Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 8 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
vana- (n.)
A
‘forest’
2
Q
√vand (I vandati, -te)
A
‘praise, honor, do homage’
3
Q
varṇa- (m.)
A
‘color’:
‘complexion, appearance, beauty;
caste’
4
Q
varṣa- (m.)
A
‘rain’; the rains, rainy season; the seasons, year’
5
Q
vaśa- (m.)
A
‘authority, power’
6
Q
√vas (I vasati)
A
‘live, dwell’
7
Q
vā (ind)
A
‘or’ (postposed)
8
Q
vāc- (f.)
A
‘voice, speech’
9
Q
vānara- (m.)
A
‘monkey’
10
Q
vāyu- (m.)
A
‘wind’
11
Q
vikrama- (m.)
A
‘stride, gait; courage, valor’
12
Q
√vid (II vetti)
A
‘know’;
Caus vedayati ‘let know, inform’
13
Q
-vid- (adj, ifc)
A
‘knowing’
14
Q
vidyā- (f.)
A
‘knowledge, wisdom; scholarship, the sciences’
15
Q
vinā (ind)
A
‘without’ (+ Acc or Ins)
16
Q
vipula- (adj)
A
‘large, extensive’
17
Q
vividha- (adj)
A
‘various, different’
18
Q
vīra- (m.)
A
‘hero’
19
Q
vīrya- (n.)
A
‘heroism, valor, strength’
20
Q
vīrya-vat- (adj)
A
‘heroic, valorous’
