Asked: UPPCS (Pre) 2025medium Level
ID: 6acfd98a9b59196aa7e65883
QUESTION STATEMENT:
संस्कृत और प्राकृत से विकृत होकर हिन्दी में आये हुए शब्दों को क्या कहते हैं?
What are words called that have entered Hindi through modification from Sanskrit and Prakrit?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
CorrectTadbhav
तद्भव
B
Deshaj
देशज
C
Videshaj
विदेशज
D
Tatsam
तत्सम
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option A (Tadbhav)
संस्कृत और प्राकृत आदि भाषाओं से विकृत होकर हिन्दी भाषा में आये हुए शब्दों को 'तद्भव' कहते हैं (तद् + भव = उससे उत्पन्न)।
Words derived and adapted from Sanskrit/Prakrit are known as 'Tadbhav' (tad + bhava = born from that).