9 SSC Dvandva Samas 5

इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः समासः
In Sanskrit समासः means “summary” or in simple words समासः is a process by which two or
more words are joined together to get a new word. This new word is called समासः and there
are different types of समासः
But we know that like all the other topics of Sanskrit even समासः has certain important
short-cut keys by which we can easily identify them. Broadly there are 4 major types of समासः
namely ु
तत्परुषः द्वन्द्वः अव्ययीभावः बहुव्रीह ः
We will be revising इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः समासः, which is very easy and simple to identify.
What is इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः समासः ?

In this samas both the components are equally important. Following are some of the
important points we must learn to recognize इतरेतरः द्वन्द्वः समासः
1. The gender of the compound depends upon the gender of the last component
2. इतरेतरः द्वन्द्वः समासः can never be एकवचनम.् It is always हद्ववचनम ् or बहुवचनम ्
3. इतरेतरः द्वन्द्वः समासः can have many components.

4. The components will always be in प्रथमा हवभहतः This must be kept in mind during splitting
up of the compound.
Let us understand the following examples-

ु
सीतारामौ – this compound has two components and the last component is रामः which is पहिङ्गम ्
ु
Since this compound has two components and the last component is पहिङ्गम ,् the entire
ु
compound will be treated as a पहिङ्गम ्
word ्
in हद्ववचनम like we all know देवः देवौ देवाः in which देवौ
् the same logic applies to इतरेतरः द्वन्द्वः समासः in पहिङ्गम
is हद्ववचनम--- ु ्
NOW SEE THE FUN

Let us use the above components for the next example. We have सीता & रामः now observe the
next example using the same components.
रामसीते – this compound has two components and the last component is सीता which is स्त्रीहिङ्गम. ्
Since this compound has two components and the last component is स्त्रीहिङ्गम ,् the entire
्
compound will be treated as स्त्रीहिङ्गम word ्
in हद्ववचनम and ्
we all know that in स्त्रीहिङ्गम the table
is like this → सीता सीते सीताः Hence the compound रामसीते is written as रामसीते
How to split the इतरेतरद्वन्द्वः compound ?

Let us split the above two compounds as given below-
१. सीतारामौ = सीता च रामः च
२. रामसीते = रामः च सीता च
While splitting इतरेतरद्वन्द्वः we must use च for each and every component.
Let us learn examples with more than two components-
1. रामिक्षमणभरतशत्रघ्ु ाः = here there are 4 components and the last component is शत्रघ्ु ः which is a
ु
पहिङ्गम ्
word ु
and hence this entire compound is a पहिङ्गम ्
word with बहुवचनम ्
Hence we will split the compound as given below=
ु ःच
रामः च िक्ष्मणः च भरतः च शत्रघ्
ु
2. पत्रपष्पाहण ु
= here the last component is पष्पाहण ्
ुं ु कहिङ्गम and
which clearly tells us that it is नपस
् the entire compound is नपस
बहुवचनम so ् बहुवचनम ्
ुं ु कहिङ्गम &
Hence we will split the compound as given below=
ु
पत्राहण च पष्पाहण च
समा ारः द्वन्द्वः समासः
्
In समा ारः द्वन्द्वः समासः the final compound is always एकवचनम and ्
ुं ु कहिुं गम like
नपस ्
वनम…
् the components…
irrespective of the gender and वचनम of
• समा ारः द्वन्द्वः समासः is always एकवचनम ्
ुं ु कहिुं गम ्
• समा ारः द्वन्द्वः समासः is always नपस
् the components.
• Irrespective of the gender and वचनम of
For eg.-
मूषकमार्ाारम ्
In this example there are two components-
मूषकः & मार्ाारः
् हद्ववचनम so
And the वचनम is ् the split up would be-
मूषकः च मार्ाारः च एतय ः समा ारः
For eg:-
स्तपादम ्
In this example there are more than two components-
स्तौ च पादौ च
स्तौ = two hands
पादौ = two feet
Since it has more than two components, it is बहुवचनम ्
So the split up would be- स्तौ च पादौ च एतेषाुं समा ारः
When there are two components i.e हद्ववचनम, ् then while writing the हवग्र we
will write एतय ः for all genders.
When there are more than two components i.e बहुवचनम, ् then for M & N we
्
use एतेषाम and ्
for स्त्रीहिङ्गम we ् eg- यूकाः च हिक्षाः च एतासाुं समा ारः
use एतासाम for

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इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः समासः

What is इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः समासः ?

2. इतरेतरः द्वन्द्वः समासः can never be एकवचनम.् It is always हद्ववचनम ् or बहुवचनम ्

3. इतरेतरः द्वन्द्वः समासः can have many components.

Let us understand the following examples-

NOW SEE THE FUN

How to split the इतरेतरद्वन्द्वः compound ?

मूषकः च मार्ाारः च एतय ः समा ारः

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