Maurer 21 Flashcards
अचल
acala [noun] [m]
a mountain, literally the unmoving one (also: the earth)
अन्वेषण
anveṣaṇa [noun] [n] (the act of)
seeking or looking for, searching after
अपहर्तव्य
apahartavya [adjective]
to be abducted
अंशुमत्
aṃśumat [proper noun] [m]
Aṃśumat, grandson of King Sagara
अशिव
aśiva [adjective]
unkind, unfriendly, inaspicious
अश्वमेध
aśvamedha [noun] [m]
the horse-sacrifice
(see note 3, p 275 of M)
आकर्णय (आकर्णयति)
ākarṇaya (ākarṇayati) [verb, denominative]
hear, listen to, “lend an ear to,”
- M says this verb is taken from the bahuvrīhi compound ākarṇa, “listening” or “have the ear to”
from ā + karṇa (ear); ppp: ākarṇita, gerund: ākarṇya
आज्ञा
ājñā [noun] [f]
order, command
आत्मज
ātmaja [noun] [m]
son
आ+√नी (आनियति)
ā-√nī (āniyati) [verb, class 1 P]
bring, fetch, bring to (+ accusative)
आ-√स्था (आतिष्ठति)
ā-√sthā (ātiṣṭhati) [verb, class 1 P]
assume, have recourse to, take (G);
stand on, mount, ascend, resort to (M);
gerund: asthāya; ppp: āsthita
उपाध्याय
upādhyāya [noun] [m]
a teacher or preceptor
ऊष्मप
ūṣmapa [noun] [m]
plural:
the Fathers or deceased ancestors as “imbibers of the hot vapors” of the food offered to them in ritual observances
कर्तव्य
kartavya [adjective (gerundive)]
to be done, having or needing to be done;
gerundive of √kṛ, make or do
√खन् (खनति)
√khan (khanati) [verb, class 1 P]
dig, dig up;
perfect: cakhāna (pl cakhnuḥ); ppp: khāta
खनितव्य
khanitavya [adjective (gerundive)]
to be dug, having or needing to be dug;
gerundive of √khan
चर्या
caryā [noun] [f]
occupation with or concern for a thing
√चिन्त् (चिन्तयति)
√cint (cintayati) [verb, class 10 P]
think, consider, reflect, worry;
gerund: cintayitvā
चौर
caura [noun] [m]
thief
छिद्र
chidra [noun] [n]
hole, gap
जनक
janaka [noun] [m]
father
जम्बूद्वीप
jambūdvīpa [proper noun] [m]
Jambūdvīpa, one of the seven continents of Indian tradition; often loosely used as a synonym for India;
for more info see note 13, p 276 of M
तस्कर
taskara [noun] [m]
thief
तुरग
turaga [noun] [m]
horse
देश
deśa [noun] [m]
place, region, country, area
√नद् (नदति)
√nad (nadati) [verb, class 1 P]
roar (G); sound (M); (also: thunder);
perfect tense: nanāda
निनद
ninada [noun] [m]
a sound, noise
निस्-√भिद् (निर्भिनत्ति)
nis-√bhid (nirbhinatti) [verb, class 7 P]
split open;
gerund: nirbhidya
परि-√क्रम् (परिक्रामति)
pari-√kram (parikrāmati) [verb, class 1 P]
step or walk around;
gerund: parikramya; ppp: parikrānta
परि-√भ्रम् (परिभ्राम्यति)
pari-√bhram (paribhrāmyati) [verb, class 4 P]
wander about, roam around;
perfect: paribabhrāma (plural: paribabhramuḥ)
पितामह
pitāmaha [noun] [m]
grandfather
पुत्रक
putraka [noun] [m]
boy, son (G); little son, dear son (M)
पौत्र
pautra [noun] [m]
grandson
प्रकार
prakāra [noun] [m]
manner, way, kind, sort
प्र-√विश् (प्रविशति)
pra-√viś (praviśati) [verb, class 6 P]
enter;
ppp: praviṣṭa; gerund: praviśya; perfect: praviveśa (pl praviviśuḥ)
भक्त
bhakta [ppp]
devoted, devoted to;
