उपसर्ग – Upsarg (Sanskrit Vyakaran) उपसर्ग ऐसे शब्दांश हैं, जो किसी शब्द के पूर्व जुड़ कर उसके अर्थ में परिवर्तन कर देते हैं या उसके अर्थ में विशेषता ला देते हैं। Prefix (उपसर्ग – Upsarg) is a word that comes before the stem of a word, here a Hindi word. They are used to alter the meaning of a word. Study of prefixes is important as it can help us to determine the meaning of a given word. In Hindi, there are various types of suffixes which include prefixes from Sanskrit (संस्कृत) and Hindi. Prefixes from Sanskrit are very important as most of the Hindi words are words which have been derived from Sanskrit words. Study of these prefixes will not only be helpful for Hindi learning but will also shed light on the linguistic connection between Sanskrit and Hindi. Prefix / Meaning / Example / Words 1) अ (a) / नहीं (nahi – not) /अज्ञान (agyan – ignorance), अभाव (abhaav – lack) 2) अति (ati)अधिक (adhik – more, much) अत्याचार (atyaachar – oppression), अत्यधिक (atyaadhik –