Week One Flashcards
अथ
now
श्री
excellent, a mark of respect.
गुरु
An enlightened teacher that removes delusion with knowledge
गीता
Song
प्रारम्भः
begins
ॐ
Om
अस्य
this
स्तोत्र
A chant of praise
मन्त्र
A word or sound repeated
भगवान्
God
सदाशिव = सदा + शिव =
Always, ever, perpetually + Lord Shiva
ऋषिः
Seer (they are the sages to whom the Vedic hymns were revealed)
नाना
diverse
विधानम्
arranging
छन्दस्
prosody
परम्
supreme
आत्मा
Consciousness
देवता
deity
बीजम्
Seed, The mystical letter forming the essential part of the Mantra of a deity.
क्रों
Nail
कीलकम्
the letter which acts as a nail to keep the mantra firm and steady.
सिद्ध्यर्थे
(for) perfection
विनियोगः
purpose
ध्यानम्
contemplate, meditate.
परिवृत्त
surround
पत्र
petal
कमल
lotus
दिव्य
divine
जगत्
world
कारणम्
cause
विश्व
omnipresent
उत्कीर्ण
scattered
अनेक
many
देह
body
निलयः
residing
स्व
one’s own
छन्दस्
free will
आत्मन्
Self
इच्छा
wish
तद्
That (referring to something not present)
द्योतं
illuminating
पदशाम्भवं
पद+शाम्भवं
पद state (20v GG)
शाम्भवं belonging to Shiva
तु
indeed (20v GG)
चरणम्
foot (20v GG)
दीपांकुर
दीप +अङ्कुर
दीप
lamp (Lesson 2, Speak S.)
अङ्कुर
flame, light
ग्राहिणम्
perceived as
प्रत्यक्ष
visible
अक्षर
imperishable
विग्रहं
form
गुरु+पदं
Guru + feet or state (20v GG)
ध्यायेद्
one should meditate
विभुं
all-pervading
शाश्वतम्
eternal
मम
my (20v GG)
चतुर्
four (chant to गणेशः)
विध
kind, manner (20v GG)
पुरुषार्थ
पुरुष+अर्थ = human + aim
उवाच
said
कैलास
N. of a mountain, peak of the Himalayas and residence of Shiva
शिखरे
On the summit
रम्ये
On the beautiful
भक्ति
Devotion (20 Verse GG)
संधान
Union
नायकम्
Leader, guide
प्रणम्य
Having bowed
पर्यपृच्छत
asked
देवेश
देव+ईश = God + Lord
परात्पर
higher than the highest
दीक्षा
initiation
प्रदेहि
please give
मे
to me, my. (20v GG)
केन
by which
मार्ग
path (20v GG)
भो
O
स्वामिन्
O Lord
देही
one with a body, a human being
ब्रह्म+मय
Brahman+full of = one with Brahman
मय
An affix, used to indicate ‘made of’, ‘consisting or composed of’, ‘full of.’
कुरु
you do, make, grant (request)
नमामि
I bow
त्वत्प्रीत्यर्थं
from you+love+for = from love for you
प्रीति
love
वदामि
I speak (Speak Sanskrit 6)
उपकारकः
helpful
उपकारकः
helpful
प्रश्नो
question
केनापि
केन + अपि = by anyone + even
कृतः
made
पुरा
before (Indeclineables)
दुर्लभं
दुर् + लभं = difficult to obtain
त्रिषु लोकेषु
in the three worlds ( = त्रैलोक्ये )
तच्छृणुष्व
तत् + शृणुष्व = it + listen (Atma Bodha)
विना
without (AB2)
नान्यत्
न+अन्यत् = no other than
सत्यं
truth
वरानने
O beautiful one
वेद
Vedas (ancient scriptures)(20v GG, GA, NS)
शास्त्र
Shāstra (religious books)(20v GG, GA)