Quelle & Urheberrecht
Glossary Sanskrit–English
Compiled from the word lists of Alois Payer's Sanskrit course.
अ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| अखिल | akhila | 3 | seamless, whole | 52 |
| अगार | agāra | n | house, home | 36 |
| अग्नि | agni | m | fire, god Agni | 2 |
| अङ्ग | aṅga | n | limb of the body, component; also = vedāṅga = | 7 |
| अजिन | ajina | n | antelope skin, esp. the skin of the black antelope (blackbuck : Antilope cervicapra L. ). Originally occurred througho | 51 |
| अञ्जलि | añjali | m | The two hands pressed together high in reverence | 36 |
| अञ्ज् | añj | 7P | to anoint, to smear | 31 |
| अटवी | aṭavī | f | forest | 51 |
| अणु ३ | aṇu | — | thin, fine, very small ; m.: atom | 25 |
| अतस् | atas | — | from there, then, therefore (Pronominal stem a- "this" + Ablative suffix -tas) | 24 |
| अति | ati | — | over, across -way, beyond (in space, in time, by number, by quantity, in order, by power, by intensity), exceedingly | 41 |
| अतिथि | atithi | m | guest | 51 |
| अथवा | athavā | — | or (preposed) | 15 |
| अद् अत्ति अद्यते अन्न | ad | — | to eat, to consume | 13 |
| अद्य | adya | — | today | 48 |
| अधर्म | adharma | m | wrong (opposite of dharma) | 11 |
| अधि | adhi | — | over, on, up-, with reference to | 20 |
| अधिक | adhika | 3 | additional, surplus, extraordinary | 43 |
| अधिक ३ | adhika | — | superfluous, additional, greater, better, extraordinary | 23 |
| अधिपति | adhipati | m | Vanity, pride | 42 |
| अध्यक्ष | adhyakṣa | m | overseer, department head ; eyewitness | 24 |
| अध्ययन | adhyayana | n | learning, esp. Vedic study | 9 |
| अध्यापन | adhyāpana | n | Teaching, instruction | 16 |
| अनगार्य | anagārya | n | homelessness of a Buddhist monk or novice | 36 |
| अनसूया | anasūyā | f | Non-complaining, envylessness | 16 |
| अनु | anu | — | after, along, over - to, lengthwise, according to, towards, behind - | 36 |
| अनुकृ | anukṛ | — | to imitate, to copy | 36 |
| अनुगम् | anugam | — | to follow someone, to walk along | 36 |
| अनृत | anṛta | n | untruth, lie (opposite of satya) | 10 |
| अनृशंस्य | anṛśaṃsya | n | Non-malice | 16 |
| अनेक | aneka | 3 | many (not a few) | 42 |
| अन्त | anta | m | end, limit | 18 |
| अन्तरे | antare | Adv | meanwhile | 42 |
| अन्तर् | antar | Adv | inside, within ; Postposition with Gen. Loc. (, ): inside, in the middle ; Postposition with Gen. Abl. (, ): out of | 52 |
| अन्न | anna | n | food (from PPP: ad-na: that which is eaten) | 13 |
| अन्यथा | anyathā | Adv | otherwise, differently, falsely, incorrectly | 25 |
| अन्यद् | anyad | 3 | another (declension like ) | 43 |
| अन्योन्य | anyonya | 3 | mutually, each other | 52 |
| अपवर्ग | apavarga | m | end, liberation | 20 |
| अपि | api | — | also (postposed) | 12 |
| अपोह | apoha | m | negation ( + ) | 24 |
| अभि | abhi | — | be-, towards - there, to - here, to - there, against, into -, with regard to, on, over, at | 24 |
| अभि | abhi | — | be-, after - towards, to - from, to - towards, against, into - inside, with regard to, on, over, at | 36 |
| अभिगम् | abhigam | — | to go towards, to approach | 36 |
| अभिनिवेष | abhiniveṣa | m | inclination, tenacity, insistence; specifically: attachment to the body as if it were something one's own | 5 |
| अभिषेक | sic | — | abhiṣeka m. : sprinkling of a king at the royal consecration, royal consecration | 12 |
| अभ्यन्तर | abhyantara | 3 | located inside, nearest; m. the nearest relative, native | 51 |
| अमुत्र | amutra | Adv | there, thither | 52 |
| अरण्य | araṇya | n | wilderness, forest | 51 |
| अरि | ari | m | enemy (according to Thieme, Der Fremdling im Ṛgveda: originally = foreigner) | 15 |
| अर्जुन | arjuna | m | Arjuna, one of the five sons of . Hero in the (see Basham, Wonder pp. 409 - 414) | 42 |
| अर्थ | artha | — | for the sake of ..., in order to | 19 |
| अर्ह | arha | — | "You should") | 22 |
| अर्हन्त् | arhant | — | a worthy one. In Buddhism and Jainism: someone who has attained final liberation | 22 |
| अलंकार | alaṃkāra | m | ornament, means of adornment (in poetry) | 24 |
| अलम् | alam | Adverb | enough, sufficient; equal to (someone or something); with Dative: enough for, sufficient for, equal to ; with Instrument | 24 |
| अल्प | alpa | 3 | small, little | 43 |
| अव | ava | — | down, downward, away, ab- | 40 |
| अवज्ञान | avajñāna | n | disregard, contempt | 29 |
| अवतार | avatāra | m | (descender, descent) incarnation of a god, esp. Viṣṇu 10 incarnations (see Basham, Wonder pp. 304 - 309) | 40 |
| अवनि | avani | f | earth | 49 |
| अविद्या | avidyā | f | Ignorance, non-knowledge | 5 |
| अशोक | aśoka | 3 | free from grief; Ashoka tree = Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde; name of the emperor Aśoka () (ca. 304 – 232 BCE) | 38 |
| अश् | aś | 9P | to eat, to consume | 30 |
| अश् अश्नुते | aś | — | to reach, to arrive at, to attain | 7 |
| असित ३ | asita | — | dark, black | 20 |
| असुर | asura | m | demon | 13 |
| अस् अस्ति | as | — | to be, to exist | 13 |
| अस् अस्यति अस्यते अस्त | as | — | asyate, PPP asta : to throw, (away-)cast | 13 |
| अस्मिता | asmitā | f | "I-ness", i.e. the (false) belief: I am the one who sees etc | 3 |
| अहिंसा | ahiṃsā | f | non-injury to anyone, not harming, non-violence | 16 |
| अह् | ah | — | to say, to speak | 36 |
| अह् प्र | ah | — | say, speak | 36 |
