Goldmans 5 Flashcards
अथ
atha [adverb]
then, now
अन्य
anya [adjective]
other
[declined like the demonstrative pronouns, i.e., saḥ, tat, sā]
अयोध्या
ayodhyā [proper noun] [f]
Ayodhyā, Daśaratha’s capital city;
M says it’s today usually written Oudh and ayodhyā literally means “the unfightable or irresistible one”
उद्-√भू (उद्भवति)
ud-√bhū (udbhavati) [verb, class 1 P]
come into being, be born (G); rise up (M)
एक १
eka 1 [number]
one
[declined like the demonstrative pronouns, i.e., saḥ, tat, sā];
(also: sole, alone)
काल
kāla [noun] [m]
time, Death
कालेन
kālena [indeclinable]
in the course of time
किंतु
kiṃtu [conjunction]
but, however
√कृ (करोति)
√kṛ (karoti) [verb, class 8 P]
do, make, conduct;
infinitive: kartum (3rd p plural, kurvanti)
गुण
guṇa [noun] [m]
excellence, quality, good quality, virtue
चतुष्टय
catuṣṭaya [noun] [n]
a foursome, a set of four
चित्तलय
cittalaya [noun] [m]
“mind devoted to” with locative
ज्येष्ठ
jyeṣṭha [superlative adjective]
eldest (G); best, principal, oldest (M);
comparative = jyāyas, elder; (also: best, excellent)
ततः
tataḥ [adverb]
hence, then, therefore, from that, from there, from that place
√नम् (नमति)
√nam (namati) [verb, class 1 P]
bow, bend
नामधेय
nāmadheya [noun] [n]
name, designation
पर
para [adjective]
distant, next, highest, supreme, chief, extreme;
at the end of a bahuvrīhi compound, “having … as the chief thing,” “wholly devoted to or absorbed in …“
[declined like the demonstrative pronouns, i.e., saḥ, tat, sā]
परायण
parāyaṇa [adjective]
attached to, devoted to;
or as a noun
(n) last resort or recourse, final aim, main object
पार्थिव
pārthiva [noun] [m]
a prince, a king
पूर्व
pūrva [adjective]
previous, former, prior, preceding
[declined like the demonstrative pronouns, i.e., saḥ, tat, sā except nominative/accusative neuter which is pūrvam not pūrvat]
प्रजा
prajā [noun] [f]
offspring, children, subjects of a kingdom or realm (in plural)
भरत
bharata [proper noun] [m]
Bharata - one of Rāma’s brothers
भार्या
bhāryā [noun] [f]
wife
यज्
yaj [noun] [m]
a sacrifice
