Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 2 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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uttara- (adj)

A

‘higher; northern; left (vs. right); later’

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2
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utsāha- (m.)

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‘firmness, fortitude’

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3
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udaka- (n.)

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‘water’

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4
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udyāna- (n.)

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‘garden’

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5
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upari (ind)

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‘up; upwards; additional, further’

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6
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ura-ga- (m.)

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lit. ‘chest-goer’: ‘snake’

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7
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uras- (n.)

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‘chest, breast, bosom’

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8
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ekadā (ind)

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‘once’

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9
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ojas- (n.)

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‘strength, vigor’

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10
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kaccit (ind)

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‘maybe; I fear/hope/suppose’

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11
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kaṇṭha- (m.)

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‘throat, neck’

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12
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kamala- (n.)

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‘lotus’

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13
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karṇa- (m.)

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‘ear’

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14
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kalā- (f.)

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‘part, small parth, 1/16th’

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15
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kalpa- (adj)

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‘proper; fit, able; equal to’

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16
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kāka- (m.)

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‘crow’

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17
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kāma-rūpin- (BV adj)

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‘whose shape is as they desire’: ‘shapeshifting’

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18
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kārin- (adj, mostly ifc)

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‘doing, making, producing’

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19
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kārmuka- (n.)

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‘bow’ (the weapon)

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20
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kiṃtu (ind)

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‘but’ (= tu)

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21
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kīrti- (f.)

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‘fame, good reputation’

22
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kuñjara-

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(m.) ‘elephant’, (ifc) ‘pre-eminent’

23
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kutaḥ (ind)

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‘wherefrom? why?’

24
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√kup (IV kupyati)

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‘be angry’

25
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kuśala-

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(adj) ‘right, proper suitable’;
(n. ) ‘well-being, happiness’

26
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kusuma- (n.)

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‘flower, blossom’

27
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kṛtsna- (adj)

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‘whole, entire’

28
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kṛṣṇa- (adj)

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‘black, dark’

29
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kovida- (adj)

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‘knowing, skilled’

30
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√kram (I kramati, -te, krāmati, -te)

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‘walk, step, advance’

31
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kriyā- (f.)

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‘doing, action; religious action; ceremony, sacrifice’

32
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√krīḍ (I krīḍati)

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‘play, sport, amuse oneself’

33
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√krudh (IV krudhyati)

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‘become/be angry’

34
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krūra- (adj)

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‘cruel, fierce’

35
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√kṣam (kṣamate, -ti)

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‘put up with; forgive’

36
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kṣama- (adj)

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‘competent, able, fit for’

37
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kha- (n.)

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‘body opening: mouth, ears, nostrils etc; open space, the sky, ether’

38
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khaḍga- (m.)

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‘sword, scimitar’

39
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√khād (I khādati)

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‘eat’

40
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-ga- (adj, ifc)

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‘going (to a place), being (in a place)’

41
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gandha- (m.)

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‘smell, fragrance’

42
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garbha- (m.)

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‘center, interior, womb; embryo, fetus’

43
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gir- (f.)

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‘speech, language, voice’

44
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guhā-

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(f.) ‘hiding place’, (ind) ‘secretly’

45
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grāma- (m.)

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‘village’

46
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√cakṣ (II caṣṭe)

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‘see, look at’

47
Q

cana (ind)

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turns preceding interrogative into an indefinite

48
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candana- (m./n.)

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‘sandalwood’

49
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camū- (f.)

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‘army’

50
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√cal/car (I calati/carati)

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‘walk, move’