ppp of √bhaj (bhajati) class 1P
√भज् (भजति/ते)
√bhaj (bhajati/te) [verb, class 1 P / Ā]
have recourse to, betake oneself to (G);
share, give out, apportion; in middle, have as one’s share, receive; give oneself to, prefer; turn to, go to (M)
भयङ्कर / भयंकर
bhayaṅkara / bhayaṃkara [adjective]
fearsome, terrible (G); causing or inspiring fear, fearful (M)
भुज
bhuja [noun] [m]
the arm; (can also be: hand; trunk of an elephant; branch of a tree)
महीतल
mahītala [noun] [n]
the surface of the earth
√मार्ग् (मार्गते)
√mārg (mārgate) [verb, class 1 Ā]
search for, seek after, look for;
present middle participle: mārgamāṇa, seeking after, looking for
मेदिनी
medinī [noun] [f]
the earth; soil, land
यज्ञिय
yajñiya [adjective]
connected with or belonging to a sacrifice, sacrificial
यावत् … तावत्
yāvat … tāvat [correlative conjunction]
as long … so long, until
रसातल
rasātala [proper noun] [n]
Rasātala, one of the seven hells beneath the earth, the lower world or hell
राक्षस
rākṣasa [noun] [m]
demon
राजपुत्र
rājaputra [noun] [m]
a king’s son
√वच् (वक्ति)
√vac (vakti) [verb, class 2 P]
say, speak to;
perfect: uvāca (plural: ūcuḥ); aorist: avocat
वचस्
vacas [noun] [n]
speech, words
वसुंधरा
vasuṃdharā [noun] [f]
the earth
वाक्य
vākya [noun] [n]
speech, words; a sentence
वासव
vāsava [proper noun] [m]
Vāsava, a name of Indra as chief of the Vasus
वि-√चि (विचिनोति / विचिनुते)
vi-√ci (vicinoti / vicinute) [verb, class v P /Ā]
investigate, explore, scour
विन्ध्य
vindhya [proper noun] [m]
Vindhya, a low range of mountains running across central India
वि-√भिद् (विभिनत्ति)
vi-√bhid (vibhinatti) [verb, class 7 P]
split apart;
perfect: vivibheda (plural: vibibhiduḥ)
वि-√रम् (विरमति/ते)
vi-√ram (viramati/te) [verb, class 1 P]
cease, stop
विलम्ब
vilamba [noun] [m]
delay
वि-√लम्ब् (विलम्बते)
vi-√lamb (vilambate) [verb, class 1 Ā]
hang around, delay, linger
विविध
vividha [adjective]
various, of different sorts, different, “having different kinds”
विश्रुत
viśruta [ppp]
heard of far and wide, famous, well known, known;
then known as, called (+ nominative); ppp of vi-√śru
शरीर
śarīra [noun] [n]
body
शूल
śūla [noun] [n]
lance, spear (G); a stake, pike, spear (M) dart
षष्टिः षष्टि ६०
ṣaṣṭiḥ ṣaṣṭi 60 [number] [f]
sixty
सत्त्व
sattva [noun] [n]
a living creature, living being, being; (also: truth; reality, the facts)
सम्-उप-√क्रम् (समुपक्रामति)
(समुपक्रमते)
sam-upa-√kram (samupakrāmati) (samupakramate) [verb, class 1 P / Ā]
go up to, approach; step up to; begin;
perfect (P): samupacakrāma; perfect middle (Ā): samupacakrame
सं-√मन् (संमन्यते)
saṃ-√man (saṃmanyate) [verb, class 4 Ā]
agree, approve, highly honor, literally “think together”,
“being of the same opinion”
संमेत
saṃmeta [ppp]
of the same opinion, agreed, approved, highly honored;
ppp of saṃ-√man
सर्वत्र
sarvatra [adverb]
everywhere
सहस्र १०००
sahasra 1000 [number] [n]
a thousand
हल
hala [noun] [m]
a plow
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
