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.
1
Q
īdṛśa- (adj)
A
‘such, of such a kind’
2
Q
īśvara- (m.)
A
‘lord, master’
3
Q
uttama- (pron adj)
A
‘up-most’: ‘highest, most; best’
4
Q
upama- (adj)
A
‘highest, best; excelling; (ifc) ‘equal/similar to, resembling (–> upamā- (f.) ‘(standard of) comparison’)
5
Q
upāya- (m.)
A
‘approach, means’
6
Q
ubha- (pron adj)
A
‘both’
7
Q
ṛṣabha- (m.)
A
‘bull’, (ifc) ‘very strong individual’
8
Q
ṛṣi- (m.)
A
‘sage, seer’
9
Q
eka- (pron)
A
‘one; sole; alone’
10
Q
ena- (pron)
A
‘he/she/it; this, that’
11
Q
eva (ind)
A
‘indeed’ (emphasizes preceding word)
12
Q
evam (ind)
A
‘thus’
13
Q
eṣaḥ/etad- (pron)
A
‘he/she/it; this, that’
14
Q
ogha- (m.)
A
‘flood/stream of water’
15
Q
ka- (pron)
A
‘who? what? which?’
(declined like saḥ/tad
except for NomAcc Sg Ntr kim)
16
Q
√kath (X kathayati)
A
‘tell’
17
Q
katham (ind)
A
‘how?’
18
Q
kathā- (f.)
A
‘story’
19
Q
kadācit (ind)
A
‘whenever, at any point’
20
Q
kanyā- (f.)
A
‘girl’