आ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| आख्यान | ākhyāna | n | narrative, story | 24 |
| आजीव | ājīva | m | livelihood | 16 |
| आत्मन् | ātman | m | Self, own person, innermost essence. Philosophically and in liberation doctrines: the Absolute within the individual, wh | 38 |
| आदर | ādara | m | consideration, attention, respect | 49 |
| आदर्श | ādarśa | m | mirror | 52 |
| आदाय | Absol. | — | with Acc.: in the company of, with | 33 |
| आदि | ādi | m | beginning, start | 18 |
| आदित्य | āditya | m | sun ; pl.: Āditya : a specific class of gods | 50 |
| आदृत | ādṛta | 3 | respected | 36 |
| आनन्द | ānanda | m | bliss, joy | 43 |
| आन्वीक्षिकी | ānvīkṣikī | f | philosophy (the science that arrives at its conclusions through logically correct reasoning) | 3 |
| आपण | āpaṇa | m | market | 43 |
| आपान | āpāna | — | drinking bout | 51 |
| आप् आप्नोति | āp | — | to reach, to attain | 7 |
| आम् | ām | — | yes | 43 |
| आयुर्वेद | āyurveda | m | the traditional medical system of India | 49 |
| आयुस् | āyus | n | lifetime (the full lifespan that one can live, if nothing comes in between) | 49 |
| आर्य | ārya | 3 | Aryan, noble ; m. Aryan (self-designation of the Sanskrit-speaking ancient Indians, literally: hospitable (Thieme)) ; no | 15 |
| आश्रम | āśrama | m | hermitage, stage of life, phase of life (namely as , , and possibly as ; see Basham, Wonder p. 159f.) | 20 |
| आसन | āsana | n | the sitting, seat; also: seated positions of a yogin | 17 |
| आस् | ās | — | to sit | 17 |
इ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| इ एति ईयते इत | i | — | īyate, PPP ita : to go | 13 |
| इज्या | ijyā | f | sacrifice (from \yj » ij + suffix yā) | 9 |
| इति | iti | — | thus | 11 |
| इत्थम् | ittham | Adv | in this way, thus | 43 |
| इन्द्र | indra | m | prince, first, best among ; king of gods Indra | 15 |
| इन्द्रिय | indriya | n | strength, sense organ | 24 |
| इव | iva | — | as it were, like (in comparisons: = "a man like a tiger", "a tiger-like man" | 15 |
| इष् | iṣ | — | to wish | 11 |
| इष् | iṣ | — | : to send | 42 |
| इष् इच्छति | iṣ | — | to wish (iṣ-ccha-ti) | 11 |
| इष्टि | iṣṭi | f | wish (iṣ + -ti) | 11 |
| इह | iha | Adv | here, here on earth, hither; now. Before nouns in the locative () synonymous with , m: ordinance, custom, ritual; [World | 50 |
ई
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ईक्ष् | īkṣ | — | to see | 20 |
| ईक्ष् | īkṣ | 1Ā | see, (dis)cover, observe | 36 |
| ईश्वर | īśvara | m | Lord, ruler, god (monotheistic) | 2 |
उ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| उत | uta | — | and, also, or | 49 |
| उत्तम | uttama | 3 | highest, best | 43 |
| उत्साद | utsāda | m | Destruction | 51 |
| उदक | udaka | n | water | 18 |
| उदक | udaka | n | Water | 38 |
| उद् | ud | — | up, upward, out, from, ex- | 20 |
| उद् | ud | — | up, upward, aloft, out, ex- | 29 |
| उपमा | upamā | f | comparison | 33 |
| उपहार | upahāra | m | offering, sacrifice, gift | 51 |
| उपाध्याय | upādhyāya | m | teacher | 36 |
| उपेक्षा | upekṣā | f | non-attention, equanimity | 3 |
ऊ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ऊह | ūha | m | consideration, argumentation | 24 |
| ऊहापोह | ūhāpoha | m | discussion of pros and cons | 24 |
ऋ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ऋतु | ṛtu | m | periodic process, season, time period, menstruation, time during which the woman is fertile and has a right to intercour | 51 |
| ऋध् | ṛdh | — | to thrive | 20 |
| ऋषि | ṛṣi | m | Vedic sage, author of Vedic hymns | 10 |
ए
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| एकत्र | ekatra | Adv | at one place | 51 |
| एव | eva | — | emphasizes the preceding word | 13 |
| एव | eva | — | emphasizes the preceding, often corresponds in German to emphasis, a kind of emoticon <!>, e.g. "only the truth prevai | 15 |
| एवम् | evam | — | thus (adverbially, e.g. evaṃ jayati "thus he conquers") | 11 |
ओ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ओष्ठ | oṣṭha | m | lip | 20 |
औ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| औपकारिक | aupakārika | 3 | - : useful | 24 |
क
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| कदली | kadalī | f | banana tree (Musa sp.) | 52 |
| कन्या | kanyā | f | young girl, daughter, maiden | 41 |
| कपि | kapi | m | monkey | 8 |
| कम् | kam | 10Ā | to love | 28 |
| कर | kara | m | hand (to 8) | 20 |
| कर ३ | kara | f | doing, making, causing | 20 |
| करुणा | karuṇā | f | compassion, pity | 3 |
| कर्गल | kargala | n | paper | 43 |
| कर्मन् | karman | n | to 8U: action, deed, work; sacred act, sacrificial ritual; Karma: past action that later bears its fruits (e.g., in rebi | 38 |
| कर्मविपाक | karmavipāka | m | ripening of deeds = the good and bad consequences of actions in previous existences (to -) | 38 |
| कलत्र | kalatra | — | Wife, female | 51 |
| कला | kalā | f | art, skill | 49 |
| कल्पना | kalpanā | f | The forming in thought, the assumption of something non-existent in reality, Fiction | 40 |
| कल्याण | kalyāṇa | 3 | beautiful | 50 |
| कवि | kavi | m | poet | 2 |
| काम | kāma | m | wish, desire, desired gift, sensual pleasure, love; the god of love Kāma | 5 |
| कामम् | kāmam | — | according to wish, as one pleases | 22 |
| कारु | kāru | m | craftsman | 9 |
| काल | kāla | m | time, (right) moment ; fate, death ; god of death Kāla | 15 |
| कालन | kālana | n | Forest | 51 |
