Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 4 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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dhvaja- (m.)

A

‘banner, flag’

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2
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na-ga- (m.)

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lit. ‘non-going’: ‘mountain’

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3
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√nad (I nadati)

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‘sound; thunder, roar’

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4
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nāda- (m.)

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‘loud sound, roaring’

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5
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nanu (ind)

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‘surely, indeed’

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6
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nabhas- (n.)

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‘sky’

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7
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√nam (I namati)

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‘bow, bend’ (nata-)

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8
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√naś (IV naśyati)

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‘perish, die; be lost, be destroyed’ (naṣṭa-)

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9
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nārī- (f.)

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‘woman’

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10
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nija- (adj)

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‘one’s own, native’

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11
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nidrā- (f.)

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‘sleep’

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12
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nibha- (adj, ifc)

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‘resembling, like’

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13
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nimitta- (n.)

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‘sign, omen; cause, reason’

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14
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niveśana- (n.)

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‘entrance; house, dwelling’

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15
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niśā- (f.)

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‘night; vision, dream’

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16
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niścaya- (m.)

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‘certainty, conviction’

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17
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nīla- (adj)

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‘dark, especially dark blue/green’

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18
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nṛ-pati- (m.)

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‘lord of men’: ‘king’

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19
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netra- (n.)

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‘eye’

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20
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pakṣa- (m.)

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‘wing’

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21
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pattra- (n.)

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‘wing, feather; leaf, letter, document’

22
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patnī- (f.)

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‘wife’

23
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paraṃ-tapa- (m.)

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‘burner (= destroyer) of the enemy’

(epithet of epic heroes)

24
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paraspara- (adj, mostly used adverbially)

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‘one another, each other, mutually’

25
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parāyaṇa- (n.)

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‘final aim; last resort, main object’

26
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parigha- (m.)

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‘iron bar; iron club; any kind of obstacle’

27
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√palāy (I palāyate)

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‘flee; escape’

28
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√pāl (X pālayati)

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‘protect’

29
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paścāt (ind)

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‘behind’ (+ Abl or Gen)

30
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paścima- (adj)

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‘behind, later, last’

31
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pāna- (n.)

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‘drinking; a drink’

32
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pārśva- (n.)

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‘side, nearness, proximity’

33
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pārśvāt (ind)

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‘away from, by means of, through’

34
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pāśa- (m.)

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‘snare, trap, noose’

35
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pitā-maha, mahāpita- (m.)

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‘grandfather’

36
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√pīḍ (X pīḍayati)

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‘press, squeeze; harm; neglect’

37
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puraḥ (ind)

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‘before, in front of’

38
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puro-hita- (m.)

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lit. ‘put in front’: ‘domestic priest’

39
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√puṣ

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‘flourish, bloom’

40
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puṣpa- (n.)

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‘flower’

41
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puṣpita- (adj)

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‘flowering, in bloom; fully developed’

42
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√pṛ

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‘fill’

43
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pūrṇa- (adj)

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‘full of, filled with’ (+ Gen or Ins)

44
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prakṛti- (f.)

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‘original form; nature, character’

45
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prathama- (pron adj)

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‘foremost, first’

46
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pradakṣiṇa- (adj)

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‘on the right: auspicious, favorable’

47
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prabhāva- (m.)

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‘power, strength’

48
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pramadā- (f.)

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‘woman, young woman’

49
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pramāṇa- (n.)

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‘measure, standard’

50
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prākāra- (m.)

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‘wall, fence, enclosure’