Maurer 29 Flashcards
अकर्मन्
akarman [noun] [n]
non-action, inaction
अकीर्ति
akīrti [noun] [f]
disgrace
(it’s opposite is kīrti, fame, reknown, glory)
अचल
acala [adjective]
motionless, immobile, unmoving; unmovable
अति
ati [verbal prefix]
across, beyond, past, over, to excess
अति-√रिच् (अतिरिच्यते)
ati-√ric (atiricyate) [verb, class 4 Ā]
be left over, be more than, with negative connotation: be less than, inferior to, or be worse than (+ ablative)
अथ
atha [adverb] then, (temporally or consecutively);
now (as a mere continuative); now then;
before titles of books or episodes to mark their beginning, in which usage
it is opposed to iti, q.v.
अधि
adhi [verbal prefix]
above, over, on, upon, up to
अधिकार
adhikāra [noun] [m]
business, affair, concern, interest
अनन्त
ananta [adjective]
having no end, endless, infinite
अनामय
anāmaya [adjective]
not having disease, free of disease
अनु
anu [verbal prefix]
after, along
अनु-√इष् (अन्विच्छति)
anu-√iṣ (anvicchati) [verb, class 6 P]
look for, seek after, search after
अनुज्ञात
anujñāta [ppp]
granted leave or permission to;
ppp of anu-√jñā
अनुसार
anusāra [noun] [m]
a going after, following; conformity, accordance;
if in instrumental with genitive as quasi-postposed, then ‘in accordance with,’ or literally ‘due to the following of’
अन्तर्
antar [verbal prefix]
between, amoong, within
अप
apa [verbal prefix]
away, off
अपि
api [verbal prefix]
on
अभि
abhi [verbal prefix]
to, unto, against
अभिक्रम
abhikrama [noun] [m]
an attempt, effort
अभि-√धा (अभिदधाति)
abhi-√dhā (abhidadhāti) [verb, class 3 P]
call, designate, mention (M); say, tell, name (G glossary)
अभि-√वद् (अभिवदति)
abhi-√vad (abhivadati) [verb, class 1 P]
speak to, greet;
causative: abhivādayati, salutes or greet someone (without causative meaning)
अभिवाद
abhivāda [noun] [m]
greeting, salutation
अभिहित
abhihita [ppp]
declared, stated;
ppp of abhi-√dhā (abhidadhāti)
अव
ava [verbal prefix]
down, off
अव-√आप् (अवाप्नोति)
ava-√āp (avāpnoti) [verb, class 5 P]
obtain, attain; incur;
future: avāpsyati
अव-√गम् (अवगच्छति)
ava-√gam (avagacchati) [verb, class 1 P]
understand, know
अवर
avara [adjective]
inferior
अवाच्य
avācya [adjective]
not to be spoken, unspeakable, what should not be said;
negative gerundive of √vac (vakti)
अव्यय
avyaya [adjective]
imperishable, not subject to change
अव्यवसाविन्
avyavasāvin [adjective]
not possessing resolution (vyavasāya), irresolute
असिद्धि
asiddhi [noun] [f]
non-attainment, failure
असौ
asau [pronoun] [m]
that;
nominative singular masculine demonstrative pronoun;
adaḥ, that; so-and-so
अहित
ahita [noun] [m]
an enemy, foe
आ
ā [verbal prefix]
to, unto, against
आ-√चर् (आचरति)
ā-√car (ācarati) [verb, class 1 P]