| कियत् | kiyat | 3 | how big | 43 |
| किल्बिष | kilbiṣa | n | guilt, insult, sin | 25 |
| कु | ku | — | as the first member of compounds: bad | 50 |
| कुप् कुप्यति | kup | — | to be angry | 7 |
| कुप्य | kupya | n | forest product, metal (not precious metal) | 24 |
| कुमार | kumāra | m | Prince | 42 |
| कुमार | kumāra | m | child, youth, prince; epithet of / Murugan = முருகன் = മുരുകന് / Subrahmanya = ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ | 48 |
| कुमारी | kumārī | f | the girl, maiden | 8 |
| कुमारी | kumārī | f | girl, daughter | 48 |
| कुल | kula | n | herd, multitude, race, lineage, family | 15 |
| कुलूहल | kulūhala | n | curiosity, interest | 49 |
| कुशीलव | kuśīlava | m | (wandering) showman, actor, singer | 9 |
| कुसीद | kusīda | n | usury | 9 |
| कृ | kṛ | — | to bow, revere, greet | 24 |
| कृ करोति | kṛ | — | to make, do | 8 |
| कृतम् | kṛtam | — | = "It is done with the anger = stop being angry!" | 24 |
| कृत्स्न | kṛtsna | 3 | whole, complete | 49 |
| कृष् कर्षति | kṛṣ | — | to pull | 9 |
| कृष् कृषति | kṛṣ | — | to plough | 9 |
| केवलम् | kevalam | Adv | only, alone, completely | 41 |
| कोविद | kovida | 3 | experienced in () | 52 |
| कौमर | kaumara | n | childhood | 48 |
| कौशिक | kauśika | m | owl | 51 |
| क्रमयति | kramayati | — | br | 35 |
| क्रमितुम् | kramitum | — | br | 35 |
| क्रमिष्यति | kramiṣyati | — | br | 35 |
| क्रम् | kram | 1U | , 4P : to stride, to go | 35 |
| क्रम्यते | kramyate | — | br | 35 |
| क्रा | krā | — | br | 35 |
| क्रिया | kriyā | f | action, sacred action, sacrificial act, ceremony (to 8) | 20 |
| क्री | krī | 9U | to buy | 30 |
| क्रुध् क्रुध्यति | krudh | — | to be angry | 7 |
| क्रूर | krūra | 3 | raw, cruel | 51 |
| क्रोध | krodha | m | anger | 5 |
| क्लेश | kleśa | m | torment, affliction | 5 |
| क्षत्रिय | kṣatriya | m | Kṣatriya (warrior and ruling class) | 2 |
| क्षत्रिया | kṣatriyā | f | female Kṣatriya | 3 |
| क्षत्रियी | kṣatriyī | f | wife of a Kṣatriya | 3 |
| क्षमा | kṣamā | f | patience, forbearance, leniency | 16 |
| क्षिप् | kṣip | 6P | to throw, to hurl | 49 |
| क्षिप्त | kṣipta | — | br | 32 |
| क्षिप्य | kṣipya | — | br | 32 |
| क्षिप्यते | kṣipyate | — | br | 32 |
| क्षेपयति | kṣepayati | — | br | 32 |
| क्षेप्स्यति | kṣepsyati | — | br | 32 |
| क्षेम | kṣema | n | calmness, peace, well-being, secure possession | 16 |
| कॢप् | kḷp | 1Ā | to be in proper order, to correspond to (Loc.) ; to take shape, to form itself ; to resolve upon, to condescend to (Dati | 40 |
ख
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| खन् | khan | 1U | to dig | 51 |
| खाद् खादति | khād | — | to chew, to eat | 7 |
| खिल | khila | m | fallow field, wasteland | 52 |
| ख्या | khyā | 2P | to see, become visible ; to name, explain, communicate | 24 |
| ख्या | khyā | 2P | to reject, to disdain | 44 |
ग
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| गज | gaja | m | elephant | 8 |
| गम् | gam | — | encounter, reach, attain | 20 |
| गम् गच्छति | gam | — | to go (According to the indigenous verb classification, it belongs to Present Class 1, but is actually a formation with | 7 |
| गर्भ | garbha | — | "interior", e.g | 19 |
| गर्भगृह | garbhagṛha | — | Volwahsen, A.: India : Buildings of Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. -- Munich, 1968) | 19 |
| गर्ह् | garh | 1Ā | to scold, to blame | 51 |
| गापयति | gāpayati | — | br | 35 |
| गास्यति | gāsyati | — | br | 35 |
| गीत | gīta | — | br | 35 |
| गीयते | gīyate | — | br | 35 |
| गुण | guṇa | m | thread, cord; quality, good quality | 13 |
| गुप्त | gupta | 3 | protected, safeguarded | 29 |
| गुरु | guru | 3 | heavy, significant, worthy of veneration | 2 |
| गुर्वी | gurvī | f | fem. of guru | 3 |
| गृह | gṛha | n | house | 10 |
| गृहस्थ | gṛhastha | 3 | located in the house; m. householder (someone who is in the second ) | 29 |
| गृहीत | gṛhīta | — | br | 32 |
| गृह्य | gṛhya | — | br | 32 |
| गृह्यते | gṛhyate | — | br | 32 |
| गृह्यसूत्र | gṛhyasūtra | n | treatises on the ceremonies and sacrifices of daily life | 3 |
| गै | gai | 1P | to sing, to recite in a singing tone, to proclaim in verse | 35 |
| गोदान | godāna | n | giving of cows / of a cow ; second hair-cutting ceremony (a ) | 25 |
| ग्रस् | gras | 1Ā | to consume, devour | 29 |
| ग्रह | graha | m | grasping, gripper, crocodile, wandering star | 46 |
| ग्रहण | grahaṇa | n | grasping | 24 |
| ग्रहीष्यति | grahīṣyati | — | br | 32 |
| ग्रह् | grah | 9U | (gṛh-ṇā-ti) : to seize, grasp, hold | 46 |
| ग्राम | grāma | m | village | 10 |
| ग्राहयति | grāhayati | — | br | 32 |
| ग्लै | glai | 1P | to feel reluctance, to fade away | 36 |
घ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| घात | ghāta | m | killing | 17 |
| घृत | ghṛta | n | clarified butter, ghee ( / گھی / ঘী) | 33 |
| घ्रा | ghrā | 1P | : to smell something | 36 |
च
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| चक्र | cakra | n | wheel | 52 |
| चक्राम | cakrāma | — | br | 35 |
| चक्ष् | cakṣ | 2Ā | to see | 50 |
| चतुर्थ | caturtha | 3 | fourth | 15 |
| चर ३ | cara | m | the movable = animals (in contrast to plants) | 22 |
| चरित्र | caritra | n | custom, practice, customary law ; conduct | 48 |
| चर् | car | — | to practice a vow, esp. sexual abstinence) | 22 |
| चल् | cal | 1P | to set in motion | 42 |
| चाण्डाल । चण्डाल | cāṇḍāla | m | lowest caste of the Dalits | 49 |
