Basic Sanskrit Vocabulary 1/20 Flashcards
This list is from the forthcoming 'Introductory Sanskrit Reader'. Its aim is to give students who have finished an introductory Sanskrit course a good basic vocabulary and get them started on their journey towards reading Sanskrit texts with fluency.
agni- (m.)
‘fire’
agra- (n.)
foremost part: ‘front, top, tip, peak etc.’
agrataḥ (ind)
‘in front’; (+ Gen) ‘in front of, before’
añjali- (m.)
cupped hands as a sign of greeting or respect
kṛta-añjali- (adj)
‘with cupped hands, with respectful greeting’
ataḥ (ind)
‘from this’: ‘hence’
atra (ind)
‘here; in this matter; in this world’
atha (ind)
‘then’
adya (ind)
‘today’
adhi-pa- (m.)
‘lord, ruler’
anta- (m.)
‘end’
antaḥ-pura- (n.)
‘harem, female apartments’
anya- (pron adj)
‘(an)other’
api (ind)
(1) (postposed) ‘even, also’
(2) (at beg. of sentence) marks yes/no question
amātya- (m.)
‘minister’
ambara- (n.)
‘clothes; sky, atmosphere’
ayam/idam- (pron)
‘he/she/it; this; that’
araṇya- (n.)
‘forest, wilderness’
artha- (m.)
‘aim, purpose; cause, motive; advantage, use; thing, wealth’
aśva- (m.)
‘horse’