Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit

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Decks in this class (101)

Devanāgarī Characters
अ,
आ,
47  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: Vowels (Independent)
अ,
आ,
14  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: Stops
क,
ख,
25  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: Remaining Consonants
य,
र,
8  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: Dependent Vowels
क,
का,
कि
14  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: difficult conjunct consonants and dṛ
क्ष,
ज्ञ,
त्त
11  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 3
Bharati,
Bodhati,
Smarati
18  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 4
Bh,
Sm,
H
13  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 5
Nagaram n,
Puram n,
Grama m
27  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 6
Puru a m,
Isvara m,
N pa m
20  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 7
Ji,
Ni,
Dru
23  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 8
√दह्,
√जीव्,
√वस्
28  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 9
F,
F,
F
19  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 10
अति,
अधि,
अनु
29  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 12
I,
M n,
M
15  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 13
F,
F,
F
14  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 14
M,
M,
M
29  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 15
M,
F,
N
17  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 16
M,
M,
N
13  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 17
I,
I,
Iv
23  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 18
Ii,
Ii,
√द्विष् (द्वेष्टि)
17  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 19
Ii,
Ii,
Ii i
19  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 21
I,
√लभ् (लभते),
√विप् (वेपते)
20  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 22
Pron,
Pron,
Pron
14  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 23
अतः,
ततः,
यतः
25  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 24
I iv,
N,
N
23  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 25
Adj,
Adj,
Adj
15  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 26
M,
M,
M
19  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 27
I,
Vi,
M
11  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 28
I,
I,
I
8  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 29
F,
M,
M
25  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 30
I,
I,
I
15  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 31
Ii iv,
Ii i,
I
12  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 33
I irreg,
Ii,
Vi
13  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 34
I,
Ii,
Iv
20  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 35
श्रेयस्,
महीयस्,
वरीयस्
4  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 36
I,
I,
Iv ii
18  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 37
शत,
सहस्र
2  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 38
I,
N,
Adj
6  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 39
I or,
I,
Ii i
3  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 40
Go,
Dyo,
Path
4  cards
Masculine and neuter a-stem nouns
Nara,
Nara,
Naram
20  cards
ā-stem nouns: senā- (fem.) 'army'
Sena,
Sene,
Senam
14  cards
ī-stems: nadī- (fem.) 'river'
Nadi,
Nadi,
Nadim
16  cards
Root ī-stems: dhī- (fem.) 'thought'
Dhi,
Dhiyam,
Dhiya
10  cards
ū-stems: vadhū- (fem.) 'bride'
Vadhu,
Vadhu,
Vadhum
15  cards
Root ū-stems: bhū- (fem.) 'earth'
Bhu,
Bhum,
Bhuva
14  cards
Dental Stems: marut- 'wind' (masc.) and āpad- 'fall, accident' (fem.)
Marut,
Marutam,
Maruta
26  cards
Palatal Stems
Vak,
Vacam,
Vaca
28  cards
as-stems
Mana,
Manasa,
Manase
18  cards
us-stems
Cak u,
Cak u a,
Cak u e
17  cards
an-stems
Raja,
Rajan,
Rajanam
33  cards
in-stems
Gami,
Gami,
Gamin
17  cards
i-stems: agni- 'fire' (masc.) -- For fem. and ntr, see below!
Agni,
Agne,
Agnim
16  cards
u-stems: dhanu- 'bow' (masc) -- For fem. and ntr., see below!
