Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 6 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
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√brū (II bravīti, brūte)

A

‘speak, say’

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√bhakṣ (I bhakṣati, X bhakṣayati)

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‘eat’

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3
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√bhaj

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(I bhajati) ‘distribute’,

(bhajate) ‘receive, partake of’

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√bhañj (VII bhanakti)

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‘break, shatter’

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5
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bhaya- (n.)

A

‘fear’

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6
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bhartṛ- (m.)

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‘husband’

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7
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bhavana- (n.)

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‘dwelling, house’

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bhavat- (m.)

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‘you, Sir’ (polite form of address),

used with 3rd-person verb

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9
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bhāryā- (f.)

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‘wife’

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bhāva- (m.)

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‘being; state, condition; true state, reality’

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√bhāṣ (I bhāṣate)

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‘speak, say’

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√bhī (III bibheti)

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‘fear, be afraid of’ (+ Abl)

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13
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bhuja- (m.)

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‘hand, arm; trunk (of an elephant); branch (of a tree)’

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14
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√bhū (I bhavati)

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‘be, become’

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15
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bhūta- (n.)

A

‘(living) being; demon’

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16
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bhūmi- (f.)

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‘earth; land, ground’

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17
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bhūyaḥ (ind)

A

‘again’

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18
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bhūṣaṇa- (n.)

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‘ornament, decoration’

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19
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bhṛśam (ind)

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‘strongly, greatly, very much’

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20
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√bhram (I bhramati)

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‘wander, roam’

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21
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bhrātṛ- (m.)

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‘brother’

22
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maṇi- (m.)

A

‘jewel’

23
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maṇḍala- (n.)

A

‘circle’

24
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mati- (f.)

A

‘mind’

25
Q

madhu-

A

(adj) ‘sweet’;
(n. ) ‘honey, nectar, any sweet liquid;

liquor, any intoxicating drink’

26
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madhura- (adj)

A

‘sweet, pleasant, charming’

27
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madhya- (n.)

A

‘middle, center’

28
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√man (IV manyate)

A

‘think’

29
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manas- (n.)

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‘mind; heart’

30
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mantra- (n.)

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‘prayer; Vedic hymn; plan’

31
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mantrin- (m.)

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‘counselor, minister’

32
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manda- (adj)

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‘slow, weak’

33
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mahant- (adj)

A

‘big, great’

(mahā- at beginning of compounds)

34
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mahā-ātman- (adj)

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‘magnanimous, noble’

35
Q

mahī- (f.)

A

lit. ‘the great one’: ‘the earth’

36
Q

mā (ind)

A

‘don’t’ (+ imperative or injunctive/unaugmented aorist)

37
Q

mātṛ- (f.)

A

‘mother’

38
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mātra- (n.)

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‘measure, quantity’; (ifc) ‘just, only’

39
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mitra- (n.)

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‘friend’

40
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mukha- (n.)

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‘face, mouth’

41
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mukhya- (adj)

A

‘main, chief’

42
Q

√muc (VI muñcati)

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‘free, release’

43
Q

muni- (m.)

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‘sage, seer’

44
Q

muhur (ind)

A

‘in a moment, for a moment’

45
Q

muhūrta- (n.)

A

‘moment’

46
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mūrdhan- (m.)

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‘head’

47
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mūla- (n.)

A

‘root’

48
Q

√mṛ (IV mriyate)

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‘die’ (mṛta- ‘dead’)

49
Q

mṛga- (m.)

A

‘deer; forest animal’

50
Q

mṛtyu- (m.)

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‘death’