Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 6 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.
√brū (II bravīti, brūte)
‘speak, say’
√bhakṣ (I bhakṣati, X bhakṣayati)
‘eat’
√bhaj
(I bhajati) ‘distribute’,
(bhajate) ‘receive, partake of’
√bhañj (VII bhanakti)
‘break, shatter’
bhaya- (n.)
‘fear’
bhartṛ- (m.)
‘husband’
bhavana- (n.)
‘dwelling, house’
bhavat- (m.)
‘you, Sir’ (polite form of address),
used with 3rd-person verb
bhāryā- (f.)
‘wife’
bhāva- (m.)
‘being; state, condition; true state, reality’
√bhāṣ (I bhāṣate)
‘speak, say’
√bhī (III bibheti)
‘fear, be afraid of’ (+ Abl)
bhuja- (m.)
‘hand, arm; trunk (of an elephant); branch (of a tree)’
√bhū (I bhavati)
‘be, become’
bhūta- (n.)
‘(living) being; demon’
bhūmi- (f.)
‘earth; land, ground’
bhūyaḥ (ind)
‘again’
bhūṣaṇa- (n.)
‘ornament, decoration’
bhṛśam (ind)
‘strongly, greatly, very much’
√bhram (I bhramati)
‘wander, roam’