Lepcha, Limbu, Bhutia, Arabic, Persian, French, German. Portuguese, Tibetan, Russian, Spanish, Nepali, and Mizo.
CBSE Syllabus For Class 8 Sanskrit
The CBSE Sanskrit syllabus for Class 8 has mainly for sections, namely:
- 1st Section: खंड: क – अपठित अवबोधनं – 10 अंक
- 2nd Section: खंड: ख – रचनात्मककार्यं – 15 अंक
- 3rd Section: खंड: ग – अनुप्रयुक्त व्याकरणं – 25 अंक
- 4th Section: खंड: घ – अपठित अवबोधनं – 30 अंक
As you know, the CBSE recommends the NCERT textbooks for the respective subjects. The NCERT textbook for Class 8 Sanskrit is called Ruchira (Tritiya Bhag).
The different chapters in the CBSE syllabus for Class 8 Sanskrit that are included in the NCERT Sanskrit textbook for Class 8are as under:
- सुभाषितानि
- बिलस्य वाणी न कदापि मे श्रुता
- भगवदज्जुकम्र
- सदैव पुरतो निधेहि चरणम
- धर्मे धमनं पापे पुण्यम
- प्रेमलस्य प्रेमल्याश्च कथा
- जलवाहिनी
- संसारसागरस्य नायकाः
- सप्तभगिन्यः
- अशोकवनिका
- सावित्री बाई फुले
- कः रक्षति कः रक्षितः
- हिमालयः
- आर्यभटः
- प्रहेलिकाः
