Maurer 20 Flashcards
अन्य
anya [adjective]
other
[declined like the demonstrative pronouns, i.e., saḥ, tat, sā]
अपत्य
apatya [noun] [n]
offspring, child
अप्रज
apraja [adjective]
childless
(Goldmans’ note says: “from aprajā as bahuvrīhi”);
Maurer says: literally “having non-offspring”
अप्रतिम
apratima [adjective]
having no match, unmatched, unequaled
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”
असमञ्ज
asamañja [proper noun] [m]
Asamañja, the son of Sagara by Keśinī;
means “unbecoming, good-for-nothing”
अहित
ahita [noun] [n]
non-welfare; harm
आ-√राध् (आराधयति)
ā-√rādh (ārādhayati) [verb, class 1 P]
propitiate, honor;
ppp: ārādhita, meaning having been propitiated, honored
उत्-√पद् (उत्पद्यते)
ut-√pad (utpadyate) [verb, class 4 Ā]
be born, arise (G);
go forth, arise, come into existence, be produced (M);
causative: utpādayati (causes to go forth, or come into existence; produces)
केशिनी
keśinī [proper noun] [f]
Keśinī, a wife of King Sagara of Ayodhyā, daughter of the king of Vidarbha and mother of the wicked Asamañja. The name means “she who has fine hair.”
√ख्या (ख्याति)
√khyā (khyāti) [verb, class 2 P]
be known, be named
ख्यात
khyāta [ppp]
named, called;
ppp of √khyā (khyāti) be known, named
गर्भ
garbha [noun] [m] womb (M16);
embryo, child, offspring (M20) (can also be: center, interior)
गृहीत
gṛhīta [ppp]
taken, (having been) seized;
ppp of √grah (gṛhṇāti)
छन्द
chanda [noun] [m]
pleasure, desire, will
√जन् (जायते, प्ल् जायन्ते)
√jan (jāyate, pl jāyante) [verb, class 4 Ā]
be born, arise;
M says active forms of this verb (like future janiṣyati) are transitive, hence “beget, bring forth, produce;” perfect: jajñe; aorist: ajahiṣṭa; aorist of causative: ajījanat
√ज्ञा (जानाति)
√jñā (jānāti / jānīte) [verb, class 9 P / Ā]
know; come to know, learn; notice; perceive;
infinitive: jñātum; gerund: jṇātvā; causative: jñāpayati, let know, tell
ज्येष्ठ
jyeṣṭha [superlative adjective]
eldest (G); best, principal, oldest (M);
comparative = jyāyas, elder; (also: best, excellent)
तुम्ब
tumba [noun] [m]
a gourd
दुरात्मन्
durātman [adjective]
ill-natured (evil-natured, bad)
द्वितीय
dvitīya [ordinal number]
second
निर्भीन्न
nirbhīnna [ppp]
split-open;
ppp of nis-√bhid (nirbhinatti)
निर्वासित
nirvāsita [ppp]
exiled, expelled; “caused to stay abroad”;
past passive participle of the causative of nir-√vas (G), nis-√vas (M)
निस्-√भिद् (निर्भिनत्ति)
nis-√bhid (nirbhinatti) [verb, class 7 P]
split open;
gerund: nirbhidya
पत्नी
patnī [noun] [f]
a wife
पुर
pura [noun] [n]
city
√पॄ (पिपर्ति)
√pṝ (piparti) [verb, class 3 P]
fill;
also in class 9 (pṛṇāti)
पौर
paura [noun] [m]
townsman, citizen
प्र-√आप् (प्राप्नोति)
pra-√āp (prāpnoti) [verb, class 5 P]
get, aquire, obtain, receive, attain
(listed under √prāp in back of G)
प्र-√क्षिप् (प्रक्षिपति)
pra-√kṣip (prakṣipati) [verb, class 6 P]
throw or cast out or away
√प्रछ् or √प्रच्छ् (पृच्छति)
√prach or √pracch (pṛcchati) [verb, class 6 P]
ask, ask about (+ accusative);
gerund: pṛṣṭvā; ppp: pṛṣṭa; infinitive: praṣṭum; G has √pracch; M has √prach; sanskritdictionary.com shows both; aorist: aprakṣīt
प्रति-√पद् (प्रतिपद्यते)
prati-√pad (pratipadyate) [verb, class 4 Ā]
step toward, attain, get, receive, recover, get back, return to;
perfect: pratipapāda (plural, pratipede)
प्र-√नम् (प्रणमति)
pra-√nam (praṇamati) [verb, class 1 P]
bow before, make obeisance before (+ accusative)
प्र-√हस् (प्रहसति)
pra-√has (prahasati) [verb, class 1 P]
ridicule (G); laugh aloud (M), burst into laughter
भृगु
bhṛgu [proper noun] [m]
Bhṛgu, a great sage
√मज्ज् (मज्जति)
√majj (majjati) [verb, class 1 P]
sink, submerge
यशस्विन्
yaśasvin [adjective]
possessing glory, glorious, celebrated, famous, splendid, beautiful
रहित
rahita [adjective]
separated from, devoid of, missing,
especially at the end of a compound);
example: jalarahita = without water
रूपयौवन
rūpayauvana [noun] [n]
beauty and youth
लाभ
lābha [noun] [m]
the act of getting, attainment, acquisition
वचस्
vacas [noun] [n]
speech, words
वंशकर
vaṃśakara [adjective]
making a family, propagating a family or dynastic line
वर
vara [noun] [m]
boon, wish, gift, choice
वर्ष
varṣa [noun] [m, n]
a year
विना
vinā [indeclinable]
without (+ instrumental) postposed
वि-निः-√सृ
vi-niḥ-√sṛ [verb, class 3 P]
go forth hither and thither
विनिःसृत
viniḥsṛta [ppp]
gone forth hither and thither;
ppp of vi-niḥ-√sṛ
विलम्ब
vilamba [noun] [m]
delay
√वृत् (वर्तते)
√vṛt (vartate) [verb, class 1 Ā]
turn, move, take place, happen
शत १००
śata 100 [number]
one hundred
शिर
śiras [noun] [n]
head
(see declensions for s stems - nom/acc = śiraḥ)
षष्टिः षष्टि ६०
ṣaṣṭiḥ ṣaṣṭi 60 [number] [f]
sixty
सत्य
satya [adjective] [n]
real, true
सत्य
satya [noun] [n]
truth, reality
सरयू
sarayū [proper noun] [f]
Sarayū, the river beside the city of Ayodhyā
सहस्र १०००
sahasra 1000 [number] [n]
a thousand
सुता
sutā [noun] [f]
daughter,
feminine version of the ppp of √sū, see suta
सुमति
sumati [proper noun] [f]
Sumati, wife of Sagara, daughter of Ariśṭanemi and sister of Suparṇa; name means “she who has good intelligence, wise” and she had 60,000 sons
सुमहत्
sumahat [adjective]
very great
हिम
hima [noun] [m]
snow, cold, winter
हिमवत्
himavat [proper noun] [m]
Himavat, or the Himālaya mountain;
the name means “having snow” or “snowy”; also refers to Himavat, the Himālaya personified as father of Pārvatī, Śiva’s wife, also called daughter of the mountain, and also the father of Gaṅga, the Ganges River