Dhanu,
Dhano,
Dhanum
16  cards
ṛ-stems: netṛ- 'leader' (masc.); NomVocAcc of pitṛ- 'father' (masc), mātṛ- 'mother' (fem.)
Neta,
Pita,
Mata
28  cards
ant-, mant-/vant-stems
San,
Sat,
Santam
18  cards
aham
Aham,
Mam,
Maya
18  cards
tvam
Tvam,
Tvam,
Tvaya
17  cards
saḥ/tad- 'he, she, it; that'
Sa,
Tam,
Tena
29  cards
ayam/idam
Ayam,
Imam,
Anena
29  cards
i-stems: vāri- 'water' (ntr.)
Vari,
Vari a,
Vari e
13  cards
i-stems: mati- 'mind' (fem.)
Mati,
Mate,
Matim
16  cards
u-stems: madhu- 'honey' (ntr.)
Madhu,
Madhuna,
Madhune
13  cards
u-stems: dhenu- 'cow' (fem.)
Dhenu,
Dheno,
Dhenum
16  cards
Frequent external consonant sandhi (of final -t, -n, -m)
T vowel,
T voiced stop,
T j
25  cards
External vowel sandhi
A a a a,
A a i i,
A a u u
71  cards
External visarga sandhi
Vowel,
K kh,
G gh
41  cards
bharati (I) in the present indicative
Bharami,
Bharasi,
Bharati
9  cards
bharati (I) in the imperfect indicative
Abharam,
Abhara,
Abharat
9  cards
bharati (I) in the present potential
Bhareyam,
Bhare,
Bharet
9  cards
Consonant-Stem Endings (Masc. and Fem.)
•,
Am,
A
13  cards
Future Tense Forms
Remember some non-straightforward future forms more easily.
36  cards
Perfect Tense Forms
To familiarise you with difficult-to-recognise perfect forms
27  cards
Non-finite forms
To familiarise you with non-straightforward ta-participles and absolutives
54  cards
Devanāgarī Characters REVERSE
अ,
आ,
94  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: Vowels (Independent) REVERSE
Au,
O,
Ai
28  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: Stops REVERSE
क,
ख,
50  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: Remaining Consonants REVERSE
य,
र,
16  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: Dependent Vowels REVERSE
क,
का,
कि
28  cards
Devanāgarī Characters: difficult conjunct consonants and dṛ REVERSE
क्ष,
ज्ञ,
त्त
22  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 3 REVERSE
He carries,
He awakens understands,
He remembers
18  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 4 REVERSE
To bear carry,
To remember,
To take
13  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 5 REVERSE
City town,
City town,
Village
27  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 6 REVERSE
Man servant,
Master lord,
King leader
20  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 7 REVERSE
I jayati to win conquer,
I nayati to lead,
I dravati to run
23  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 8 REVERSE
I to burn,
I to live be alive,
I to live in a place
28  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 9 REVERSE
Hope desire wish,
Story,
Girl daughter
19  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 10 REVERSE
Across over beyond,
Above over on on to,
After along toward
29  cards
Thematic Middle Secondary: Imperfect
Abhare,
Abharatha,
Abharata
9  cards
Basic Sanskrit Vocabulary 1/20
This list is from the forthcoming 'Introductory Sanskrit Reader'. Its aim is to give students who have finished an introductory Sanskrit course a good basic vocabulary and get them started on their journey towards reading Sanskrit texts with fluency.
50  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 3 NĀGARĪ ONLY
Bharati,
Bodhati,
Smarati
18  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 4 NĀGARĪ ONLY
Bh,
Sm,
H
13  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 5 NĀGARĪ ONLY
Nagaram n,
Puram n,
Grama m
27  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 6 NĀGARĪ ONLY
Puru a m,
Isvara m,
N pa m
20  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 7 NĀGARĪ ONLY
Ji,
Ni,
Dru
23  cards
Vocabulary Chapter 28 COPY
I,
I,
I
7  cards
Athematic verbs: √i (Class II) 'to go' in the Present
Emi,
E i,
Eti
9  cards
Athematic verbs: √āp (Class V) 'to reach' in the Present
Apnomi,
Apno i,
Apnoti
9  cards
Regular perfect active of √viś
Vivesa,
Vivesitha,
Vivisiva
8  cards
Regular perfect middle of √viś
Vivise,
Vivisi e,
Vivisivahe
8  cards

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