Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 3 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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gandharva- (m.)

A

gandharva (a celestal musician)

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√gam (irreg gacchati)

A

‘go’

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ā-√gam (irreg āgacchati)

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‘come’

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4
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gātra- (n.)

A

‘limb’

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5
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giri- (m.)

A

‘hill, mountain’

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guṇa- (m.)

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‘quality; good quality, virtue’

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guru- (m.)

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‘(spiritual) teacher’

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gṛdhra- (m.)

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‘vulture’

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9
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gṛha- (m.)

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‘house’

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10
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go- (m./f.)

A

‘cow; cattle’

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√gra(b)h (IX gṛ(b)hṇāti

A

‘take, seize’

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12
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ghora- (adj)

A

‘horrible’

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13
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ca (ind)

A

‘and’ (postposed)

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14
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cakṣus- (n.)

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‘eye’

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15
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catur- (num)

A

‘four’

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16
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candra- (m.)

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‘moon’

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√cal/car (I calati/carati)

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‘move, go’

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18
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√ci (V cinoti)

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‘arrange; pile up’

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19
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cit (ind)

A

turns preceding interrogative into indefinite

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20
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citra- (adj)

A

‘bright, clear; variegated, many-colored; various’

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21
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√cint (X cintayati)

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‘think; worry’

22
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ciram, cirāt (ind)

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‘long, for a long time’

23
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cetas- (n.)

A

‘thought; mind’

24
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√chid (VII chinatti)

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‘cut, destroy, break’

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-ja- (adj, ifc)
'born, arising from'
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jana- (m.)
'person', Pl 'people'
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√jan (IV jāyate)
'be born, arise; give birth'
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jala- (n.)
'water'
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jāla- (n.)
'net'
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√ji (I jayati)
'win; defeat'
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√jīv (I jīvati)
'live, be alive'
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jīvita- (n.)
'life'
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-jña- (adj, ifc)
'knowing'
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√jñā (IX jānāti)
'know', Caus jñāpayati 'let know, tell'
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jyeṣṭha- (adj)
'best; excellent'
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tat
(1) (pron) NomAcc Sg Ntr of saḥ/tad- (2) (ind) 'thus' (3) tad- stem form of saḥ/tad-
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tataḥ (ind)
'then'
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tatra (ind)
'there'
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tathā (ind)
'thus'
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tadā (ind)
'then'
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√tap (IV tapyate)
'be hot; suffer, practice religious austerities'
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tapas- (n.)
'suffering; religious austerities, penance'
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tala- (n.)
'surface, level; surface at the foot of (tree, mountain etc)'
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tasmāt (ind)
'thus; therefore', + Comp 'than that'
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tāta (m., in Voc)
term of affection towards a junior or senior
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tāvat (ind)
'so/that long; to such an extent; meanwhile'
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tīkṣṇa- (adj)
'harsh, rough, rude'
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tīra- (n.)
'bank (of a river)'
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tu (ind)
'but' (postposed)
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tulya- (adj)
'equal, comparable'