NCERT Solutions Class 9 Hindi - Sanchayan Chapter 2 – स्मृति

Class 9 Hindi - Sanchayan

Last Updated: 23 July 2026

Chapter Introduction

The story narrates a brave eleven-year-old boy’s thrilling encounter with a snake when he risks his life to retrieve fallen letters from a well. It highlights courage, innocence, and the fearless spirit of childhood.

हिंदी में (Hindi)

कहानी एक ग्यारह वर्षीय बालक के साहसिक अनुभव को दर्शाती है, जो कुएँ में गिरी चिट्ठियाँ निकालने के लिए विषैले साँप से भिड़ जाता है। यह बाल्यकाल के साहस, मासूमियत और निडरता को उजागर करती है।

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Tough Words (Glossary)

चिल्ला जाड़ा

Meaning: Bitter cold

अर्थ: कड़ाकेदार ठंड

"People stayed indoors in the bitter cold."

बुंदा-बाँदी

Meaning: Drizzle

अर्थ: हल्की फुहार

"A light drizzle started in the evening."

भयंकरता

Meaning: Intensity/terribleness

अर्थ: भीषणता, गंभीरता

"The storm’s intensity scared everyone."

सायंकाल

Meaning: Evening time

अर्थ: संध्याकाल

"We reached the village by evening."

झरबेरी

Meaning: Ber/jujube shrub

अर्थ: बेर की झाड़ी

"Children plucked fruits from the jujube shrub."

आशंका

Meaning: Apprehension, fear

अर्थ: शंका, अंदेशा

"He entered with apprehension."

प्रकोप

Meaning: Outbreak/fury

अर्थ: कोप, प्रचंड प्रभाव

"The cold wave’s fury worsened."

ठिठुरना

Meaning: To shiver from cold

अर्थ: सर्दी से काँपना

"The child was shivering from cold."

भुँजा

Meaning: Roasted (gram etc.)

अर्थ: भुना हुआ

"He gave me roasted gram to eat."

मोह

Meaning: Attachment, infatuation

अर्थ: लगाव, आसक्ति

"He had an attachment to his stick."

नारायण-वाहन

Meaning: Carrier of Narayana (snake/garuda context)

अर्थ: नारायण का वाहन (उपमा)

"He joked that many snakes met their end by his stick—like Narayan’s vehicle."

झुरे जाना

Meaning: To knock down by pelting

अर्थ: ढेर करना/झाड़ देना

"Boys knocked down mangoes by pelting."

मूक

Meaning: Mute, silent

अर्थ: निर्वाक, नि:शब्द

"The mute stick seemed alive."

प्रतीत होना

Meaning: To seem/appear

अर्थ: लगना, प्रतीत होना

"The plan seemed difficult."

प्रसन्नवदन

Meaning: Cheerful-faced

अर्थ: हँसमुख चेहरा वाला

"The cheerful-faced boys walked fast."

फर्लांग

Meaning: Furlong (distance)

अर्थ: फर्लांग (माप)

"They walked a furlong to the well."

कच्चा कुआँ

Meaning: Unlined well

अर्थ: ईंट-पत्थर रहित कुआँ

"It was an unlined, deep well."

फुसकार

Meaning: Hissing sound (snake)

अर्थ: फुंकार

"A snake’s hiss echoed from the well."

प्रतिध्वनि

Meaning: Echo

अर्थ: गूंज, प्रतिगर्जन

"His voice created an echo."

किलोल

Meaning: Playful frolic

अर्थ: उछल-कूद, क्रीड़ा

"The deer were in playful frolic."

कहकहा

Meaning: Loud laugh

अर्थ: ज़ोर की हँसी

"They burst into laughter."

प्रवृत्ति

Meaning: Tendency/urge

अर्थ: झुकाव, रुचि

"He had the urge to throw a stone."

मृगशावक

Meaning: Fawn

अर्थ: हिरन का शावक

"The fawn followed its mother."

अकस्मात्

Meaning: Suddenly

अर्थ: एकाएक, अचानक

"Suddenly the letters fell."

झपट्टा

Meaning: A swift snatch

अर्थ: अचानक झपटन

"He made a swift snatch to save them."

डबडबाना

Meaning: To well up (eyes)

अर्थ: आँखों का भर आना

"Tears welled up in his eyes."

उफान

Meaning: Boiling surge

अर्थ: तेज़ उबाल/उछाल

"A surge of tears came like boiling water."

कपोल

Meaning: Cheek

अर्थ: गाल

"Tears rolled down his cheeks."

धुनाई

Meaning: Beating (colloquial)

अर्थ: पिटाई

"He feared a beating at home."

दुधारी तलवार

Meaning: Double-edged sword

अर्थ: दो धार वाली तलवार

"The choice felt like a double-edged sword."

दृढ़ संकल्प

Meaning: Firm resolve

अर्थ: पक्का निश्चय

"With firm resolve, he acted."

दुविधा

Meaning: Dilemma

अर्थ: उहापोह

"He overcame his dilemma."

प्रतिद्वंद्वी

Meaning: Opponent

अर्थ: विरोधी

"He faced his opponent bravely."

धरातल

Meaning: Ground level

अर्थ: भूमि-स्तर

"He reached the ground of the well."

परिधि

Meaning: Circumference/periphery

अर्थ: घेरा, परिधि

"He stood at the periphery of the well."

व्यास

Meaning: Diameter

अर्थ: व्यास

"The well’s diameter was small."

एकाग्रचित्तता

Meaning: Full concentration

अर्थ: पूर्ण एकाग्रता

"He acted with full concentration."

सूझ

Meaning: Clever idea

अर्थ: समझ-बूझ, उपाय

"He got a clever idea in time."

चक्षुःश्रवा

Meaning: Big-eyed/keen-sighted (lit.)

अर्थ: तिक्ष्ण दृष्टि वाला

"He became sharp-sighted like a hunter."

मोहनी

Meaning: Enchanting spell

अर्थ: मोह डालने वाली चीज़

"The snake cast an enchanting spell."

मिथ्या

Meaning: False, unreal

अर्थ: झूठा, असत्य

"His earlier assumption proved false."

अचूक

Meaning: Unfailing, precise

अर्थ: निश्छल/सटीक

"The poison’s effect is unfailing."

तरल

Meaning: Fluid/liquid

अर्थ: द्रव

"The liquid poison spreads quickly."

आलिंगन

Meaning: Embrace

अर्थ: गले लगना

"He embraced death fearlessly (metaphor)."

अवलंबन

Meaning: Support, resort

अर्थ: आश्रय, सहारा

"He took the support of a stick."

गुंजलक

Meaning: Coil (of snake/rope)

अर्थ: कुंडली

"The snake’s cold coil touched his hand."

आश्वासन

Meaning: Assurance

अर्थ: भरोसा दिलाना

"He gave assurance to his brother."

ताकीद

Meaning: Strict instruction

अर्थ: कड़ी हिदायत

"He gave strict instructions to keep it secret."

सजल नेत्र

Meaning: Moist eyes

अर्थ: आँसू भरी आँखें

"Her moist eyes showed affection."

डैना

Meaning: Wing (of a bird)

अर्थ: पंख/डैना

"The bird sheltered its young under its wings."

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