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.
1
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prājña- (adj)
A
‘wise’
2
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prāsāda- (m.)
A
‘palace, mansion’
3
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plava(ṃ)-ga- (m.)
A
lit. ‘jump-goer’: ‘monkey’
4
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√plu (I plavate)
A
‘jump’
5
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bandhana- (n.)
A
‘bond, tie, rope, tether’
6
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bandhu-, bhāndava- (m.)
A
‘relation, relative’
7
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balin- (adj)
A
‘strong’
8
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bāla- (m.)
A
‘child, boy’
9
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bālā- (f.)
A
‘girl’
10
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√bhā (II bhāti)
A
‘shine, be bright’
11
Q
bhāra- (m.)
A
‘burden, load; heavy work, toil’
12
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bhās-kara- (m.)
A
lit. ‘bright-maker’: ‘sun’
13
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bhīru- (adj)
A
‘fearful, timid’
14
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bhṛtya- (m.)
A
‘servant’
15
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bhojana- (n.)
A
‘food’
16
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mada- (m.)
A
‘excitement, intoxication’
17
Q
manuṣya-, mānuṣa-
A
(adj) ‘human’, (m.) ‘human being’
18
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maraṇa- (n.)
A
‘death’
19
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mahī-pati- (m.)
A
‘earth-lord, ruler’
20
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māṃsa- (n., sg and pl)
A
‘flesh, meat’
21
Q
mānasa-
A
(adj) ‘belonging to the mind’,
(ifc) = manas-
22
Q
māyā- (f.)
A
‘illusion; magic’
23
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māruta-, marut- (m.)
A
‘wind’
24
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mālā- (f.)
A
‘wreath, garland’
25
māsa- (m.)
'month'
26
muṣṭi- (m./f.)
'hilt, handle' (of a sword)
27
√muh (IV muhyati)
'be confused, mistaken'
| (mūḍha- (adj) 'foolish, stupid')
28
medinī- (f.)
'soil, land, the earth'
29
moha- (m.)
'confusion, delusion'
30
√yaj (I yajati, -te)
'worship, honor'
31
yatna- (n.)
'effort'
32
yama- (m.)
'death, the god of death (Yama);
restraint, suppression (√yam)'
33
yaśasvin- (adj)
'beautiful, splendid; famous'
34
yātrā- (f.)
'journey, march, expedition'
35
yāna- (n.)
'going, moving; vehicle'
36
yukta- (adj)
'linked':
'engaged in, intent upon;
experienced, skillful'
37
√yudh (IV yudhyate)
'fight'
38
yudh- (f.)
'fight, battle'
39
yūtha- (m./n.)
'herd, flock'
40
rāga- (m.)
'feeling, passion'
41
rudhira-
(adj) 'red', (n.) 'blood'
42
√lakṣ (I lakṣate)
'perceive, observe'
43
lakṣaṇa- (n.)
'mark, sign, characteristic'
44
laghu- (adj)
'light; quick; weak, feeble'
45
latā- (f.)
'vine, bindweed'
46
vaṃśa- (m., ifc)
'succession; collection (of similar things)'
47
vaktra- (n.)
'mouth' (and equivalent for all animals)
48
vaṇij-, vāṇija- (m.)
'merchant'
49
vatsa- (m.)
'calf, young of any animal';
in Voc 'dear child, darling'
50
vatsala- (adj)
'affectionate, loving, tender'