| चाययति | cāyayati | — | br | 32 |
| चि | ci | 5U | pile up, collect | 36 |
| चित | cita | — | br | 32 |
| चित्त | citta | n | consciousness, thinking, mind | 16 |
| चित्य | citya | — | br | 32 |
| चिन्तापर | cintāpara | 3 | absorbed in thought | 42 |
| चिन्त् | cint | — | to think, to ponder | 51 |
| चीयते | cīyate | — | br | 32 |
| चुर् | cur | — | to steal | 28 |
| चेत् | cet | — | if; provided that (never stands at the beginning of a sentence) | 30 |
| चेष्ट् | ceṣṭ | — | to stir, move | 20 |
| चेष्यति | ceṣyati | — | br | 32 |
| चौल | caula | n | ceremony () of hair cutting (at the age of 3 years) | 24 |
| च्यु | cyu | 1Ā | to move, to travel, to fall down | 52 |
छ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| छन्न | channa | n | ceiling, hiding place | 49 |
| छिद् | chid | 7U | to cut off | 31 |
ज
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| जगौ | jagau | — | br | 35 |
| जटा | jaṭā | f | braid of hair (ascetic hairstyle) | 51 |
| जन्मन् | janman | n | birth | 43 |
| जव | java | 3 | fast, hurried | 43 |
| जाति | jāti | f | birth, kind, caste (regarding as a caste see Basham, Wonder, p. 148ff.) | 15 |
| जाया | jāyā | f | wife | 48 |
| जि जयति | ji | — | to conquer, defeat | 8 |
| जीव | jīva | m | life, individual soul | 30 |
| जीव् | jīv | — | to live | 16 |
| जीव् | jīv | 1P | to live | 30 |
| ज्ञा | jñā | 9U | to know, recognize, be aware of, understand | 30 |
| ज्ञा | jñā | 9U | to recognize, to understand | 31 |
| ज्ञा | jñā | — | to approve, to promise; Ā: to answer, to confirm, to assert, to recognize | 42 |
| ज्ञा | jñā | — | to command, to order | 43 |
| ज्ञाति | jñāti | m | (blood) relative (relatives are those whom one knows!) | 30 |
| ज्ञान | jñāna | n | knowledge, wisdom, cognition (esp. of the "higher" truths in religion and philosophy) | 30 |
त
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| तत्त्व | tattva | n | true nature, truth, reality ( + = this-ness) | 24 |
| तनु ३ | tanu | — | slender | 20 |
| तनूकृ | tanūkṛ | — | diminish, weaken | 20 |
| तन् तनोति | tan | — | to stretch | 8 |
| तन्त्र | tantra | n | string ; loom, warp, fabric ; basis, norm, rule ; doctrine, textbook ; tantra ; magic formula ; means, trick, medicine ; | 48 |
| तरय | taraya | 3 | threefold, consisting of three parts | 51 |
| तर्हि | tarhi | — | then, at that time ; therefore, thus | 43 |
| तात | tāta | m | Papa | 42 |
| तावत् | tāvat | Adv | as long | 42 |
| तिल | tila | m | sesame (seed) (Sesamum indicum L.) | 34 |
| तीक्ष्ण | tīkṣṇa | 3 | "wild", sharp, pointed, strict, fierce, sharp-tongued | 29 |
| तीर्थ | tīrtha | n | Ford, sacred bathing place, pilgrimage site | 40 |
| तीर्थङ्कर | tīrthaṅkara | m | Ford-maker (across suffering) = the 24 teachers of Jainism | 40 |
| तु | tu | — | but (appears after the first word of the contrasting sentence or clause) | 8 |
| तुद् | tud | 6U | to strike | 40 |
| तुल् | tul | — | to weigh | 43 |
| तुल्य | tulya | 3 | equal, comparable () | 51 |
| तुष् | tuṣ | 4P | to be content, to be satisfied with (, , , ) | 46 |
| तृण | tṛṇa | n | blade of grass | 24 |
| तॄ | tṝ | 1P | to cross over, to transgress, to save oneself from someone (Acc. = to cross over someone) | 40 |
| त्याग | tyāga | m | abandonment, renunciation, avoidance | 25 |
| त्रयी | trayī | f | triad; in particular the three Vedas (Ṛgveda, Sāmaveda, Yajurveda) | 5 |
| त्रि | tri | 3 | three | 52 |
| त्रिपिष्टप | tripiṣṭapa | n | Indra's heaven | 52 |
| त्रिवर्ग | trivarga | m | group of three (e.g. , , ; or: , , ; or: , , ) | 52 |
| त्रै | trai | 1Ā | to protect, to save | 52 |
| त्वर् | tvar | 1Ā | to hasten | 49 |
द
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| दण्ड | daṇḍa | m | stick, rod, punishment | 18 |
| दण्डनीति | daṇḍanīti | f | Politics (a Tatpuruṣa compound from daṇḍa m. = "stick, power, rule, punishment" and nīti f. = "right guidance") | 5 |
| दरैद्र ३ | daraidra | — | poor, weak | 20 |
| दह् दहति दग्ध | dah | — | to burn (something) | 12 |
| दा | dā | 3U | to give | 33 |
| दान | dāna | n | giving, gift, generosity | 9 |
| दान | dāna | n | giving, gift, generosity | 33 |
| दायक ३ | dāyaka | f | giving, bestowing | 20 |
| दार | dāra | m | wife | 25 |
| दारिद्र्य | dāridrya | n | to command, to teach, to punish | 25 |
| दास | dāsa | m | slave, serf, servant | 15 |
| दासी | dāsī | f | slave woman, serf woman, servant | 15 |
| दिन | dina | n | day | 37 |
| दिन | dina | n | day | 43 |
| दिवानिशम् | divāniśam | Adverb | by day and night | 48 |
| दिव्य | divya | 3 | heavenly, divine | 52 |
| दिश् | diś | — | to show, instruct, command | 17 |
| दिष्टि | diṣṭi | f | instruction, fortunate circumstance | 17 |
| दिष्ट्या | diṣṭyā | — | (literally: by a fortunate circumstance) O fortunate circumstance! (exclamation of joy and felicity) | 17 |
| दिह् | dih | 2U | to smear, to anoint | 51 |
| दीर्घ | dīrgha | 3 | long | 49 |
| दुःख | duḥkha | n | unhappiness, suffering | 8 |
| दुहितृ | duhitṛ | f | Daughter | 42 |
| दुह् | duh | — | to milk | 17 |
| दूत | dūta | m | Messenger, envoy | 42 |
| देव | deva | m | Celestial being, god; prince, king | 2 |
| देवता | devatā | f | deity (abstract and concrete) | 3 |
| देवी | devī | f | goddess, esp. Durgā f. = , the consort of Śiva = | 3 |
| देवृ | devṛ | m | Brother of the husband (brother-in-law from the wife's perspective) | 42 |
