Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Further 6 Flashcards

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 you started on your journey towards reading Sanskrit texts with fluency.

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vadhū- (f.)

A

‘bride, young woman’

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vardhana- (adj, mostly ifc)

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‘gladdening, making happy’

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3
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vasu-dhā- (f.)

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lit. ‘wealth-giver’: ‘the earth’

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4
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vastra- (n.)

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‘clothes, clothing’

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5
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vijaya- (m.)

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‘victory, triumph’

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6
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vidyādhara- (m.)

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‘sorcerer, magician’

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7
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vidhi- (m.)

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‘method; conduct’

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8
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vināśa- (m.)

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‘loss, decay, destruction’

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9
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vipra-

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(adj) ‘wise, inspired’; (m.) ‘brahmin’

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10
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√viś, pra-√viś (VI (pra)viśati)

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‘enter’

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upa-√viś (VI upaviśati)

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‘sit down’

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12
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viśāla- (adj)

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‘spacious, large’

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13
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viṣa- (n.)

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‘poison’

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14
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viṣaya- (m.)

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‘area, sphere (of influence);

object of the senses’

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15
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viṣāda- (m.)

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‘depression, despondency’

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16
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vismaya- (m.)

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‘wonder, surprise’

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17
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vīṇā- (f.)

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vīṇā (stringed musical instrument)

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18
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vṛttānta- (m.)

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‘course, manner, way; news, tale, story’

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19
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vṛtti- (f.)

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‘being, existing; profession, livelihood’

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20
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√vṛdh (I vardhate)

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‘grow’

21
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vṛṣṭi- (f, sg and pl)

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‘rain’

22
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veda- (m.)

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‘knowledge;

the Vedas (the oldest Indian texts)’

23
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veśman- (n.)

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‘dwelling: house, palace’

24
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vaira- (n.)

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‘enmity, hostility’

25
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vyakta- (adj)

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‘apparent, visible, evident’

26
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śanaiḥ (ind)

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‘quietly, softly, gently’

27
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√śam (IV śāmyati)

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‘tire; stop; be calm’

28
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√śaṃs (I śaṃsati)

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‘praise; announce’

29
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śayana- (n.)

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‘sleeping, resting; couch, bed’

30
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śaraṇa- (n.)

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‘refuge, protection’

31
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śāpa- (m.)

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‘curse’

32
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śikhara- (m./n.)

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‘point, peak, top, summit’

33
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śiṣya- (m.)

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‘student’

34
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śīghra- (adj)

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‘quick, fast’

35
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śīla- (n.)

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‘custom, usage, character’

36
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śuci- (adj)

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‘clear, clean, pure’

37
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śūnya- (adj)

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‘empty, void; alone; destitute’

38
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śeṣa- (m./n.)

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‘remainder, the rest’

39
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śrama- (m.)

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‘labor, toil, exercise’

40
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saṃkula- (adj)

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‘crowded together, dense, thick;

confused, disturbed’

41
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saṃgrāma- (m.)

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‘assembly of people: army; battle; war’

42
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saṃgha- (m.)

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‘any assembly/group: crowd, community, society’

43
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saṃjñā- (f.)

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‘agreement; sign, gesture’

44
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saṃtāpa- (m.)

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‘pain, distress’

45
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saṃdhyā- (f.)

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‘conjunction, union;

conjunction of day and night: twilight’

46
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saṃnidhi- (m.)

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‘nearness, presence’

47
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saṃbhrama- (m.)

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‘activity, eagerness, zeal’

48
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saṃyuga- (n.)

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‘union, conjunction; battle, war’

49
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sakala- (adj)

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‘consisting of parts: divisible, material;

complete, entire, whole’