Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 9 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.

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√śru (V śṛṇoti)

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‘listen, hear’

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śreṣṭha- (adj)

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‘best’

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sa- (pref)

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‘(together) with’

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saḥ/tad- (pron)

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‘he/she/it; this, that’

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saṃkāśa- (ifc)

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‘having the appearance of, looking like’

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saṃnibha- (adj, ifc)

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‘like, similar, resembling’

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saṃśaya- (m.)

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‘doubt’

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satya-

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(adj) ‘true’, (n.) ‘truth, reality’

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√sad (irreg sīdati)

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‘sit, sit down’

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vi-√sad (irreg viṣīdati)

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‘despair, be sad’ (viṣaṇṇa-)

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pra-√sad (prasīdati)

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‘settle down, become tranquil’,

Caus prasādayati ‘render calm; propitiate’

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ava-√sad (irreg avasīdati)

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‘despair’

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sadā (ind)

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‘always’

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sadṛśa- (adj)

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‘such, of such a kind’

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sama- (pron)

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‘like, same as’

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samīpa- (n.)

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‘vicinity, nearness’

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samudra- (n.)

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‘ocean’

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sarva- (pron adj)

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‘all, every’

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sarvataḥ (ind)

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‘from all sides; in every direction; everywhere’

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sarvathā (ind)

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‘in every way; altogether, entirely’

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saha (ind)

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‘(together) with’ (+ Ins)

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sahasā (ind)

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‘suddenly’

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sahasra- (n.)

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‘thousand’

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sahita- (adj)

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‘together/combined with’

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sāgara- (m.)
'ocean'
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sādhu- (adj)
'good'
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sārdham (ind)
'(together) with' (+ Ins)
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siṃha- (m.)
'lion'
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su- (pref)
'good; much, very'
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sukha-
(n.) 'happiness', (adj) 'happy'
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suta- (m.)
'son'
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sutā- (f.)
'daughter'
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sura- (m.)
'god, deity'
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su-hṛd- (m.)
'friend'
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sūrya- (m.)
'sun'
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√sev (I sevate)
'serve, attend on'
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strī- (f.)
'woman'
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-stha- (adj, ifc)
'standing/being (in a place)'
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√sthā (irreg tiṣṭhati)
'stand, stay, be in a place' (sthita-)
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ud-√sthā (irreg uttiṣṭhati)
'stand/get up'
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pra-√sthā (irreg pratiṣṭhati)
'set out, go'
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sthāna- (n.)
'place; state'
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√snā (II snāti)
'bathe'
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sneha- (m.)
'love, affection'
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√spṛś (VI spṛśati)
'touch'
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sma (ind)
makes preceding verb past tense
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√smṛ (I smarati)
'remember'
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sva- (pron adj)
'one's own'
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svana- (m.)
'sound, noise'
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svayam (ind)
'oneself'
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svāmin- (m.)
'master, lord; (spiritual) teacher'
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ha (ind)
adds emphasis
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harṣa- (m.)
'excitement; joy'
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hasta- (m.)
'hand'
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hi (ind)
'indeed; for, because'
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hita-
(adj) 'beneficial, friendly', (n.) 'well-being, welfare'
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√hṛ (I harati)
'take, seize'
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hṛdaya- (n.)
'heart'
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√hṛṣ (IV hṛṣyati)
'be excited; be happy'
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hetu- (m.)
'cause; reason, motive'
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heman- (n.)
'gold'