| देश | deśa | m | place, spot, land, region | 50 |
| द्रव्य | dravya | n | object, property, material possession, money | 25 |
| द्रु | dru | 1P | to run, to hasten | 46 |
| द्रुह् | druh | 4P | to harm | 49 |
| द्विज | dvija | m | "twice-born" (initiates of the upper three varṇas: Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya) | 2 |
| द्विजाति | dvijāti | 3 | Twice-born | 5 |
| द्विधा । द्वेधा | dvidhā | Adv | twofold, in two parts | 42 |
| द्विष् द्वेष्टि द्विष्यते द्विष्ट | dviṣ | — | to hate, to be hostile towards | 13 |
| द्वेष | dveṣa | m | Hatred | 5 |
| द्वेष | dveṣa | — | hatred | 13 |
ध
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| धर्म | dharma | m | ("that which holds fast", i.e.) right, law, custom, character | 11 |
| धर्म | dharma | m | that which is firm and holds fast = Dharma | 25 |
| धर्मसूत्र | dharmasūtra | n | treatises on law and custom (right conduct) | 3 |
| धा | dhā | — | to direct one's full attention to something, to concentrate | 33 |
| धातुम् | Inf. | — | 33 | |
| धान्य | dhānya | n | threshed grain | 25 |
| धापयति | Caus. | — | 33 | |
| धास्यति | Fut. | — | 33 | |
| धीयते | Pass. | — | 33 | |
| धीर | dhīra | 3 | firm, steadfast, continuous, persistent | 52 |
| धृ | dhṛ | 1U | to hold, to keep firm | 25 |
| धेनु | dhenu | f | (milk) cow | 3 |
| ध्यै | dhyai | 1P | to imagine, to think | 49 |
| ध्रुव | dhruva | 3 | firm, unchangeable | 50 |
न
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| न चेत् | na | — | if not | 30 |
| नगर | nagara | n | city | 10 |
| ननान्दृ | nanāndṛ | f | Sister of the husband | 42 |
| ननाश | nanāśa | — | br | 35 |
| नन्दिन् | nandin | 3 | characterized by (special) joy, joyful ; m. name of the mount () of (a bull) | 44 |
| नन्द् | nand | 1P | to rejoice in () | 44 |
| नप्तृ | naptṛ | m | Grandson | 42 |
| नमस् | namas | n | bowing, reverence, greeting (declension later). Greeting formula | 24 |
| नम् | nam | — | to bend | 20 |
| नम् | nam | 1P | to bend, to bow, to incline, to prostrate oneself | 46 |
| नरक | naraka | m | hell (According to one Hindu view, the universe has the shape of an egg (Brahmāṇḍa m.n. = = "Egg of Brahmā"): above the | 7 |
| नवग्रह | navagraha | m | the nine wandering stars (not planets!) (see Basham, Wonder p. 493) | 46 |
| नशिष्यति । नङ्क्ष्यति | naśiṣyati | — | br | 35 |
| नश् | naś | 4P | to perish, go to ruin, disappear | 35 |
| नाग | nāga | m | the naked one, elephant, snake (elephants and snakes have no fur, just as the "naked monkey" human) | 8 |
| नाभि | nābhi | f | navel | 20 |
| नामन् | nāman | n | Name | 38 |
| नाशयति | nāśayati | — | br | 35 |
| नि | ni | — | downwards, down, into, backwards | 20 |
| नि | ni | — | downwards, down, in, backwards | 24 |
| नि | ni | — | downwards, down, in, backwards | 46 |
| निखिल | nikhila | 3 | complete, whole | 52 |
| नित्य ३ | nitya | — | constant, enduring, eternal | 25 |
| नित्यम् | nityam | Adv | always, constantly ever | 25 |
| निरोध | nirodha | m | stopping, bringing to a standstill | 16 |
| निर्वाण | nirvāṇa | n | Extinguishing, Nirvana | 38 |
| निश्चित | niścita | 3 | decided, fixed | 43 |
| निषेक | niṣeka | m | sprinkling, fertilization, fluid, ejaculate, ceremony at conception | 50 |
| निस् | nis | — | out, away, forth, forward, from, without - of | 52 |
| नी | nī | — | to lead away, to instruct, to educate | 25 |
| नी नयति | nī | — | to lead | 6 |
| नीतिशास्त्र | nītiśāstra | n | treatises on worldly wisdom | 3 |
| नृत् नृत्यति | nṛt | — | to dance | 6 |
| नृत्य | nṛtya | n | dance | 7 |
| नृप | nṛpa | m | "protector of men" = king | 20 |
| नृशंस्य | nṛśaṃsya | n | Malice, baseness | 16 |
| नोचेत् | nocet | — | if not, otherwise | 43 |
| न्याय | nyāya | m | rule, principle, method, judgment (juridical), logic (from ni + i + a) | 25 |
| न्याय | nyāya | m | norm, rule, right manner; method, logic (from + ) | 29 |
प
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| पञ्जर | pañjara | n | cage | 49 |
| पण्डित | paṇḍita | — | clever, knowledgeable (in) | 19 |
| पण्डित | paṇḍita | 3 | clever, wise, learned | 50 |
| पण्य | paṇya | 3 | purchasable; n.: goods, trade | 43 |
| पत् पतति | pat | — | to fall, fly | 8 |
| पत्रिका | patrikā | f | letter | 8 |
| पद | pada | n | step, position, place | 13 |
| पद् पद्यते पद्यते पन्न | pad | — | padyate, PPP panna : to go, to fall into | 13 |
| पर | para | 3 | (declension like ) distant, foreign, higher than (), outermost, highest ; other, foreign, hostile ; m.: stranger | 52 |
| परंपरा | paraṃparā | f | uninterrupted series | 52 |
| परम | parama | 3 | furthest, highest ; : better than, higher than | 49 |
| परम् | param | Adv | to a high degree, thereupon, later, but, however | 52 |
| परलौकिक ३ | paralaukika | — | pertaining to the other world, beyond | 20 |
| परि | pari | — | around, about (place, time), here and there | 29 |
| परिचय | paricaya | m | acquaintance, friendship | 49 |
| परिचित | paricita | 3 | familiar, known | 51 |
| परिनिर्वाण | parinirvāṇa | n | Perfect extinguishing, perfect liberation (at the death of a Buddha or Arhat) | 38 |
| परिव्राजक | parivrājaka | m | wanderer, wandering monk, pilgrim | 29 |
| पशु | paśu | m | domesticated livestock, cattle (collective) | 3 |
| पश् पश्यति | paś | — | to see, behold (used as the present stem instead of the root dṛś 0 "to see, behold") | 8 |
