Maurer 27 Flashcards
अच्युत
acyuta [proper noun] [m]
Acyuta, an epithet of Kṛṣṇa that may mean “not fallen, firm, steadfast,” or “imperishable, immortal.”
See Maurer, where it’s listed as an adjective.
Comes from the negative of of the ppp of √cyu (cyavati/te) class 1, fall, waver, perish.
अधर्म
adharma [noun] [m]
unrighteousness; (non-dharma, lack of dharma; lawlessness)
अनु-√पश् (अनुपश्यति)
anu-√paś (anupaśyati) [verb, class 1 P]
discern, see
अनु-√श्रु (अनुशृनोति)
anu-√śru (anuśṛnoti) [verb, class 5 P]
hear repeatedly;
perfect: anuśuśṛāva, anuśuśruvuḥ
अन्यथा
anyathā [adverb]
otherwise, in a different manner;
with √bhū: “become otherwise,” “become altered”
अप्रतिकार
apratikāra [adjective]
not having any counteraction or retaliation; defenseless
अभिभव
abhibhava [noun] [m]
an overpowering
अभि-√भू (अभिभवति)
abhi-√bhū (abhibhavati) [verb, class 1 P]
overcome (G); “be against,” overpower, control (M)
अर्ह्
arh [adjective]
deserving, worthy; fit (+ infinive); fit to; should
अव-√ईक्ष् (अवेक्षते)
ava-√īkṣ (avekṣate) [verb, class 1 Ā]
look upon, see
अव-√स्था (अवतिष्ठति)
ava-√sthā (avatiṣṭhati) [verb, class 1 P]
stand off (ava), stand, stand up,
ppp: avasthita; infinitive: avasthātum
अवस्थित
avasthita [ppp]
arrayed;
ppp of ava-√sthā
अशस्त्र
aśastra [adjective]
without a sword, unarmed
√अह्
√ah [verb, class ?]
said, told
- only in perfect tense (in G & M glossaries; M says perfect 2nd singular = attha, 2nd dual = āhthuḥ, 3rd s = āha, 3rd d = āhtuḥ, 3rd pl = āhuḥ)
अहो
aho [interjection]
ah! oh! how (+adj); what a!
अहो बत
aho bata [interjection]
alas!
आचार्य
ācārya [noun] [m]
a teacher, preceptor
आततायिन्
ātatāyin [adjective]
a warrior;“having or holding a drawn bow”
आविष्ट
āviṣṭa [ppp]
entered by, filled with (+instrumental);
past passive participle of ā-√viś (āviśati)
आ-√विश् (आविशति)
ā-√viś (āviśati) [verb, class 6 P]
enter, enter into or upon;
ppp: āviṣṭa; gerund: āviśya; perfect: āviveśa
आ-√श्रि (आश्रयति)
ā-√śri (āśrayati) [verb, class 1 P]
have recourse to, be subect to (G);
lean or rest on; happen to, befall, come to, accrue to (M)
आहव
āhava [noun] [m]
battle (G); a challenge; war, battle (M)
आह्वान
āhvāna [noun] [n]
invitation
उत
uta [particle]
and, also, even
उत्तम
uttama [adjective]
supreme, excellent (G);
highest, best; most excellent (at end of a compound) (M)
उत्सन्न
utsanna [ppp]
decayed, ruined;
ppp of ud-√sad (utsīdati)
उत्सृष्ट
utsṛṣṭa [ppp]
(having been) released, let go;
उदक
udaka [noun] [n]
water
उद्-√पत् (उद्पतति)
ud-√pat (udpatati) [verb, class 1 P]
fly up
उद्यत
udyata [ppp]
prepared, intent on (+ infinitive) (M27);
held up, raised (M31)
ppp of ud-√yam (udyacchati)
उद्-√यम् (उद्यच्छति)
ud-√yam (udyacchati) [verb, class 1 P]
hold up, raise
उद्-√सद् (उत्सीदति)
ud-√sad (utsīdati) [verb, class 1 P]
sink, settle down; decay, go to ruin;
causative: utsādayati, brings ruin, destroys
उप-√विश् (उपविशति)
upa-√viś (upaviśati) [verb, class 6 P]
sit, sit down, be seated;
ppp:upaviṣṭa
उपहत
upahata [ppp]
hit, hurt, afflicted, affected, distressed, pained; stricken; corrupted;
past passive participle of upa-√han (upahanti)
उभय
ubhaya [adjective]
both (used only in the dual)
कपि
kapi [noun] [m]
monkey
√काङ्क्ष् (काङ्क्षते)
√kāṅkṣ (kāṅkṣate) [verb, class 1 Ā]
desire
कारक
kāraka [adjective]
making or causing
किं / किम्
kiṃ / kim [interogative pronoun]
who, what, which?
