Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 1 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.

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aṅka- (m.)

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‘waist; lap; bosom’

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acala-

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(adj) ‘immovable’,
(m. ) ‘mountain’,
(f. ) ‘the earth’

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3
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atha vā (ind)

A

‘or rather’

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4
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a-dharma- (m.)

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‘non-dharma, lawlessness’

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5
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adhika- (adj)

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‘further; stronger; excellent’

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6
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adhi-pati- (m.)

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‘overlord, ruler’

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7
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anala- (m.)

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‘fire’

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8
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anila- (m.)

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‘wind’

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9
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anīka- (n.)

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‘face; appearance’

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10
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anuja- (m.)

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‘after-born’: ‘younger brother’

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11
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anuttama- (adj)

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‘excellent, best’

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12
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aneka- (adj)

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‘not one’: ‘many, much’

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13
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antara-

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(adj) ‘inner, interior’,
(ifc) other, another’

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14
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anna- (n.)

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‘food’

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15
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anyathā (ind)

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‘otherwise, in a different manner’

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16
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anyonya- (adj)

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‘one another, mutual’

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17
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anvita (adj)

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‘accompanied by; having, possessing’

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18
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apsaras- (f.)

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‘apsaras’ (a heavenly nymph)

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19
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abhimukha- (adj)

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‘having the face towards’: ‘facing’

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20
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abhiṣeka- (m.)

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‘religious bathing, ablution’

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21
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abhra- (n.)

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‘(thunder)cloud; rainy weather’

22
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ambhas- (n.)

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‘water’

23
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ari- (m.)

A

‘enemy’

24
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arka- (m.)

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‘sun’

25
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arṇava- (m./n.)

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‘the sea’

26
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ardha-

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(adj) ‘half’, (m.) ‘a half, a part’

27
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arha- (adj)

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‘deserving, worthy of; obliged to (+ Inf); able to (+ Inf)’

28
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alam (ind)

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‘enough of’ (+ Ins)

29
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alam-√kṛ (VIII alaṃkaroti)

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‘adorn, decorate’

30
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alpa- (adj)

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‘small’

31
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avaśyam (ind)

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‘necessarily; certainly’

32
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aśani- (f./m.)

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thunderbolt; flash of lightning’

33
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aśru- (n.)

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‘tear, crying’

34
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ni-√as (X nyasayati, I nyasati)

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‘take off; give up, resign’

35
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ahar-/ahan- (n.)

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‘day’

36
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aho (ind)

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expresses (positive or negative) surprise: ‘oh! ah!’

37
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āgamana- (n.)

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‘coming, arrival’

38
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āditya- (m.)

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‘sun’

39
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ānanda- (m.)

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‘happiness, joy’

40
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āpad- (f.)

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‘accident’

41
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āyus- (n.)

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‘(long) life, energy’

42
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ālaya- (m.)

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‘house, dwelling’

43
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ālāpa- (m.)

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‘conversation, communication’

44
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āśu- (adj)

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‘fast, quick’

45
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āhava- (m.)

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‘war, battle’

46
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ity-ādi- (adj)

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‘and so on, etc.’

47
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indriya- (n.)

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‘sense, sense organ’

48
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pra-√iṣ (IV preṣyati)

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‘urge on, impel, send; invite’

49
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iṣu- (m./f.)

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‘arrow’

50
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ugra- (adj)

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‘powerful, violent, terrible’