| पश्चात्ताप | paścāttāpa | m | regret, remorse | 43 |
| पा पाति पायते पात | pā | — | to protect, to guard | 13 |
| पा पिबति पीयते पीत | pā | — | to drink (traditionally counted in the 1st class) | 13 |
| पात्र | pātra | n | Venerable, Master, Worthy One | 40 |
| पाद | pāda | m | foot, a quarter, verse line | 13 |
| पाप | pāpa | n | evil deed, wickedness (opposite of puṇya) | 10 |
| पालयति | pālayati | — | also synonymous with Indecl.: again, time and again, back, once more ; however, but (before voiced sounds except r-: ) | 29 |
| पाशुपाल्य | pāśupālya | n | cattle-rearing, livestock farming | 9 |
| पितामह | pitāmaha | m | paternal grandfather | 42 |
| पितामही | pitāmahī | f | paternal grandmother | 42 |
| पितृ | pitṛ | m | Father | 42 |
| पितृव्य | pitṛvya | m | Paternal uncle (father's brother) | 42 |
| पिशित | piśita | n | (prepared) meat | 51 |
| पीड् | pīḍ | 10P | to press, torment ; to distress, besiege, plague | 52 |
| पुण्य | puṇya | n | good deed, merit | 10 |
| पुत्र | putra | m | son (In India it was necessary to beget a son who could perform the sacrifices for the ancestors.) | 11 |
| पुत्र | putra | m | Son | 42 |
| पुनः पुनर् | punaḥ | — | repeatedly | 30 |
| पुनर् | punar | Adverb | again, back, return, but | 24 |
| पुनर् | punar | — | again, repeatedly, back, once more, on the contrary, but | 30 |
| पुनर्भव | punarbhava | m | rebirth | 30 |
| पुरतस् | puratas | — | in front, beforehand, before | 43 |
| पुरा | purā | Adv | once, formerly | 42 |
| पुरुष | puruṣa | m | human being, man, servant | 15 |
| पुष्कल | puṣkala | 3 | splendid, magnificent, abundant | 15 |
| पुस्तक | pustaka | m | Manuscript, Book | 40 |
| पू | pū | 9U | to purify | 30 |
| पूजा | pūjā | f | honor, honorable reception, religious worship (Pūjā) | 15 |
| पूज् | pūj | 10P | to honor, revere | 29 |
| पृथिवी | pṛthivī | f | earth | 36 |
| पृथु ३ | pṛthu | — | wide, broad, large | 20 |
| पृष्ठ | pṛṣṭha | n | back, rear side | 36 |
| पृष्ठम् | pṛṣṭham | — | behind | 36 |
| पॄ | pṝ | 3P | to fill, to fulfill | 33 |
| प्रकृति | prakṛti | f | (from + ) basic form, natural state, nature; primordial matter, prime substance | 42 |
| प्रच्छ् | prach | — | to ask | 11 |
| प्रच्छ् पृच्छति | prach | — | to ask (someone: Acc.; about something: Acc.) | 10 |
| प्रजा | prajā | f | procreation, birth, offspring | 29 |
| प्रजापति | prajāpati | m | lord of creatures, creator god | 36 |
| प्रज्ञा | prajñā | f | wisdom, knowledge | 25 |
| प्रणिधान | praṇidhāna | n | application, effort, attention towards, helpfulness, reflection, vow | 20 |
| प्रति | prati | — | back, against, towards - forth | 44 |
| प्रति | prati | — | to - towards, after, with regard to, opposite | 52 |
| प्रतिग्रह | pratigraha | m | receiving, gift | 9 |
| प्रतिमा | pratimā | f | image, likeness | 24 |
| प्रतिमा | pratimā | f | image, likeness | 33 |
| प्रदान | pradāna | n | giving, donation; gift, donation | 25 |
| प्रधान | pradhāna | 3 | principal, best ; n.: the most important | 52 |
| प्रभृति | prabhṛti | f | beginning, start | 18 |
| प्रवचन | pravacana | n | discourse, (oral) instruction | 9 |
| प्रव्रज्या | pravrajyā | f | leaving home for homelessness; ceremony by which one becomes a Buddhist novice (Pali: ) | 44 |
| प्रश्न | praśna | m | question (suffix -na as in yaj-ña) | 11 |
| प्रसङ्ग | prasaṅga | m | attachment, inclination ; opportunity | 48 |
| प्रसूति | prasūti | f | birth, offspring | 48 |
| प्राणान्तिक | prāṇāntika | 3 | fatal, bringing death, life-long | 51 |
| प्रिय ३ | priya | — | dear, loving, friendly | 30 |
| प्री | prī | 9U | to delight, to please; to love, to be inclined towards someone | 36 |
फ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| फल | phala | n | fruit (also in a figurative sense: the (karmic) fruit of an action) | 7 |
ब
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| बन्दी | bandī | f | Captive, plunder | 51 |
| बन्ध् | bandh | 9P | to bind, to tie up | 31 |
| बलि | bali | m | Payment, donation, tribute | 51 |
| बाण | bāṇa | m | Arrow, target | 42 |
| बाधना | bādhanā | f | distress, plague, torment | 20 |
| बाह्य | bāhya | 3 | located outside, abroad, foreign | 51 |
| बुद्धि | buddhi | f | cognition, organ of cognition | 12 |
| बुध् बुध्यते बोधति बुद्ध | budh | — | to awaken, to awaken to knowledge, to recognize; PPP buddha 3 awakened, hence Buddha = "the Awakened" (not: the Enlighte | 12 |
| बोधि | budh | — | bodhi m./f. : awakening (through which a Buddha or Jina attains liberating insight) | 12 |
| ब्रह्मचर्य | brahmacarya | — | sexual abstinence, celibate way of life | 22 |
| ब्रह्मन् | brahman | n | the Absolute, the Veda (according to Thieme originally: the formulated truth; from this "formulator of truth") | 38 |
| ब्राह्मण | brāhmaṇa | m | Brāhmaṇa (priestly class) | 2 |
| ब्राह्मणी | brāhmaṇī | f | Brahmin woman | 3 |
| ब्रू | brū | — | to speak, say (something to someone: double accusative) | 17 |
भ
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| भक्ति | bhakti | — | love and respect for a personal God. see Basham, Wonder p. 332f.) | 21 |
| भञ्ज् | bhañj | 7P | to break (something) | 31 |
| भद्र | bhadra | 3 | good, happy; vocative: my dear! | 43 |
| भय | bhaya | n | fear, dread; danger (the subjective and the objective aspect) | 33 |
| भर्तृ | bhartṛ | m | Sustainer, Nourisher, Husband | 42 |