practice, engage in, go to, set about
आत्मिक
ātmika [adjectival suffix]
having … as its nature;
used as the final element of a bahuvrīhi compound
आ-√विश् (आविशति)
ā-√viś (āviśati) [verb, class 6 P]
enter, enter into or upon;
ppp: āviṣṭa; gerund: āviśya; perfect: āviveśa
इह
iha [adverb]
here, in this world
उद
ud [verbal prefix]
up, out
उद्-√स्था (उत्तिष्ठति)
ud-√sthā (uttiṣṭhati) [verb, class 1 P]
stand up, get up, stand forth, arise
उप
upa [verbal prefix]
to, unto, toward
उप-√क्रम् (उपक्रामति)
upa-√kram (upakrāmati / upakramate) [verb, class 1 P / Ā]
step up to, approach; begin;
perfect: upacakrame
उप-√धाव् (उपधावति)
upa-√dhāv (upadhāvati) [verb, class 1 P]
run up to
उप-√रम् (उपरमति)
upa-√ram (uparamati) [verb, class 1 P]
cease or stop; desist from (+ ablative)
उपरत
uparata [ppp]
having ceased or desisted from (+ ablative);
ppp of upa-√ram (uparamati)
ऋषि
ṛṣi [noun] [m]
sage, seer
एकैकशः
ekaikaśaḥ [adverb]
one by one, one at a time
कट
kaṭa [noun] [m]
a mat
√कथय (कथति)
√kathaya (kathati) [verb, denominative]
talk, tell, narrate;
formed from the interrogative adverb katham (how?), so literally is tell the how, tell how; ppp: kathita (told, narrated)
कदाचन
kadācana [indefinite adverb]
at any time, ever
कनक
kanaka [noun] [n]
gold
कनीयस्
kanīyas [comparative adjective]
younger;
superlative = kaniṣṭha
कनिष्ठ
kaniṣṭha [superlative adjective]
youngest;
comparative = kanīyas
कर्मज
karmaja [adjective]
born of or originating in action
कलिल
kalila [noun] [m]
quagmire
कारण
kāraṇa [noun] [n]
reason, cause
कीर्ति
kīrti [noun] [f]
fame, good name, good reputation
कुरुनन्दर
kurunandara [noun] [m]
scion or offspring of the Kurus
कृपण
kṛpaṇa [adjective]
wretched
√कॢप् (कल्पते)
√kḷp (kalpate) [verb, class 1 Ā]
be arranged (G gloss);
be in order, be well ordered or regulated, be fit or suitable for (+ dative) (M) (chap 29 = conduce to, with dative)
कौन्तेय
kaunteya [proper noun]
Kaunteya, son of Kunti, which could refer to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma or Arjuna from the Mahābhārata / Bhagavadgītā.
कौशल
kauśala [noun] [n]
skillfulness
गण
gaṇa [noun] [m]
host, entourage, group, herd, troop, crowd
√ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)
√ग्रभ् (गृभ्णाति)
√grah (gṛhṇāti) √grabh (gṛbhṇāti) [verb, class 9 P]
take, grasp, seize;
gerund: gṛhitvā; future: grahiṣyati; perfect: jagrāhaḥ; infinitive: grahītum
√चर् (चरति)
√car (carati) [verb, class 1 P]
move, wander, go; graze; act on (+ accusative)
चेत् or चेद्
cet or ced [indeclinable]
if;
G glossary says: less common that yadi; it’s an enclitic or unaccented word, leaning on preceding word for support, so cannot begin a sentence.
