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.

1
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cāpa- (m./n.)

A

‘bow’ (the weapon)

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cārin- (adj, ifc)

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‘moving, walking; doing’

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3
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cāru- (adj)

A

‘pleasing, lovely’

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4
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citta- (n.)

A

‘mind, heart’

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5
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cintā- (f.)

A

‘thought, worry’

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6
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cira- (adj)

A

‘long, far’

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7
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cīra- (n.)

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‘birch bark, clothes made from birch bark’

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8
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√cud (I codati, X codayati)

A

‘impel, urge on’

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9
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cet (ind)

A

‘if’

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10
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√cyu (I cyavate, -ti)

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‘move; move away from: lose, disappear’

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11
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chāyā- (f.)

A

‘shadow, shade’

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12
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jagat- (n.)

A

‘world’

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13
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jananī- (f.)

A

‘mother’

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14
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janman- (n.)

A

‘birth, incarnation’

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15
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jaya- (m.)

A

‘victory, triumph’

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16
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jñāna- (n.)

A

‘knowledge, wisdom’

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17
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√jval (I jvalati)

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‘burn brightly, blaze’

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18
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tattva- (n.)

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‘that-ness’: ‘truth; reality, facts’

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19
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√taḍ (X tāḍayati)

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‘beat, strike, wound; strike (a musical instrument)’

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20
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tapasvin-

A

(adj)/(m.) ‘ascetic’

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21
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tamas- (n.)

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‘darkness; mental darkness: heaviness, ignorance’

22
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taru- (m.)

A

‘tree’

23
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tādṛśa- (adj)

A

‘such’

24
Q

tāpasa- (m.)

A

‘ascetic’

25
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tārā-, tārakā- (f.)

A

‘star’

26
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tīrtha- (n.)

A

‘(sacred/ritual) bathing place’

27
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ava-√tṝ (I avatarati)

A

‘go down, descend’;

Caus ‘take down/off’

28
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toraṇa- (n.)

A

‘arch, doorway, portal’

29
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√tras (I trasati, IV trasyati)

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‘tremble, be afraid’

30
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tridaśa- (m.)

A

‘thirty’

31
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trailokya- (n.)

A

‘the three worlds’: ‘the entire world’

32
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√tvar (I tvarate, -ti)

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‘rush, move with speed’

33
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darpa- (m.)

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‘pride, arrogance’

34
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dina- (m./n.)

A

‘day’

35
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divasa- (m.)

A

‘day’

36
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diṣṭi- (f.)

A

‘good fortune, happiness’

37
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dur-ātman- (adj)

A

‘evil-natured, bad’

38
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dur-labha- (adj)

A

‘difficult to take/get’

39
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√duṣ (IV duṣyati)

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‘become bad, be corrupted; be wrong’

40
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duhitṛ- (f.)

A

‘daughter’

41
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dūra- (adj)

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‘distant, far’

42
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dṛḍha- (adj)

A

‘firm’

43
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dṛṣṭi- (f.)

A

‘sight, view’

44
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deha- (m.)

A

‘body’

45
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daiva-

A

(adj) ‘divine’,
(n. ) fate’

46
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daivata- (n.)

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‘deity’

47
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dyuti- (f.)

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‘splendor, brightness, majesty’

48
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dharaṇī- (f.)

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‘the earth’

49
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dhārmika- (adj)

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‘righteous, virtuous, just’

50
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√dhṛ (I dharati, dhārayati)

A

‘hold, keep, use’