Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 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.
sakhi- (m.)
‘friend’ (Nom sakhā)
sakhī- (f.)
‘female friend; mistress’
sacive- (m.)
‘friend; a king’s friend: attendant, counselor, minister’
sattva- (n.)
‘truth;
reality, the facts’
sadyaḥ (ind)
‘daily, every day’
sapta- (num)
‘seven’
sabhā- (f.)
‘assembly’
samantataḥ (ind)
‘on all sides, all around’
samaya- (m.)
‘agreement, pact’
samartha- (adj)
‘competent, able to’
samāhita- (adj)
‘combined, united’
saras- (n.)
‘water, lake’
sarit- (f.)
‘river, stream’
sarpa- (m.)
‘snake’
sarvaśaḥ (ind)
‘wholly, completedly’
salila- (n.)
‘(rain)water, rain’
sahasraśaḥ (ind)
‘by/in the thousands’
sahāya- (m.)
‘companion’
sāyaka- (m.)
‘sword’
sāra- (m.)
‘essence, substance, heart of something’
√sic (VI siñcati)
‘pour (out), sprinkle’
siddhi- (f.)
‘success’
sukha-
(adj) ‘happy’,
(n. ) ‘happiness’
suvarṇa-
(adj) ‘golden’,
(n. ) gold’
sūta- (m.)
‘son’
√sṛj (VI sṛjati)
‘let go/fly, emit, release’
senā- (f.)
‘army’
√sev (I sevate, X sevayati)
‘serve; cherish, enjoy’
skandha- (m.)
‘shoulder; tree trunk’
snigdha- (adj)
‘glossy, resplendent; mild, gentle, lovely’
√smi (I smayati)
‘smile’
smita-
(adj) ‘smiling’, (n.) ‘smile, gentle laugh’
√svaj (I svajate)
‘embrace’
√svap (II svapiti, I svapati)
‘sleep’
(supta-)
svapna- (n.)
‘sleep; dream’
svara- (m.)
‘sound, noise’
svarga- (m.)
‘sky, heaven’
haṃsa- (m.)
‘goose, swan’
√han (II hanti)
‘strike; kill, destroy’
(hata-)
√has (I hasati)
‘laugh’
hastin- (m.)
‘elephant’
hā (ind)
exclamation, expression of emotion: ‘ah! oh!’
√hve (I hvayati)
‘call, summon’
(hūta-)