Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 3 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
Q

gandharva- (m.)

A

gandharva (a celestal musician)

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2
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√gam (irreg gacchati)

A

‘go’

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3
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ā-√gam (irreg āgacchati)

A

‘come’

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4
Q

gātra- (n.)

A

‘limb’

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5
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giri- (m.)

A

‘hill, mountain’

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6
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guṇa- (m.)

A

‘quality; good quality, virtue’

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7
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guru- (m.)

A

‘(spiritual) teacher’

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8
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gṛdhra- (m.)

A

‘vulture’

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9
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gṛha- (m.)

A

‘house’

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10
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go- (m./f.)

A

‘cow; cattle’

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11
Q

√gra(b)h (IX gṛ(b)hṇāti

A

‘take, seize’

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12
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ghora- (adj)

A

‘horrible’

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13
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ca (ind)

A

‘and’ (postposed)

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14
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cakṣus- (n.)

A

‘eye’

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15
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catur- (num)

A

‘four’

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16
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candra- (m.)

A

‘moon’

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17
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√cal/car (I calati/carati)

A

‘move, go’

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18
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√ci (V cinoti)

A

‘arrange; pile up’

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19
Q

cit (ind)

A

turns preceding interrogative into indefinite

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20
Q

citra- (adj)

A

‘bright, clear; variegated, many-colored; various’

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21
Q

√cint (X cintayati)

A

‘think; worry’

22
Q

ciram, cirāt (ind)

A

‘long, for a long time’

23
Q

cetas- (n.)

A

‘thought; mind’

24
Q

√chid (VII chinatti)

A

‘cut, destroy, break’

25
Q

-ja- (adj, ifc)

A

‘born, arising from’

26
Q

jana- (m.)

A

‘person’, Pl ‘people’

27
Q

√jan (IV jāyate)

A

‘be born, arise; give birth’

28
Q

jala- (n.)

A

‘water’

29
Q

jāla- (n.)

A

‘net’

30
Q

√ji (I jayati)

A

‘win; defeat’

31
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√jīv (I jīvati)

A

‘live, be alive’

32
Q

jīvita- (n.)

A

‘life’

33
Q

-jña- (adj, ifc)

A

‘knowing’

34
Q

√jñā (IX jānāti)

A

‘know’, Caus jñāpayati ‘let know, tell’

35
Q

jyeṣṭha- (adj)

A

‘best; excellent’

36
Q

tat

A

(1) (pron) NomAcc Sg Ntr of saḥ/tad-
(2) (ind) ‘thus’
(3) tad- stem form of saḥ/tad-

37
Q

tataḥ (ind)

A

‘then’

38
Q

tatra (ind)

A

‘there’

39
Q

tathā (ind)

A

‘thus’

40
Q

tadā (ind)

A

‘then’

41
Q

√tap (IV tapyate)

A

‘be hot; suffer, practice religious austerities’

42
Q

tapas- (n.)

A

‘suffering; religious austerities, penance’

43
Q

tala- (n.)

A

‘surface, level; surface at the foot of (tree, mountain etc)’

44
Q

tasmāt (ind)

A

‘thus; therefore’, + Comp ‘than that’

45
Q

tāta (m., in Voc)

A

term of affection towards a junior or senior

46
Q

tāvat (ind)

A

‘so/that long; to such an extent; meanwhile’

47
Q

tīkṣṇa- (adj)

A

‘harsh, rough, rude’

48
Q

tīra- (n.)

A

‘bank (of a river)’

49
Q

tu (ind)

A

‘but’ (postposed)

50
Q

tulya- (adj)

A

‘equal, comparable’