na ced = if not, otherwise
जन्मन्
janman [noun] [n]
birth, incarnation
जय
jaya [noun] [m]
victory
ज्यायस्
jyāyas [comparative adjective]
older, elder;
superlative = jyeṣṭha, oldest, eldest
तपस्
tapas [noun] [n]
austerity, asceticism (G);
heat, fire, deep concentration or meditation, religious austerity (M)
from √tap (tapati) to burn, give out heat; can also be self-inflicted torture, moritification; asceticism
तपस्विन्
tapasvin [noun] [m]
ascetic male
तम
tama [adjectival suffix]
added to the end of an adjective, makes it the superlative; i.e., added to beautiful, most beautiful
तर
tara [adjectival suffix]
added to the end of an adjective, makes it the comparative; i.e., added to beautiful, more beautiful
तिर्यच्
tiryac [adjective]
bent or directed across, horizontal;
as a masculine noun, a beast (as moving horizontally);
strong stem: tiryañc, middle stem: tiryak; weakest stem: tiraśc
तीव्र
tīvra [adjective]
severe, violent, intense; fierce, rigorous (of austerities)
√त्रा (त्रायते)
√trā (trāyate) [verb, class 4 Ā]
save, rescue
दुर्ज्ञेय
durjñeya [adjective (gerundive)]
difficult to be known, difficult;
jñeya = gerundive of √jñā
दुष्कृत
duṣkṛta [adjective]
ill done, evil
दूरेण
dūreṇa [adverb]
by far
देश
deśa [noun] [m]
place, region, country, area
द्राघिष्ट
drāghiṣṭa [superlative adjective]
longest;
superlative of dīrgha, long; comparative = drāghīyas, longer
द्राघीयस्
drāghīyas [comparative adjective]
longer;
comparative of dīrgha, long; superlative = drāghiṣṭa
धनंजय
dhanaṃjaya [proper noun] [m]
Dhanaṃjaya, a name for Arjuna meaning “winner of booty”
धर्मशास्त्र
dharmaśāstra [noun] [n]
treatise on dharma,
i.e., the whole body or system of Hindu customary law, a law book
धर्म्य
dharmya [adjective]
righteous, proper
न … न वा
na … na vā [adverb]
neither … nor
नाम
nāma [adverb]
“by name,” namely;
from the accusative singular of the noun; (also: named, called; indeed)
नाश
nāśa [noun] [m]
destruction, loss
नि
ni [verbal prefix]
down, in, into
√निन्द् (निन्दति)
√nind (nindati) [verb, class 1 P]
blame, find fault with (G glossary also has “revile”)
निन्दित
nindita [ppp]
blamed, reviled
(ppp of √nind)
निर्वेद
nirveda [noun] [m]
indifference
निश्चय
niścaya [noun] [m]
determination, resolve; fixed opinion; decision; certainty; conviction
निश्चल
niścala [adverb]
“not moving,” immobiile, firm
नि-√सद् (निषीदति)
ni-√sad (niṣīdati) [verb, class 1 P]
sit down, be seated;
M points to sandhi change, s becoming ṣ
निस्
nis [verbal prefix]
out, away
निहत्य
nihatya [verb, gerund]
having struck down, killed;
gerund of ni-√han
नि-√हन् (निहन्ति)
ni-√han (nihanti) [verb, class 2 P]
strike down, slay
नु
nu [adverb]
indeed (also: certainly; now, at present)
पक्षिन्
pakṣin [noun] [m]
a bird (= “having wings”)
√पठ् (पठति)
√paṭh (paṭhati) [verb, class 1 P]
read (G); recite (M)
पद
pada [noun] [n]
a place; (also: footstep; trace, vestige)
परम्
param [adverb]
after (postposed, with ablative)
परा
parā [verbal prefix]
to a distance, forth, away
परि
pari [verbal prefix]
about, around
परि-√भ्रम् (परिभ्राम्यति)
pari-√bhram (paribhrāmyati) [verb, class 4 P]
wander about, roam around;
perfect: paribabhrāma (plural: paribabhramuḥ)
पाश
pāśa [noun] [m]
a bond, snare, or trap; a noose in the Goldmans story
पुरतः
purataḥ [adverb]
before, in the presence of (postposed, with genitive)