| भार | bhāra | m | burden | 28 |
| भार | bhāra | m | burden | 33 |
| भार्या | bhāryā | f | "one to be maintained" = wife | 20 |
| भार्या | bhāryā | f | Wife ( = gerundive of : one to be carried, one to be sustained, one entitled to maintenance) | 42 |
| भावना | bhāvanā | f | meditative unfolding (to causative) | 20 |
| भिक्षा | bhikṣā | f | begged alms, begging food | 51 |
| भिक्ष् | bhikṣ | — | to beg | 21 |
| भिद् | bhid | 7U | to split | 31 |
| भी | bhī | 3P | to fear (Abl., Gen.) | 33 |
| भुजंग | bhujaṃga | m | Snake | 51 |
| भुज् | bhuj | 7U | to enjoy (e.g. food; "to enjoy the earth" = to rule the earth) | 31 |
| भू | bhū | — | (to become around someone = to encircle =) to master, conquer; to disregard, despise | 29 |
| भू | bhū | 1P | to arise, to exist | 31 |
| भू | bhū | — | to encircle, to master, to conquer | 46 |
| भू | bhū | — | to recognize, to feel, to perceive, to experience | 52 |
| भू भवति | bhū | — | to become, to arise, to be | 6 |
| भृ | bhṛ | 3U | to carry, to bring; to sustain, to nourish | 33 |
| भृत्य | bhṛtya | m | subordinate, servant | 28 |
| भोस् | bhos | — | exclamation of address, e.g.: hey, heda, oh, ei, hello, hi! often not to be translated. This particle has a special sand | 46 |
| भ्रंश | bhraṃśa | m | the falling away | 46 |
| भ्रम् | bhram | 1P | : to wander, to roam | 46 |
| भ्रातृ | bhrātṛ | m | Brother | 42 |
म
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| मणि | maṇi | m | Jewel | 51 |
| मत्स्य | matsya | m | fish | 29 |
| मद | mada | m | intoxication, sensual intoxication = sensuality | 25 |
| मद | mada | m | also "must" of an elephant (in Musth) | 51 |
| मद् | mad | — | to rejoice, to revel in something (Instr., Gen., Loc.) | 25 |
| मधु | madhu | n | honey, sweet drink, mead (honey wine) | 51 |
| मध्य ३ | madhya | — | middle; n. center | 20 |
| मनु | manu | m | human being, man; name of the father of the human race (to 4Ā) | 38 |
| मनुष्य | manuṣya | m | human being | 38 |
| मन् | man | — | to disregard, to despise | 50 |
| मन् मन्यते | man | — | to think | 6 |
| मन्त्रिन् | mantrin | 3 | advisory ; m.: advisor, councilor, minister | 50 |
| मरण | maraṇa | n | dying, death | 15 |
| मल | mala | m | dirt, blemish | 52 |
| मही | mahī | f | earth, ground and soil | 20 |
| मही | mahī | — | the Great One) | 32 |
| मा | mā | 3Ā | to measure | 33 |
| मांस | māṃsa | n | meat | 51 |
| मातामह | mātāmaha | m | maternal grandfather | 42 |
| मातामही | mātāmahī | f | maternal grandmother | 42 |
| मातुल | mātula | m | Maternal uncle (mother's brother) | 42 |
| मातुलानी | mātulānī | f | Wife of the maternal uncle (maternal aunt by marriage) | 42 |
| मातृ | mātṛ | f | Mother | 42 |
| मात्रा | mātrā | f | measure, limit | 18 |
| मात्स्य | mātsya | 3 | belonging to the fish (to fishes) | 29 |
| मान | māna | m | assessment, reputation, fame, honor, pride, conceit, sense of inferiority; (one measures oneself against others) | 25 |
| मार | māra | m | the personified evil, the personified temptation / manipulation, devil | 52 |
| मार्ग | mārga | m | path (paths were often game trails) | 12 |
| मार्यादा | māryādā | f | boundary | 51 |
| मिह् | mih | 1P | to urinate, to piss, to ejaculate | 38 |
| मुख | mukha | n | mouth, face, front part, beginning | 37 |
| मुच् मुञ्चति मुक्त | muc | — | to release, to let go, to liberate; from the cycle of rebirths (saṃsāra m.) to liberate = to redeem | 12 |
| मुदिता | muditā | f | joy, especially sympathetic joy (opposite of envy) | 3 |
| मुनि | muni | m | wise man, (silent) ascetic | 37 |
| मुहूर्त | muhūrta | m | moment, instant | 49 |
| मुह् मुह्यति | muh | — | to be confused | 6 |
| मूर्ख | mūrkha | 3 | stupid, foolish, dumb m. fool | 37 |
| मूर्ख | mūrkha | m | snake | 41 |
| मूल | mūla | n | root | 25 |
| मूल्य | mūlya | n | value, price | 43 |
| मृ | mṛ | — | to die (according to Indian grammarians: 6 Ā) | 15 |
| मृग | mṛga | m | wild animal | 12 |
| मृगया | mṛgayā | f | hunting | 51 |
| मृति | mṛti | f | dying, death | 15 |
| मृत्यु | mṛtyu | m | death ; personified: god of death | 15 |
| मृदु | mṛdu | 3 | gentle, mild, soft; slow, weak | 29 |
| मेघ | megha | m | Cloud ("dripping one") | 38 |
| मेधा | medhā | f | Wisdom, Intellect, Thought | 40 |
| मैत्री | maitrī | f | Friendship, friendliness, friendly goodwill | 5 |
| मोक्ष | muc | — | mokṣa m. : release, liberation, redemption | 12 |
य
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| यजन | yajana | n | sacrifice on behalf of someone else | 9 |
| यज् यजति | yaj | — | to honor with a sacrifice, to offer | 6 |
| यज्ञ | yajña | m | sacrifice | 10 |
| यत् | yat | 1Ā | to strive for (, , ) | 44 |
| यत्न | yatna | m | effort, exertion | 44 |
| यथा | yathā | Adv | how, as if | 29 |
| यदि | yadi | — | if | 25 |
| यदि | yadi | — | if | 30 |
| यदि | yadi | — | if | 46 |
| यद्यपि | yadyapi | — | even if, although | 30 |
| यद्येवम् | yadyevam | — | if so, under these circumstances | 30 |
| यम् | yam | 1P | : to hold, carry ; to offer, grant ; to keep together, restrain, bridle, conquer | 44 |
| या | yā | 2P | to go, to travel | 44 |
| यातृ | yātṛ | m | Husband of the brother's wife | 42 |
| यान | yāna | n | going, path, vehicle | 44 |
| याम | yāma | m | night watch (each three hours) | 52 |
| यावत् | yāvat | Adv | how long, during | 42 |