If used with instrumental of a noun (as kim), “what is the use of, purpose of?
किं नु
kiṃ nu [phrase]
to say the least of
कुरु
kuru [proper noun]
Kuru, or the Kurus, descendants of King Kuru,
family in the Mahābhārata / Bhagavad Gītā
कुल
kula [noun] [n]
family; (also: birth, lineage)
कुलघ्न
kulaghna [adjective]
slaying or destroying a family
कृते
kṛte [indeclinable]
on account of, for the sake of
(used with the genitive or at the end of a compound)
कृत्स्न
kṛtsna [adjective]
whole, entire, all
कृपा
kṛpā [noun] [f]
pity, compassion
कृश्णसर्प
kṛśṇasarpa [noun] [m]
cobra
केशव
keśava [proper noun] [m]
Keśava, a name for Krṣṇa, meaning is “long-haired,”
(also in BG 1.17 Arjuna is called guḍākeśa, thick haired)
कोटर
koṭara [noun] [n]
hollow of a tree
कौन्तेय
kaunteya [proper noun]
Kaunteya, son of Kunti, which could refer to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma or Arjuna from the Mahābhārata / Bhagavadgītā.
कौरव
kaurava [proper noun]
Kaurava, the Kauravas, descendants of King Kuru and specifically the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭṛa, from the Mahābhārata / Bhagavad Gītā
क्रिया
kriyā [noun] [f]
action, doing, performance; rite, ceremony
क्षय
kṣaya [noun] [m]
destruction, ruin, decay, loss;
acc + √kṛ ‘make a destruction of,’ bring an end, exhaust
क्षेत्र
kṣetra [noun] [n]
a field
क्षेम
kṣema [noun] [n]
peace, tranquility; happiness; a state of comfort;
kṣematara, n, a greater peace, etc
गाण्डीव
gāṇḍīva [proper noun] [n]
Gāṇḍīva, the name of Arjuna’s bow
गात्र
gātra [noun] [n]
limb
गीत
gīta [adjective]
sung
गीता
gītā [noun] [f]
song
गुडाकेश
guḍākeśa [proper noun] [m]
Guḍākeśa, a name for Arjuna meaning thick-haired one
गोविन्द
govinda [proper noun] [m]
Govinda, a name for Kṛṣṇa,
meaning something like cow-finder or cow-protector, see M p 400
√ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)
√ग्रभ् (गृभ्णाति)
√grah (gṛhṇāti) √grabh (gṛbhṇāti) [verb, class 9 P]
take, grasp, seize;
gerund: gṛhitvā; future: grahiṣyati; perfect: jagrāhaḥ; infinitive: grahītum
चाप
cāpa [noun] [m]
bow
चिकीर्षु
cikīrṣu [adjective]
desirous of doing
चेतस्
cetas [noun] [n]
intellect (G); mind, heart (M) (also: thought)
चौर
caura [noun] [m]
thief
√च्यु (च्यवति/ते)
√cyu (cyavati/te) [verb, class 1 P / Ā]
fall, waver, perish; (also: move; move away from: lose, disappear)
जनार्दन
janārdana [proper noun] [m]
Janārdana, a name for Kṛṣṇa
जाति
jāti [noun] [f]
birth, caste
जीवित
jīvita [noun] [n]
life
ज्ञेय
jñeya [adjective (gerundive)]
having to be known, to be known;
gerundive of √jñā, know
तस्मात्
tasmāt [indeclinable]
on account of this, thus, therefore;
from the ablative pronoun; with a comparitive: than that
√त्यज् (त्यजति)
√tyaj (tyajati) [verb, class 1 P]
abandon, give up, leave aside; leave, leave off; risk;
ppp: tyakta; gerund tyaktvā
त्रैलोक्य
trailokya [noun] [n]
the “Three Worlds” - heaven, earth, hell; the entire world; the Universe
त्वच्
tvac [noun] [f]
the skin
√दंश् (दशति)
√daṃś (daśati) [verb, class 1 P]
bite
दुर्बुद्धि
durbuddhi [adjetive] [m]
ill-natured, malignant
√दुष् (दुष्यति)
√duṣ (duṣyati) [verb, class 9 P]
defile; spoil; (become bad, be corrupted; be wrong)