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.
vadhū- (f.)
‘bride, young woman’
vardhana- (adj, mostly ifc)
‘gladdening, making happy’
vasu-dhā- (f.)
lit. ‘wealth-giver’: ‘the earth’
vastra- (n.)
‘clothes, clothing’
vijaya- (m.)
‘victory, triumph’
vidyādhara- (m.)
‘sorcerer, magician’
vidhi- (m.)
‘method; conduct’
vināśa- (m.)
‘loss, decay, destruction’
vipra-
(adj) ‘wise, inspired’; (m.) ‘brahmin’
√viś, pra-√viś (VI (pra)viśati)
‘enter’
upa-√viś (VI upaviśati)
‘sit down’
viśāla- (adj)
‘spacious, large’
viṣa- (n.)
‘poison’
viṣaya- (m.)
‘area, sphere (of influence);
object of the senses’
viṣāda- (m.)
‘depression, despondency’
vismaya- (m.)
‘wonder, surprise’
vīṇā- (f.)
vīṇā (stringed musical instrument)
vṛttānta- (m.)
‘course, manner, way; news, tale, story’
vṛtti- (f.)
‘being, existing; profession, livelihood’