पुस्तक
pustaka [noun] [n]
book
√पॄ (पिपर्ति)
√pṝ (piparti) [verb, class 3 P]
fill;
also in class 9 (pṛṇāti)
प्र
pra [verbal prefix]
forward, forth
प्र-√आप् (प्राप्नोति)
pra-√āp (prāpnoti) [verb, class 5 P]
get, aquire, obtain, receive, attain
(listed under √prāp in back of G)
प्रति
prati [verbal prefix]
back, in the opposite direction, against, toward
प्रति-नि-√वृत् (प्रतिनिवर्तते)
prati-ni-√vṛt (pratinivartate) [verb, class 1 Ā]
return
प्रतिनिवृत्त
pratinivṛtta [ppp] (having)
returned;
ppp of prati-ni-√vṛt (pratinivartate), class 1
प्रत्यवाय
pratyavāya [noun] [m]
“going backward,” reverse course, backsliding, reversal
प्रयत्न
prayatna [noun] [m]
an effort,
ablative: with effort, with care
प्र-√हा (प्रजहाति)
pra-√hā (prajahāti) [verb, class 3 P]
abandon, cast aside, get rid of; leave, give up;
future: prahāsyati
प्रिय
priya [adjective]
dear;
comparative = preyas, dearer; superlative = preṣṭha, dearest; (also: one’s own)
बद्ध्वा
baddhvā [verb, gerund]
having bound, tied; having caught (with a trap);
gerund of √bandh
√बन्ध् (बध्नाति)
√bandh (badhnāti) [verb, class 9 P]
bind, fasten, tie, catch;
gerund: baddhvā
बन्ध
bandha [noun] [m]
bondage
बहुमत
bahumata [adjective]
respected (G glossary); highly regarded, literally “much thought of,”
from the ppp of √man with bahu
बुद्धि
buddhi [noun] [f]
mind, mental attitude (M); wit, intelligence (G);
buddhiṃ √kṛ = make up one’s mind;
the intellect in the Sāṃkhya philosophical system; wisdom, understanding
भय
bhaya [noun] [n]
fear, alarm
√भुज् (भुनक्ति)
√bhuj (bhunakti) [verb, class 7 P]
eat (G); enjoy (M);
future: bhokṣyate; infinitive: bhoktum
भूत
bhūta [noun] [n]
creature, being, a person; (can also be a demon)
√मन् (मन्यते)
√man (manyate) [verb, class 4 Ā]
think;
aorist: amaṃsta
मनीषिन्
manīṣin [adjective]
wise
मरण
maraṇa [noun] [n]
dying, death
महत्
mahat [adjective]
great
महारथ
mahāratha [noun] [m]
great warrior
मही
mahī [noun] [f]
the earth (literally the mighty one)
मानस
mānasa [noun] [n]
the mind, heart (can be adjective - “belonging to the mind”)
मानुष/ई
mānuṣa/ī [adjective] [m, f]
human, pertaining to human
मोह
moha [noun] [m]
delusion (G); confusion, loss of one’s senses, bewilderment, delusion; infatuation (M)
√या (याति)
√yā (yāti) [verb, class 2 P]
go;
future: yāsyati
युक्त
yukta [ppp]
joined; furnished, provided, or endowed with (with instrumental or in compound); proper; engaged upon (+ locative) (M20);
ppp of √yuj; also disciplined, experienced, skillful
योग
yoga [noun] [m]
intense, effortful action, discipline
योगस्था
yogasthā [adjective]
abiding in discipline
रण
raṇa [noun] [n]
battle; (also: pleasure; battle lust)
लाघव
lāghava [noun] [n]
“lightness,” making light or little of, disdain
लाभ
lābha [noun] [m]
the act of getting, attainment, acquisition
√वद् (वदति)
√vad (vadati) [verb, class 1 P]
speak, say, say to (+ accusative of person addressed);
future: vadiṣyati; aorist: avādīt
वाक् or वाच्
vāk or vāc [noun] [f]
speech, word
(nominative is vāk)
वाक्य
vākya [noun] [n]
speech, words; a sentence
वाद
vāda [noun] [m]
a saying, a word
वि
vi [verbal prefix]
apart, asunder, separately, hither and thither, here and there, away
वि-अति-√तॄ (व्यतितरति)
vi-ati-√tṝ (vyatitarati) [verb, class 1 P]
cross over completely;
future: tariṣyati
वि-आ-√पद् (व्यापद्यते)
