Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 6 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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vadhū- (f.)

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‘bride, young woman’

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vardhana- (adj, mostly ifc)

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‘gladdening, making happy’

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vasu-dhā- (f.)

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lit. ‘wealth-giver’: ‘the earth’

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vastra- (n.)

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‘clothes, clothing’

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vijaya- (m.)

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‘victory, triumph’

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vidyādhara- (m.)

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‘sorcerer, magician’

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vidhi- (m.)

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‘method; conduct’

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vināśa- (m.)

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‘loss, decay, destruction’

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vipra-

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(adj) ‘wise, inspired’; (m.) ‘brahmin’

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√viś, pra-√viś (VI (pra)viśati)

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‘enter’

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upa-√viś (VI upaviśati)

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‘sit down’

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viśāla- (adj)

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‘spacious, large’

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13
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viṣa- (n.)

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‘poison’

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viṣaya- (m.)

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‘area, sphere (of influence);

object of the senses’

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viṣāda- (m.)

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‘depression, despondency’

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16
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vismaya- (m.)

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‘wonder, surprise’

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vīṇā- (f.)

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vīṇā (stringed musical instrument)

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vṛttānta- (m.)

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‘course, manner, way; news, tale, story’

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19
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vṛtti- (f.)

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‘being, existing; profession, livelihood’

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20
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√vṛdh (I vardhate)

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‘grow’

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vṛṣṭi- (f, sg and pl)

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‘rain’

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veda- (m.)

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‘knowledge;

the Vedas (the oldest Indian texts)’

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veśman- (n.)

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‘dwelling: house, palace’

24
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vaira- (n.)

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‘enmity, hostility’

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vyakta- (adj)
'apparent, visible, evident'
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śanaiḥ (ind)
'quietly, softly, gently'
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√śam (IV śāmyati)
'tire; stop; be calm'
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√śaṃs (I śaṃsati)
'praise; announce'
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śayana- (n.)
'sleeping, resting; couch, bed'
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śaraṇa- (n.)
'refuge, protection'
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śāpa- (m.)
'curse'
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śikhara- (m./n.)
'point, peak, top, summit'
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śiṣya- (m.)
'student'
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śīghra- (adj)
'quick, fast'
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śīla- (n.)
'custom, usage, character'
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śuci- (adj)
'clear, clean, pure'
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śūnya- (adj)
'empty, void; alone; destitute'
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śeṣa- (m./n.)
'remainder, the rest'
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śrama- (m.)
'labor, toil, exercise'
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saṃkula- (adj)
'crowded together, dense, thick; confused, disturbed'
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saṃgrāma- (m.)
'assembly of people: army; battle; war'
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saṃgha- (m.)
'any assembly/group: crowd, community, society'
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saṃjñā- (f.)
'agreement; sign, gesture'
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saṃtāpa- (m.)
'pain, distress'
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saṃdhyā- (f.)
'conjunction, union; conjunction of day and night: twilight'
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saṃnidhi- (m.)
'nearness, presence'
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saṃbhrama- (m.)
'activity, eagerness, zeal'
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saṃyuga- (n.)
'union, conjunction; battle, war'
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sakala- (adj)
'consisting of parts: divisible, material; complete, entire, whole'