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Lesson One Vocabulary Flashcards

This contains the vocabulary, in stem or root form, from Lesson One of Reading Buddhist Sanskrit Texts, An Elementary Grammatical Guide, Rev. 3, by Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti

1
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āghāta- (m.)

A

feeling of hatred, striking, killing

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anātha-piṇḍada- (m.)

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name of a wealthy merchant, close lay disciple of Buddha

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an-utpāda- (m.)

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non-arising

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ārāma- (m.)

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pleasure park, monastery

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ārya-pudgala- (m.)

A

noble person

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asattva- (m.)

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non-sentient being

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bhallika- (m.)

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name of merchant, one of 1st 2 lay disciples of Buddha

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bodhisattva- (m-)

A

being on way to enlightenment; aspiring for enlightenment for self and all others

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buddha- (m.)

A

enlightened one

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deva- (m.)

A

god, divine being; prince/king; as Voc: “your majesty, your honor”

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dharma- (m.)

A

doctrine, factors of existence, truth, virtue, teachings of Buddha, etc.

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12
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ghaṭa- (m.)

A

pot, vase

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guṇa- (m.)

A

virtue, quality

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kāya- (m.)

A

body, group

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15
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krodha- (m.)

A

anger

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kṣaṇa- (m.)

A

moment, shortest unit of time

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17
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loka- (m.)

A

world

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18
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mahāsattva- (m.)

A

great being

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manuṣya- (m.)

A

human being

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mārga- (m.)

A

path
(nirodha and mārga are 3rd & 4th of Noble Truths)

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21
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maudgalyāyana- (m.)

A

name of a chief arhat
(foremost in psychic powers)

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22
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nirodha- (m.)

A

cessation, extinction, suppression

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23
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pakṣa- (m.)

A

side, party, faction

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prasāda- (m.)

A

deep conviction

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25
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pudgala- (m.)

A

person

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26
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śabda- (m.)

A

sound

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27
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samaya- (m.)

A

coming together, juncture, time

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28
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saṃsāra- (m.)

A

cycle of births and deaths

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saṃskāra- (m.) Pl: saṃskārāḥ

A

a conditioning, a conditioning force

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30
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saṅgha- / saṃgha- (m.)

A

the Buddhist Sangha, assembly, multitude

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31
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śāriputra- (m.)

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name of a chief arhat
(foremost in wisdom)

32
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sattva- (m.)

A

sentient being

33
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skandha- (m.)

A

aggregate, heap

34
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śrāvaka- (m.)

A

listener, disciple

35
Q

svabhāva- (m.)

A

self-nature, intrinsic existence

36
Q

tathāgata- (m.)

A

thus gone one/thus come one
(epithet of Buddha)

37
Q

trapusa- (m.)

A

name of merchant who was one of first two lay disciples of Buddha

38
Q

upāsaka- (m.)

A

male lay Buddhist

39
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utpāda- (m.)

A

arising, coming up/out

40
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vaṇija- (m.)

A

merchant

41
Q

vy-upaśama- (m.)

A

calm, calming down, appeasement

42
Q

yoniśo-manasikāra / yoniśo-manaskāra- (m.)

A

correct/systematic mental application

43
Q

agra- (adj)

A

foremost, highest, best, supreme

44
Q

akuśala- (adj)

A

unwholesome, unskillful

45
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an-āgata- (adj)

A

future

46
Q

an-anuśtruta- (adj)

A

unheard of, has not been heard (before)

47
Q

anitya- (adj)

A

impermanent

48
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atīta- (adj)

A

past

49
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āveṇika- (adj)

A

unique, unshared

50
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avyākṛta- (adj)

A

not explained, not defined

51
Q

eka- (adj)

A

one, single

52
Q

duḥkha- (adj)

A

painful, sorrowful, unsatisfactory

53
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gambhīra- (adj)

A

profound

54
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kuśala- (adj)

A

wholesome, skillful

55
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madhyama-

A

middle

56
Q

paścima- (adj)

A

after, later

57
Q

prathama - (adj)

A

first

58
Q

praty-utpanna- (adj)

A

present

59
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priya- (adj)

A

beloved, dear to, dear, liked

60
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pūjita- (adj)

A

honored

61
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pūrva- (adj)

A

previous, earlier

62
Q

saṃskṛta- (adj)

A

conditioned, compounded, composite

63
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śreṣṭha- (adj)

A

best, supreme, most excellent, superior

64
Q

sukha- (adj)

A

happy

65
Q

śūnya- (adj)

A

empty

66
Q

svabhāva-śūnya- (adj)

A

inherently empty, intrinsically empty

67
Q

trividha- (adj)

A

of three types/forms

68
Q

api (ind)

A

also, too, even, even though, although

69
Q

ca (ind)

A

and

70
Q

na (ind)

A

negative particle (not)

71
Q

vā (ind)

A

or, whether

72
Q

-vat (ind)

A

like (x-vat : like x)

73
Q

vata / bata

A

indeed, certainly

74
Q

ekasmin samaye (adv)

A

at one time, at a certain time

75
Q

pūrvam (adv)

A

previously

76
Q

dva (num)

A

two, both
dvayoḥ (m. Du Gen) “of the two”

77
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Reading Buddhist Sanskrit Texts (3 decks)

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