Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 7 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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sakhi- (m.)

A

‘friend’ (Nom sakhā)

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2
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sakhī- (f.)

A

‘female friend; mistress’

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3
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saciva- (m.)

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‘friend; a king’s friend: attendant, counselor, minister’

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4
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sattva- (n.)

A

‘truth;

reality, the facts’

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5
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sadyaḥ (ind)

A

‘daily, every day’

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6
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sapta- (num)

A

‘seven’

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7
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sabhā- (f.)

A

‘assembly’

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8
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samantataḥ (ind)

A

‘on all sides, all around’

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9
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samaya- (m.)

A

‘agreement, pact’

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10
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samartha- (adj)

A

‘competent, able to’

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11
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samāhita- (adj)

A

‘combined, united’

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12
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saras- (n.)

A

‘water, lake’

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13
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sarit- (f.)

A

‘river, stream’

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14
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sarpa- (m.)

A

‘snake’

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15
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sarvaśaḥ (ind)

A

‘wholly, completedly’

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16
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salila- (n.)

A

‘(rain)water, rain’

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17
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sahasraśaḥ (ind)

A

‘by/in the thousands’

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18
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sahāya- (m.)

A

‘companion’

19
Q

sāyaka- (m.)

A

‘sword’

20
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sāra- (m.)

A

‘essence, substance, heart of something’

21
Q

√sic (VI siñcati)

A

‘pour (out), sprinkle’

22
Q

siddhi- (f.)

A

‘success’

23
Q

sukha-

A

(adj) ‘happy’,
(n. ) ‘happiness’

24
Q

suvarṇa-

A

(adj) ‘golden’,
(n. ) gold’

25
Q

sūta- (m.)

A

‘son’

26
Q

√sṛj (VI sṛjati)

A

‘let go/fly, emit, release’

27
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senā- (f.)

A

‘army’

28
Q

√sev (I sevate, X sevayati)

A

‘serve; cherish, enjoy’

29
Q

skandha- (m.)

A

‘shoulder; tree trunk’

30
Q

snigdha- (adj)

A

‘glossy, resplendent; mild, gentle, lovely’

31
Q

√smi (I smayati)

A

‘smile’

32
Q

smita-

A

(adj) ‘smiling’, (n.) ‘smile, gentle laugh’

33
Q

√svaj (I svajate)

A

‘embrace’

34
Q

√svap (II svapiti, I svapati)

A

‘sleep’

(supta-)

35
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svapna- (n.)

A

‘sleep; dream’

36
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svara- (m.)

A

‘sound, noise’

37
Q

svarga- (m.)

A

‘sky, heaven’

38
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haṃsa- (m.)

A

‘goose, swan’

39
Q

√han (II hanti)

A

‘strike; kill, destroy’

(hata-)

40
Q

√has (I hasati)

A

‘laugh’

41
Q

hastin- (m.)

A

‘elephant’

42
Q

hā (ind)

A

exclamation, expression of emotion: ‘ah! oh!’

43
Q

√hve (I hvayati)

A

‘call, summon’

(hūta-)