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.

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sakhi- (m.)

A

‘friend’ (Nom sakhā)

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sakhī- (f.)

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‘female friend; mistress’

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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.)

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‘truth;

reality, the facts’

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5
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sadyaḥ (ind)

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‘daily, every day’

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6
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sapta- (num)

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‘seven’

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7
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sabhā- (f.)

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‘assembly’

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8
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samantataḥ (ind)

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‘on all sides, all around’

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9
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samaya- (m.)

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‘agreement, pact’

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10
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samartha- (adj)

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‘competent, able to’

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11
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samāhita- (adj)

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‘combined, united’

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12
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saras- (n.)

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‘water, lake’

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sarit- (f.)

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‘river, stream’

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14
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sarpa- (m.)

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‘snake’

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15
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sarvaśaḥ (ind)

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‘wholly, completedly’

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16
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salila- (n.)

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‘(rain)water, rain’

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17
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sahasraśaḥ (ind)

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‘by/in the thousands’

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18
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sahāya- (m.)

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‘companion’

19
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sāyaka- (m.)

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‘sword’

20
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sāra- (m.)

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‘essence, substance, heart of something’

21
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√sic (VI siñcati)

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‘pour (out), sprinkle’

22
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siddhi- (f.)

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‘success’

23
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sukha-

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(adj) ‘happy’,
(n. ) ‘happiness’

24
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suvarṇa-

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(adj) ‘golden’,
(n. ) gold’

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sūta- (m.)
'son'
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√sṛj (VI sṛjati)
'let go/fly, emit, release'
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senā- (f.)
'army'
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√sev (I sevate, X sevayati)
'serve; cherish, enjoy'
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skandha- (m.)
'shoulder; tree trunk'
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snigdha- (adj)
'glossy, resplendent; mild, gentle, lovely'
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√smi (I smayati)
'smile'
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smita-
(adj) 'smiling', (n.) 'smile, gentle laugh'
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√svaj (I svajate)
'embrace'
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√svap (II svapiti, I svapati)
'sleep' | (supta-)
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svapna- (n.)
'sleep; dream'
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svara- (m.)
'sound, noise'
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svarga- (m.)
'sky, heaven'
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haṃsa- (m.)
'goose, swan'
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√han (II hanti)
'strike; kill, destroy' | (hata-)
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√has (I hasati)
'laugh'
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hastin- (m.)
'elephant'
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hā (ind)
exclamation, expression of emotion: 'ah! oh!'
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√hve (I hvayati)
'call, summon' | (hūta-)