NCERT Solutions Class 10 Hindi - Sanchayan Chapter 2 – सपनो के-से दिन

Class 10 Hindi - Sanchayan

Last Updated: 11 September 2026

Chapter Introduction

The narrator recalls childhood memories of playing barefoot with friends from humble backgrounds, the joy of games, the fear of strict teachers, and the discipline and affection experienced at school, which left lasting impressions.

हिंदी में (Hindi)

वृत्तांतकार अपने बचपन के खेल, सख्त शिक्षकों का भय और स्कूल में मिली अनुशासन व स्नेह की यादें साझा करता है, जिसने जीवन पर गहरा असर छोड़ा।

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Tough Words (Glossary)

कच्छी

Meaning: underpants/briefs (colloquial)

अर्थ: कच्छा/अधोवस्त्र (बोलचाल)

"He ran around in only a torn kachchi during the game."

बिखरे

Meaning: disheveled; scattered

अर्थ: बिखरे/अव्यवस्थित

"His disheveled hair showed he had been playing all day."

तार-तार

Meaning: torn to shreds

अर्थ: चीथड़ों में; तार-तार

"After the fall, his shirt was torn to shreds."

छिले

Meaning: grazed; scraped

अर्थ: छिले/घिसे हुए

"He came home with grazed shins."

लथपथ

Meaning: smeared; soaked (with blood/mud)

अर्थ: लथपथ (खून/कीचड़ से सना)

"His knees were smeared with sand and blood."

तरस खाना

Meaning: to pity

अर्थ: तरस खाना/दया करना

"Instead of pitying, they scolded the child."

गुस्सैल

Meaning: short-tempered

अर्थ: गुस्सैल/क्रोधी

"His short‑tempered father didn’t listen to excuses."

पिटाई

Meaning: beating; punishment

अर्थ: मार; पिटाई

"Even after the beating, they came to play again."

बाल‑मनोविज्ञान

Meaning: child psychology

अर्थ: बाल‑मनोविज्ञान

"I understood this only after studying child psychology."

मोहल्ला/मुहल्ला

Meaning: neighborhood

अर्थ: मोहल्ला/पड़ोस

"Many families in our neighborhood had similar habits."

उजड़ी‑सी

Meaning: run‑down; desolate

अर्थ: उजड़ी‑सी; जीर्ण‑शीर्ण

"They lived in a run‑down lane."

परचूनिया

Meaning: grocer (small retailer)

अर्थ: परचूनिया/किराने वाला

"The grocer didn’t send his child to school."

आढ़तिया

Meaning: commission agent/wholesaler

अर्थ: आढ़तिया (थोक दलाल)

"The commission agent planned to train his son in accounts."

तहसीलदार

Meaning: revenue officer

अर्थ: तहसीलदार (राजस्व अधिकारी)

"He joked, ‘Are we making him a revenue officer?’"

मुनीमी

Meaning: account-keeping; clerkship

अर्थ: मुनीमी (हिसाब‑किताब का काम)

"He will learn clerkship and write ledgers."

लोकोक्ति

Meaning: proverb

अर्थ: लोकोक्ति/कहावत

"The proverb says childhood days pass quickly."

कैद

Meaning: imprisonment; confinement

अर्थ: कैद/बंदी

"We felt sitting in class was like confinement."

मनमोहक

Meaning: charming; delightful

अर्थ: मनमोहक/मन लुभाने वाला

"The fragrance of flowers felt delightful."

क्यारी

Meaning: flower bed

अर्थ: क्यारी (फूलों की क्यारी)

"The gardener watered the flower beds daily."

मोतिया

Meaning: Arabian jasmine (mogra)

अर्थ: मोतिया/मोगरा

"The mogra buds were milky white."

महक

Meaning: fragrance

अर्थ: महक/खुशबू

"I can still feel the fragrance with closed eyes."

सयाना

Meaning: grown-up; mature

अर्थ: सयाना/समझदार

"We felt very grown‑up in the new class."

बास

Meaning: smell/odor (often unpleasant)

अर्थ: बास/गंध

"The new books had a strange odor."

प्रार्थना

Meaning: prayer (assembly)

अर्थ: प्रार्थना/सभा

"The headmaster came out during the morning prayer."

