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