Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 2 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 you started on your journey towards reading Sanskrit texts with fluency.

1
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īdṛśa- (adj)

A

‘such, of such a kind’

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īśvara- (m.)

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‘lord, master’

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3
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uttama- (pron adj)

A

‘up-most’: ‘highest, most; best’

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4
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upama- (adj)

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‘highest, best; excelling; (ifc) ‘equal/similar to, resembling (–> upamā- (f.) ‘(standard of) comparison’

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5
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upāya- (m.)

A

‘approach, means’

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6
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ubha- (pron adj)

A

‘both’

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7
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ṛṣabha- (m.)

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‘bull’, (ifc) ‘very strong individual’

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8
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ṛṣi- (m.)

A

‘sage, seer’

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9
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eka- (pron)

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‘one; sole; alone’

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10
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ena- (pron)

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‘he/she/it; this, that’

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11
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eva (ind)

A

‘indeed’ (emphasizes preceding word)

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12
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evam (ind)

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‘thus’

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13
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eṣaḥ/etad- (pron)

A

‘he/she/it; this, that’

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14
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ogha- (m.)

A

‘flood/stream of water’

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15
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ka- (pron)

A

‘who? what? which?’

(declined like saḥ/tad

except for NomAcc Sg Ntr kim)

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16
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√kath (X kathayati)

A

‘tell’

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17
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katham (ind)

A

‘how?’

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18
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kathā- (f.)

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‘story’

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19
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kadācit (ind)

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‘whenever, at any point’

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20
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kanyā- (f.)

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‘girl’

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21
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kapi- (m.)

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‘monkey’

22
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kara- (m.)

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‘hand’

23
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karman- (n.)

A

doing, action’

24
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kāñcana- (n.)

A

‘gold’

25
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kānana- (n.)

A

‘forest’

26
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kāma- (m.)

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‘desire, love’

27
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kāya- (m.)

A

‘body’

28
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kāraṇa- (n.)

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‘cause, reason’

29
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kārya- (n.)

A

‘duty, task, mission;

occasion, need for (+ Ins)’

30
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kim

A

(1) (pron) NomAcc Sg Ntr ‘what? why?’
(2) (ind) indicates yes/no question

31
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kila (ind)

A

‘indeed’, emphasizes preceding word

32
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kumāra- (m.)

A

‘young man; prince’

33
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kula- (n.)

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‘family; birth, lineage’

34
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√kṛ (VIII karoti/kurute)

A

‘do, make’

35
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kopa- (m.)

A

‘anger’

36
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√krudh (IV krudhyati)

A

‘be angry’

37
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krodha- (m.)

A

‘anger’

38
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kva (ind)

A

‘where?’

39
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kṣaṇa- (n.)

A

‘moment’

40
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kṣaṇāt, kṣanena

A

‘in a moment, right away’

41
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√kṣip (VI kṣipati)

A

‘throw; hit’

42
Q

kṣipram (ind)

A

‘quickly’

43
Q

khara- (m.)

A

‘donkey’

44
Q

khalu (ind)

A

‘indeed’

45
Q

ā-√khyā

A

‘call; tell, announce’

46
Q

gaṅgā- (f.)

A

Ganges

47
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gaja- (m.)

A

‘elephant’

48
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gaṇa- (m.)

A

any kind of group: ‘group, flock, troop etc.’

49
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gati- (f.)

A

‘gait; walk, path’

50
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√gad (I gadati)

A

‘say, speak, relate’