कतार

Meaning: queue; line

अर्थ: कतार/पंक्ति

"Students stood in a straight line."

घुड़की

Meaning: stern warning; scolding

अर्थ: घुड़की/कड़ी डाँट

"We stood still because of the teacher’s stern warning."

ठुड्डा/ठुड्डे (ठुट्टों)

Meaning: chin/jaw (colloquial plural)

अर्थ: ठुड्डा/ठोड़ी (ठुट्टों- बोलचाल)

"He lifted the boy by the chin to correct his posture."

खुजलाना

Meaning: to scratch

अर्थ: खुजलाना

"Do not scratch your leg in the line."

चमड़ी उधेड़ना

Meaning: to thrash severely (idiom)

अर्थ: कड़ी पिटाई करना (मुहावरा)

"He never believed in thrashing students severely."

चपत

Meaning: light slap

अर्थ: चपत/हल्की थपकी

"The teacher just gave a light slap on the back."

स्काउटिंग

Meaning: scouting (school activity)

अर्थ: स्काउटिंग (विद्यालयी गतिविधि)

"We enjoyed scouting practice with flags."

फड़फड़ाना

Meaning: to flutter

अर्थ: फड़फड़ाना

"The flags fluttered in the wind."

खाकी वर्दी

Meaning: khaki uniform

अर्थ: खाकी वर्दी

"We wore the khaki uniform for parade."

दोरंगा

Meaning: two‑colored; bi‑colored

अर्थ: दोरंगा/दो रंगों वाला

"He tied a two‑colored scarf around his neck."

गुरुद्वारा

Meaning: Sikh temple

अर्थ: गुरुद्वारा

"He heard this story in the gurdwara."

चमत्कार

Meaning: miracle; wonder

अर्थ: चमत्कार/अचरज

"The rare praise felt like a miracle."

धनाढ्य

Meaning: wealthy; affluent

अर्थ: धनाढ्य/सम्पन्न

"The teacher tutored a wealthy family’s child."

अरुचि

Meaning: dislike; lack of interest

अर्थ: अरुचि/रुचि न होना

"He felt a sudden dislike for the new books’ smell."

बर्बरता

Meaning: barbarity; brutality

अर्थ: बर्बरता/क्रूरता

"The principal could not tolerate such brutality."

मुअत्तल

Meaning: suspended (from duty)

अर्थ: मुअत्तल/निलंबित

"The strict teacher was suspended for a while."

महकमा‑ए‑तालीम

Meaning: Department of Education (Urdu/Persianate)

अर्थ: महकमा‑ए‑तालीम/शिक्षा विभाग

"The order went to the Department of Education."

बहाल

Meaning: reinstated; restored

अर्थ: बहाल/पुनः नियुक्त

"He was reinstated after the inquiry."

चौबारा

Meaning: upper room/veranda above shop

अर्थ: चौबारा/ऊपरी छोटा कमरा

"He lived in a small room above a shop."

खुरियाँ

Meaning: horseshoe-like metal studs (in heels)

अर्थ: खुरियाँ (एड़ी में धातु की कीलें)

"The metal studs in his heels left marks on the floor."

मोच

Meaning: sprain

अर्थ: मोच

"Heavy boots didn’t give him a sprain."

दहकती आँखें

Meaning: blazing eyes (fig.)

अर्थ: दहकती आँखें

"His blazing eyes made everyone silent."

अलौकिक

Meaning: supernatural; beyond ordinary

अर्थ: अलौकिक/अद्भुत

"To us, the change felt almost supernatural."

जल‑समाधि (संदर्भगत)

Meaning: watery grave; drowning death (contextual idiom)

अर्थ: जल‑समाधि (डूबकर मृत्यु)

"He joked that a jump could become a watery grave."

ढाँढ़स

Meaning: comfort; reassurance

अर्थ: ढाँढ़स/सांत्वना

"Friends gave him comfort when he coughed from the water."

छुट्टियाँ ‘भागना’

Meaning: holidays ‘flying by’ (idiom)

अर्थ: छुट्टियाँ भागना (मुहावरा)

"As days flew by, fear of school grew."

बहियां (बहियाँ)

Meaning: account books/ledgers

अर्थ: बहियाँ/हिसाब की किताबें

"He would learn to write account books at the shop."

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