| युज् | yuj | 7U | to yoke, to hitch, to harness, to attach; Ā also: to strain oneself (= to exert oneself), to connect with, to concentrat | 31 |
| युध् युध्यते | yudh | — | to fight | 6 |
| योग | yoga | m | yoking, connection, union, acquisition; Yoga | 16 |
| योषित् | yoṣit | f | young woman, girl | 51 |
| यौवन | yauvana | n | youth | 48 |
र
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| रक्त ३ | rakta | — | colored, red | 20 |
| रक्ष् रक्षति | rakṣ | — | to protect | 8 |
| रभ् | rabh | 1Ā | to grasp | 44 |
| रम् | ram | 1Ā | to stand still, rest, linger; to take pleasure in, delight oneself | 29 |
| रहस् | rahas | n | secret, solitude | 50 |
| राग | rāga | m | (red) color, passion, love | 5 |
| राग | rāga | m | also: color, red color | 51 |
| राजन् | rājan | m | King (for kingship in India, see Basham, Wonder pp. 82-94). As the final member of a compound (esp. ) usually: - m. (lik | 38 |
| राज्ञी | rājñī | f | Queen, wife of a king | 38 |
| राज्य | rājya | 3 | royal; n. kingdom, kingship, rule | 38 |
| रिष् | riṣ | 1P | to be damaged, to fail, to injure | 50 |
| रुत | ruta | n | screaming | 51 |
| रुद् | rud | — | to weep, howl | 17 |
| रुद्र | rudra | m | (the howler =) the storm god Rudra | 17 |
| रुधिर | rudhira | n | Blood | 51 |
| रुध् | rudh | 7U | to stop, to bring to a halt, to hold back = to enclose, to cover | 31 |
| रुह् | ruh | 1P | to ascend, to climb | 46 |
| रुह्य | ruhya | — | br | 32 |
| रुह्यते | ruhyate | — | br | 32 |
| रूढ | rūḍha | — | br | 32 |
| रूप | rūpa | n | appearance, form, beautiful form, nature, essence | 9 |
| रे | re | — | Hey! You there! | 43 |
| रोक्ष्यति | rokṣyati | — | br | 32 |
| रोहयति । रोपयति | rohayati | — | br | 32 |
ल
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| लक्षण | lakṣaṇa | n | feature, sign, attribute | 20 |
| लघु | laghu | 3 | easy (not heavy, not difficult), quick, short (in expression) | 48 |
| लभ् लभते | labh | — | to grasp, obtain, seize | 8 |
| लम्ब् | lamb | 1Ā | to hang down from (), to hang on () | 46 |
| लिख् लिखति | likh | — | to engrave, write (originally with a stylus on palm leaves, but later generally) | 8 |
| लिप् | lip | 6U | to smear, to daub | 25 |
| लिप्ति | lipti | f | smearing, writing, script | 25 |
| लीला | līlā | f | jest, play | 42 |
| लुप् | lup | — | to break, to destroy | 50 |
| लोकयिष्यति | lokayiṣyati | — | br | 32 |
| लोकित | lokita | — | br | 32 |
| लोक्य | lokya | — | br | 32 |
| लोक्यते | lokyate | — | br | 32 |
| लोभ | lobha | m | Greed, avarice | 5 |
| लौल्य | laulya | n | greed, lustfulness | 52 |
व
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| वञ्चक | vañcaka | m | fraudster, deceiver | 43 |
| वणिज् | vaṇij | m | merchant, trader | 43 |
| वत्स | vatsa | m | calf, young animal, child ; Voc.: my dear | 43 |
| वत्स्यति | Fut.: | — | br Pass.: PPP: Inf | 27 |
| वदन | vadana | n | speaking; instrument of speech: mouth, face | 11 |
| वद् | vad | — | to say | 11 |
| वद् | vad | — | to formally greet, to address | 36 |
| वद् | vad | 1P | to say back = to answer | 44 |
| वद् वदति | vad | — | to say, to speak | 10 |
| वन | vana | n | Forest | 51 |
| वपुस् | vapus | n | beauty, form body (declension see later) | 20 |
| वर | vara | 3 | best, finest | 43 |
| वर | vara | m | wish, desire | 49 |
| वर | vara | 3 | best | 52 |
| वर्ग | varga | m | section, division, group | 52 |
| वर्ण | varṇa | m | color, birth status (aspiration) | 2 |
| वर्ण | varṇa | m | Color, genus, social class | 5 |
| वर्ष | varṣa | n | rain, rainy season, year | 25 |
| वश् | vaś | 2P | , Imperat. 2.sg.: : to want, command, desire | 52 |
| वसन्त | vasanta | m | ("shining" =) spring (March to May) | 27 |
| वसिष्यते | Fut.: | — | br PPP: Inf | 27 |
| वसु | vasu | n | wealth, treasure, property, possession | 27 |
| वस् | vas | 1P | to stay, dwell (with locative of the person with whom one dwells) | 27 |
| वस्तु | vastu | n | seat, place; reality, real thing, actuality, object | 27 |
| वस्तुतस् | vastutas | — | in reality, truly | 27 |
| वस्त्र | vastra | n | means to put on oneself = garment, robe, cloth | 27 |
| वह् | vah | 1U | to lead, to drive, to blow (wind) | 25 |
| वह्नि | vahni | m | knowledge, cognition | 18 |
| वा | vā | — | or (postposed) | 15 |
| वा | vā | — | or | 20 |
| वा | vā | 2P | to blow, to breathe | 38 |
| वा | vā | — | either ... or | 45 |
| वा | vā | 2P | to blow, to breathe | 52 |
| वाच्य | vācya | 3 | also: blameworthy | 48 |
| वाणिज्य | vāṇijya | n | trade | 9 |
| वात | vāta | m | Wind | 38 |
| वात | vāta | m | wind | 52 |
| वाद | vāda | m | utterance, statement, word | 11 |
| वानप्रस्थ | vānaprastha | m | forest hermit (one who is in the 3rd ) | 29 |
| वार्त्ता | vārttā | f | Livelihood, economics (economy) | 5 |
| विक्ल्प | viklpa | m | Alternative, Doubt | 40 |
| विचित्र ३ | vicitra | — | colorful, diverse, beautiful, wonderful, strange | 20 |
| विजिज्ञासु | vijijñāsu | 3 | one who wishes to recognize completely | 52 |
| विज्ञान | vijñāna | n | knowledge, cognition | 25 |
| विद् | vid | — | half, m.n. half | 15 |
| विद् | vid | 2P | to know, to recognize | 28 |
| विद्या | vidyā | f | Knowledge, science | 5 |
| विधि | vidhi | m | arrangement, law, regulation; creation, fate | 20 |
| विधि | vidhi | m | also: fate (to ) | 50 |
| विनय | vinaya | m | removal, education, discipline, buddhist.: monastic discipline, monastic law | 25 |
| विना | vinā | — | without, except (with Acc., