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Samas

About 5 min · Marathi Language (मराठी) · English

Time worked out from the lesson's 246 words at 150 words a minute, plus a minute for each question.

Samas is a core topic in Marathi grammar that deals with how two or more words combine to form a single compound word. Understanding samas is essential for Maharashtra Police Bharti exam because questions directly test your ability to identify the type of samas, break compound words into their original components (विग्रह), and form new compound words correctly.

Key ideas

• Samas (समास) means "संक्षेप" or compression — joining two or more words to create one shorter compound word, dropping the vibhakti pratyay (case endings) in between.
• Samasik Shabd (सामासिक शब्द) — The final compound word formed after joining (e.g., राजपुत्र).
• Samas Vigraha (समास विग्रह) — Breaking the compound back into its original words with vibhakti restored (e.g., राजपुत्र → राजाचा पुत्र).
• Purvapad (पूर्वपद) — The first word/component of the compound.
• Uttarpad (उत्तरपद) — The second/later word/component of the compound.

Quick reference

• अव्ययीभाव → पूर्वपद अव्यय → यथाशक्ती, प्रतिदिन, आमरण
• तत्पुरुष → उत्तरपद प्रधान + विभक्ती लोप → राजपुत्र, तोंडपाठ
• कर्मधारय → विशेषण-विशेष्य समान → महाराज, नीलकमल
• द्विगू → पूर्वपद संख्या + समूह अर्थ → त्रिभुवन, पंचपाळे
• द्वंद्व → दोन्ही समान + "आणि/व" → रामलक्ष्मण, दालभात

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