Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 3 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.
cāpa- (m./n.)
‘bow’ (the weapon)
cārin- (adj, ifc)
‘moving, walking; doing’
cāru- (adj)
‘pleasing, lovely’
citta- (n.)
‘mind, heart’
cintā- (f.)
‘thought, worry’
cira- (adj)
‘long, far’
cīra- (n.)
‘birch bark, clothes made from birch bark’
√cud (I codati, X codayati)
‘impel, urge on’
cet (ind)
‘if’
√cyu (I cyavate, -ti)
‘move; move away from: lose, disappear’
chāyā- (f.)
‘shadow, shade’
jagat- (n.)
‘world’
jananī- (f.)
‘mother’
janman- (n.)
‘birth, incarnation’
jaya- (m.)
‘victory, triumph’
jñāna- (n.)
‘knowledge, wisdom’
√jval (I jvalati)
‘burn brightly, blaze’
tattva- (n.)
‘that-ness’: ‘truth; reality, facts’
√taḍ (X tāḍayati)
‘beat, strike, wound; strike (a musical instrument)’
tapasvin-
(adj)/(m.) ‘ascetic’