Epic and Narrative Sanskrit Vocabulary: Basic 9 Nāgarī

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√श्रु

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(V śṛṇoti) ‘listen, hear’

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श्रेष्ठ-

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(adj) ‘best’

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स-

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(pref) ‘(together) with’

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सः/तद्-

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(pron) ‘he/she/it; this, that’

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संकाश-

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(ifc) ‘having the appearance of, looking like’

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संनिभ-

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(adj, ifc) ‘like, similar, resembling’

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संशय-

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(m.) ‘doubt’

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सत्य-

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(adj) ‘true’; (n.) truth, reality

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√सद्

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(irreg sīdati) ‘sit, sit down’

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अव-√सद्

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(irreg avasīdati) ‘despair’

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प्र-√सद्

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(irreg prasīdati) ‘settle down, become tranquil’; CAUS prasādayati ‘render calm; propitiate’

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वि-√सद्

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(I viṣīdati) ‘despair, be sad’ (viṣaṇṇa-)

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सदा

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(ind) ‘always’

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सदृश-

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(adj) ‘such, of such a kind’

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सम-

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(pron) ‘like, same, as’

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समीप-

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(n.) ‘vicinity, nearness’

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समुद्र-

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(n.) ‘ocean’

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सर्व-

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(pron adj) ‘all, every’

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सर्वतः

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(ind) ‘from all sides; in every direction; everywhere’

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सर्वथा

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(ind) ‘in every way; altogether, entirely’

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सह

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(ind) ‘(together) with’ (+ INS)

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सहसा

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(ind) ‘suddenly’

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सहस्र-

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(n.) ‘thousand’

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सहित-

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(adj) ‘together/combined with’

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सागर-

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(m.) ‘ocean’

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साधु-

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(adj) ‘good’

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सार्धम्

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(ind) ‘(together) with’ (+ INS)

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सिंह-

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(m.) ‘lion’

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सु-

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(pref) ‘good; much, very’

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सुख-

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(adj) ‘happy’, (n.) ‘happiness’

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सुत-

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(m.) ‘son’

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सुता-

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(f.) ‘daughter’

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सुर-

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(m.) ‘god, deity’

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सु-हृद्-

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(m.) ‘friend’

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सूर्य-

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(m.) ‘sun’

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√सेव्

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(I sevate) ‘serve, attend on’

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स्त्री-

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(f.) ‘woman’

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-स्थ-

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(adj, ifc) ‘standing/being (in a place)’

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√स्था

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(irreg tiṣṭhati) ‘stand, stay, be in a place’ (sthita-, sthitvā)

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उद्-√स्था

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‘stand/get up’

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प्र-√स्था

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‘set out, go’

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स्थान-

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(n.) ‘place; state’

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√स्ना

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(II snāti) ‘bathe’

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स्नेह-

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(m.) ‘love, affection’

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√स्पृश्

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(VI spṛśati) ‘touch’

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स्म

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(ind) makes preceding verb past tense

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√स्मृ

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(I smarati) ‘remember’

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स्व-

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(pron adj) ‘one’s own’

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स्वन-

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(m.) ‘sound, noise’

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स्वयम्

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(ind) ‘oneself’

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स्वामिन्-

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(m.) ‘master, lord; (spiritual) teacher’

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ह

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(ind) adds emphasis

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हर्ष-

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(m.) ‘excitement; joy’

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हस्त-

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(m.) ‘hand’

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हि

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(ind) ‘indeed; for, because’

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हित-

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(adj) ‘beneficial, friendly’,

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√हृ

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(I harati) ‘take, seize'

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हृदय-

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(n.) ‘heart’

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√हृष्

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(IV hṛṣyati) ‘be excited; be happy’

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हेतु-

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(m.) ‘cause; reason, motive’

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हेमन्-

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(n.) ‘gold’