Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 7 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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megha- (m.)

A

‘cloud’

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yakṣa- (m.)

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‘yakṣa’ (semi-divine being, spirit)

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3
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yajña- (n.)

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‘sacrifice’

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4
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yataḥ (ind)

A

‘because’

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5
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yat (ind)

A

‘that, so that; since; if’

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6
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yatra (ind)

A

‘where’

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7
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yathā (ind)

A

‘just as’

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8
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yadā (ind)

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‘when’

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9
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yadi (ind)

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‘if’

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10
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yad-

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relative pronoun: ‘what, which, that’

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11
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√yam (irreg yacchati)

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‘hold, hold up, support’

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12
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yaśas- (n.)

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‘honor, glory, fame’

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13
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√yā (II yāti)

A

‘go’

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14
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yāvat (ind)

A

‘as great/large/much/many; as soon as; until’

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15
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yuddha- (n.)

A

‘fight’

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16
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yūtha-pa- (m.)

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‘leader of the herd’

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17
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yojana- (n.)

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‘yojana, league’

(distance of between 7 and 15 miles)

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18
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√rakṣ (I rakṣati)

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‘protect; guard against, watch’

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rakṣas, rākṣasa- (m., fem rākṣasī-)

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‘rākṣasa, demon’

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20
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raṇa- (m.)

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‘pleasure; battle lust; battle’

21
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ratna- (n.)

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‘jewel, gem’

22
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ratha- (m.)

A

‘chariot’

23
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√ram (I ramati/-te)

A

‘delight, make happy’

24
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ramya- (adj)

A

‘pleasant, beautiful’

25
Q

rasa- (m.)

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‘essence’:

‘sap, liquid, juice; pollen;

taste, flavor, incl. literary/artistic flavor’

26
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rājan- (m., ifc rāja-)

A

‘king’

27
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rājya- (n.)

A

‘kingdom; royal power’

28
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rātri- (f.)

A

‘night’

29
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ripu- (m.)

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‘enemy’

30
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√rud (VI rudati, I rodati, -te)

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‘cry, howl, lament’

31
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√ruh (I rohati)

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‘climb, go up’

32
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rūpa- (n.)

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‘form; good form, beauty’

33
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roṣa- (m.)

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‘anger, fury; passion’

34
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√lap (I lapati)

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‘wail, lament’

35
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√labh (I labhate)

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‘take; find’

36
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ava-/ā-√lok (I ava-/ā-lokate, X ava-/ā-lokayati)

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‘look at, see, notice’

37
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loka- (m.)

A

‘world’

38
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ā-√loc (I ālocate)

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‘consider, reflect on’

39
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locana- (n.)

A

‘eye’

40
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vacana- (n.), vacas- (n.), vākya- (n.)

A

anything said: ‘word, statement, sentence etc.’

41
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√vac (II vakti)

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‘speak’ (ukta-)

42
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prati-√vac (II prativakti)

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‘reply’

43
Q

vajra- (m./n.)

A

‘lightning bolt’

44
Q

√vad (I vadati)

A

‘say, speak’

45
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abhi-√vad (I abhivadati, X abhivādayati)

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‘greet’

46
Q

vadana- (n.)

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‘speaking; mouth, face’

47
Q

√vadh (I vadhati)

A

‘strike, kill’

48
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vadha- (m.)

A

‘killing, murder’