vi-ā-√pad (vyāpadyate) [verb, class 4 Ā]
fall away, perish;
causative: vyāpādayati, cause to perish, kill; gerundive of causative: vyāpadayitavya; ppp of causative: vyāpādita
विदर्भनगरी
vidarbhanagarī [proper noun] [f]
Vidarbhanagarī = Kuṇḍina, the capital city of Vidarbha, south of the Vindhya Mountains, ruled by King Bhīma, father of Damayantī
विनिर्मुक्त
vinirmukta [ppp]
delivered, liberated, free from;
ppp of vi-nis-√muc
विप्रतिपत्न
vipratipatna [ppp]
having stepped back away, averse;
ppp of vi-prati-√pad
विर
vira [noun] [m]
hero
विविध
vividha [adjective]
various, of different sorts, different, “having different kinds”
विषम
viṣama [adjective]
uneven rugged, rough;
as a neuter noun, difficulty, distress
वि-√सृप् (विसर्पति)
vi-√sṛp (visarpati) [verb, class 1 P]
move apart, separate, scatter;
perfect: visasarpa, visasṛpuḥ
√वृ (वृणोति)
√vṛ (vṛṇoti) [verb, class 5 P]
cover; surround; guard
वृत
vṛta [ppp]
covered, enclosed, surrounded;
ppp of √vṛ (vṛnoti)
व्यवसाय
vyavasāya [noun] [m]
resolution
व्यवसाय
vyavasāya [noun] [m]
resolution
व्याध
vyādha [noun] [m]
a hunter
शब्द
śabda [noun] [m]
a sound, noise
शर
śara [noun] [m]
an arrow
शरण
śaraṇa [noun] [n]
refuge, shelter, protection
शाखा
śākhā [noun] [f]
branch
शिष्य
śiṣya [noun] [m]
a pupil, student
शीघ्रम्
śīghram [adverb]
quickly
श्रुति
śruti [noun] [f]
tradition, the Veda
श्रेयस्
śreyas [noun] [n]
welfare, benefit
श्रेयस्
śreyas [comparative adjective]
more beautiful, better
श्रेष्ठ
śreṣṭha [superlative adjective]
best, most excellent
सखि / सखी
sakhi / sakhī [noun] [m]
friend, companion, comrade; feminine with long ī
सङ्ग
saṅga [noun] [m]
attachment
सत्वरम्
satvaram [adverb]
quickly, immediately, right away
सम्
sam [verbal prefix]
together, with
सम
sama [adjective]
even, level, same, equal, like; indifferent
समत्व
samatva [noun] [n]
state or condition of being equal or indifferent
समाधि
samādhi [noun] [f]
(higher) concentration; fixing of the mind on; deep concentration
समावित
samāvita [ppp]
honored;
ppp of the causative of saṃ-√bhū
सम्-उप-√द्रु (समुपद्रवति)
sam-upa-√dru (samupadravati) [verb, class 1]
run up to together
संग्राम
saṃgrāma [noun] [m]
battle, war; (also: assembly of people: army)
संपूर्ण
saṃpūrṇa [adjective]
full, full of (+ instrumental), filled, fulfilled, completed, quite full;
M says: strictly ppp of √pṝ (piparti) class 3, meaning fill
सहसा
sahasā [adverb]
straightaway, immediately, suddenly, at once
(Maurer explains this comes from the instrumental of sahas, force, violence, hence it literally means “with force or violence.”)
सामर्थ
sāmartha [noun] [n]
ability, skill
सांख्य
sāṃkhya [proper noun] [n]
the Sāṃkhya doctrine
सिद्धि
siddhi [noun] [f]
attainment, success
सुकृत
sukṛta [adjective]
well done, meritorious
सूक्त
sūkta [noun] [n]
a Vedic hymn
स्वर्ग
svarga [noun] [m]
heaven; (also: sky)
स्वल्प
svalpa [adjective]
small, little;
as a neuter noun, a small amount, a little
हत
hata [ppp]
killed, slain; hit;
ppp of √han
√हा (जहाति)
√hā (jahāti) [verb, class 3 P]
abandon, leave aside, give up
हित्वा
hitvā [verb, gerund]
having abandoned or disregarded;
gerund of √hā (juhāti)
हेतु
hetu [noun] [m]
cause, reason, motive, impulse, motivate, motivation; “the impeller;”
genitive = hetoḥ;
M says: as a quasi-postposed “for the sake of, for” + genitive
