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.

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īdṛśa- (adj)

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‘such, of such a kind’

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īśvara- (m.)

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‘lord, master’

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uttama- (pron adj)

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‘up-most’: ‘highest, most; best’

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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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upāya- (m.)

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‘approach, means’

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ubha- (pron adj)

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‘both’

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ṛṣabha- (m.)

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

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ṛṣi- (m.)

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‘sage, seer’

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eka- (pron)

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‘one; sole; alone’

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ena- (pron)

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‘he/she/it; this, that’

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eva (ind)

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‘indeed’ (emphasizes preceding word)

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evam (ind)

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‘thus’

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eṣaḥ/etad- (pron)

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‘he/she/it; this, that’

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ogha- (m.)

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‘flood/stream of water’

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ka- (pron)

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‘who? what? which?’

(declined like saḥ/tad

except for NomAcc Sg Ntr kim)

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√kath (X kathayati)

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‘tell’

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katham (ind)

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‘how?’

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kathā- (f.)

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‘story’

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kadācit (ind)

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‘whenever, at any point’

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kanyā- (f.)

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‘girl’

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kapi- (m.)

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‘monkey’

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kara- (m.)

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‘hand’

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karman- (n.)

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doing, action’

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kāñcana- (n.)

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‘gold’

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kānana- (n.)
'forest'
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kāma- (m.)
'desire, love'
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kāya- (m.)
'body'
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kāraṇa- (n.)
'cause, reason'
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kārya- (n.)
'duty, task, mission; occasion, need for (+ Ins)'
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kim
(1) (pron) NomAcc Sg Ntr 'what? why?' (2) (ind) indicates yes/no question
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kila (ind)
'indeed', emphasizes preceding word
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kumāra- (m.)
'young man; prince'
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kula- (n.)
'family; birth, lineage'
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√kṛ (VIII karoti/kurute)
'do, make'
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kopa- (m.)
'anger'
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√krudh (IV krudhyati)
'be angry'
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krodha- (m.)
'anger'
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kva (ind)
'where?'
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kṣaṇa- (n.)
'moment'
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kṣaṇāt, kṣaṇena
'in a moment, right away'
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√kṣip (VI kṣipati)
'throw; hit'
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kṣipram (ind)
'quickly'
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khara- (m.)
'donkey'
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khalu (ind)
'indeed'
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ā-√khyā
'call; tell, announce'
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gaṅgā- (f.)
Ganges
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gaja- (m.)
'elephant'
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gaṇa- (m.)
any kind of group: 'group, flock, troop etc.'
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gati- (f.)
'gait; walk, path'
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√gad (I gadati)
'say, speak, relate'