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.
1
Q
nityam (ind)
A
‘always’
2
Q
√nī (I nayati)
A
‘lead, take’
3
Q
nu, nūnam (ind)
A
‘now, at present; certainly’
4
Q
nṛpa- (m.)
A
‘king’
5
Q
pakṣin (m.)
A
‘winged’: ‘bird’
6
Q
pañca- (num)
A
‘five’
7
Q
√pat (I patati)
A
‘fall; fly’
8
Q
pati- (m.)
A
‘lord; husband’
9
Q
path- (m.)
A
‘path; journey’
10
Q
vi-ā-pad (X vyāpādayati)
A
‘kill’
11
Q
pada- (n.)
A
‘footstep; trace; vestige’
12
Q
padma- (m./n.)
A
‘lotus’
13
Q
para- (pron adj)
A
‘far’: ‘highest; lowest; best; other, hostile’
14
Q
apara- (pron adj)
A
‘higher, latter’
15
Q
parama- (adj)
A
highest, best; most distant, last; chief, main’
16
Q
parākrama- (m.)
A
‘heroism; power’
17
Q
parvata- (m.)
A
‘mountain’
18
Q
√pā (irreg pibati)
A
‘drink’
19
Q
pāṇi- (m.)
A
‘hand’
20
Q
pāda- (m.)
A
‘foot’
21
Q
pāda-pa- (m.)
A
‘foot-drinker, one that drinks with its roots’:
‘tree’
22
Q
pāpa- (adj)
A
‘bad, evil’
23
Q
pāvaka- (m.)
A
‘cleansing’: ‘fire’
24
Q
pitṛ- (m.)
A
‘father’
25
puṃ-gava- (m.)
'bull among men': 'very strong person'
26
puṇya- (adj)
'meritorious, virtuous, good'
27
puṣpa- (n.)
'flower'
28
√pūj (X pūjayati)
'venerate, honor'
29
pūrva- (pron adj)
'former, earlier'
30
pṛthivī- (f.)
lit. 'the broad one': 'the earth'
31
√prach (VI pṛcchati)
'ask' (pṛṣṭa-)
32
prajā- (f.)
'offspring; subject'
33
prati (ind)
'to, towards' (+ Acc)
34
prasāda- (m.)
'graciousness, kindness'
35
prāñjali- (adj)
'greeting, respectful'
36
prāṇa- (m.)
'breath; life's breath, life'
37
priya- (adj)
'dear; one's own'
38
prīti- (f.)
'kindness, favor, grace'
39
plavaṃ-gama- (m.)
lit. 'jump-goer': 'monkey'
40
phala- (n.)
'fruit; reward'
41
√bandh (IX badhnāti)
'bind, tie'
42
bala- (n.)
'strength; force, army'
43
bala-vat- (adj)
lit. 'having strength': 'strong'
44
bahu- (adj)
'much, many'
45
bāṣpa- (m.)
'tear(s); steam, vapor'
46
bāhu- (m.)
'arm'
47
buddhi- (f.)
'wisdom, understanding'
48
√budh (I bodhati, IV budhyate)
'wake up, be awake; understand'
49
brahman- (n.)
'prayer; religious knowledge; the world soul'
50
brahman- (m.)
the creator god Brahmā
