Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 5 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.
prājña- (adj)
‘wise’
prāsāda- (m.)
‘palace, mansion’
plava(ṃ)-ga- (m.)
lit. ‘jump-goer’: ‘monkey’
√plu (I plavate)
‘jump’
bandhana- (n.)
‘bond, tie, rope, tether’
bandhu-, bhāndava- (m.)
‘relation, relative’
balin- (adj)
‘strong’
bāla- (m.)
‘child, boy’
bālā- (f.)
‘girl’
√bhā (II bhāti)
‘shine, be bright’
bhāra- (m.)
‘burden, load; heavy work, toil’
bhās-kara- (m.)
lit. ‘bright-maker’: ‘sun’
bhīru- (adj)
‘fearful, timid’
bhṛtya- (m.)
‘servant’
bhojana- (n.)
‘food’
mada- (m.)
‘excitement, intoxication’
manuṣya-, mānuṣa-
(adj) ‘human’, (m.) ‘human being’
maraṇa- (n.)
‘death’
mahī-pati- (m.)
‘earth-lord, ruler’
māṃsa- (n., sg and pl)
‘flesh, meat’
mānasa-
(adj) ‘belonging to the mind’,
(ifc) = manas-
māyā- (f.)
‘illusion; magic’
māruta-, marut- (m.)
‘wind’
mālā- (f.)
‘wreath, garland’
māsa- (m.)
‘month’
muṣṭi- (m./f.)
‘hilt, handle’ (of a sword)
√muh (IV muhyati)
‘be confused, mistaken’
(mūḍha- (adj) ‘foolish, stupid’)
medinī- (f.)
‘soil, land, the earth’
moha- (m.)
‘confusion, delusion’
√yaj (I yajati, -te)
‘worship, honor’
yatna- (n.)
‘effort’
yama- (m.)
‘death, the god of death (Yama);
restraint, suppression (√yam)’
yaśasvin- (adj)
‘beautiful, splendid; famous’
yātrā- (f.)
‘journey, march, expedition’
yāna- (n.)
‘going, moving; vehicle’
yukta- (adj)
‘linked’:
‘engaged in, intent upon;
experienced, skillful’
√yudh (IV yudhyate)
‘fight’
yudh- (f.)
‘fight, battle’
yūtha- (m./n.)
‘herd, flock’
rāga- (m.)
‘feeling, passion’
rudhira-
(adj) ‘red’, (n.) ‘blood’
√lakṣ (I lakṣate)
‘perceive, observe’
lakṣaṇa- (n.)
‘mark, sign, characteristic’
laghu- (adj)
‘light; quick; weak, feeble’
latā- (f.)
‘vine, bindweed’
vaṃśa- (m., ifc)
‘succession; collection (of similar things)’
vaktra- (n.)
‘mouth’ (and equivalent for all animals)
vaṇij-, vāṇija- (m.)
‘merchant’
vatsa- (m.)
‘calf, young of any animal’;
in Voc ‘dear child, darling’
vatsala- (adj)
‘affectionate, loving, tender’