Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 5 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.
nityam (ind)
‘always’
√nī (I nayati)
‘lead, take’
nu, nūnam (ind)
‘now, at present; certainly’
nṛpa- (m.)
‘king’
pakṣin (m.)
‘winged’: ‘bird’
pañca- (num)
‘five’
√pat (I patati)
‘fall; fly’
pati- (m.)
‘lord; husband’
path- (m.)
‘path; journey’
vi-ā-pad (X vyāpādayati)
‘kill’
pada- (n.)
‘footstep; trace; vestige’
padma- (m./n.)
‘lotus’
para- (pron adj)
‘far’: ‘highest; lowest; best; other, hostile’
apara- (pron adj)
‘higher, latter’
parama- (adj)
highest, best; most distant, last; chief, main’
parākrama- (m.)
‘heroism; power’
parvata- (m.)
‘mountain’
√pā (irreg pibati)
‘drink’
pāṇi- (m.)
‘hand’
pāda- (m.)
‘foot’
pāda-pa- (m.)
‘foot-drinker, one that drinks with its roots’:
‘tree’
pāpa- (adj)
‘bad, evil’
pāvaka- (m.)
‘cleansing’: ‘fire’
pitṛ- (m.)
‘father’
puṃ-gava- (m.)
‘bull among men’: ‘very strong person’
puṇya- (adj)
‘meritorious, virtuous, good’
puṣpa- (n.)
‘flower’
√pūj (X pūjayati)
‘venerate, honor’
pūrva- (pron adj)
‘former, earlier’
pṛthivī- (f.)
lit. ‘the broad one’: ‘the earth’
√prach (VI pṛcchati)
‘ask’ (pṛṣṭa-)
prajā- (f.)
‘offspring; subject’
prati (ind)
‘to, towards’ (+ Acc)
prasāda- (m.)
‘graciousness, kindness’
prāñjali- (adj)
‘greeting, respectful’
prāṇa- (m.)
‘breath; life’s breath, life’
priya- (adj)
‘dear; one’s own’
prīti- (f.)
‘kindness, favor, grace’
plavaṃ-gama- (m.)
lit. ‘jump-goer’: ‘monkey’
phala- (n.)
‘fruit; reward’
√bandh (IX badhnāti)
‘bind, tie’
bala- (n.)
‘strength; force, army’
bala-vat- (adj)
lit. ‘having strength’: ‘strong’
bahu- (adj)
‘much, many’
bāṣpa- (m.)
‘tear(s); steam, vapor’
bāhu- (m.)
‘arm’
buddhi- (f.)
‘wisdom, understanding’
√budh (I bodhati, IV budhyate)
‘wake up, be awake; understand’
brahman- (n.)
‘prayer; religious knowledge; the world soul’
brahman- (m.)
the creator god Brahmā