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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)

A

‘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.)

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‘ocean’

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sādhu- (adj)

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‘good’

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sārdham (ind)

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‘(together) with’ (+ Ins)

28
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siṃha- (m.)

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‘lion’

29
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su- (pref)

A

‘good; much, very’

30
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sukha-

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(n.) ‘happiness’, (adj) ‘happy’

31
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suta- (m.)

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‘son’

32
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sutā- (f.)

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‘daughter’

33
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sura- (m.)

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‘god, deity’

34
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su-hṛd- (m.)

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‘friend’

35
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sūrya- (m.)

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‘sun’

36
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√sev (I sevate)

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‘serve, attend on’

37
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strī- (f.)

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‘woman’

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-stha- (adj, ifc)

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‘standing/being (in a place)’

39
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√sthā (irreg tiṣṭhati)

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‘stand, stay, be in a place’ (sthita-)

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ud-√sthā (irreg uttiṣṭhati)

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‘stand/get up’

41
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pra-√sthā (irreg pratiṣṭhati)

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‘set out, go’

42
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sthāna- (n.)

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‘place; state’

43
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√snā (II snāti)

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‘bathe’

44
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sneha- (m.)

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‘love, affection’

45
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√spṛś (VI spṛśati)

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‘touch’

46
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sma (ind)

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makes preceding verb past tense

47
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√smṛ (I smarati)

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‘remember’

48
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sva- (pron adj)

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‘one’s own’

49
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svana- (m.)

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‘sound, noise’

50
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svayam (ind)

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‘oneself’

51
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svāmin- (m.)

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‘master, lord; (spiritual) teacher’

52
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ha (ind)

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adds emphasis

53
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harṣa- (m.)

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‘excitement; joy’

54
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hasta- (m.)

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‘hand’

55
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hi (ind)

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‘indeed; for, because’

56
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hita-

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(adj) ‘beneficial, friendly’, (n.) ‘well-being, welfare’

57
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√hṛ (I harati)

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‘take, seize’

58
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hṛdaya- (n.)

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‘heart’

59
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√hṛṣ (IV hṛṣyati)

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‘be excited; be happy’

60
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hetu- (m.)

A

‘cause; reason, motive’

61
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heman- (n.)

A

‘gold’

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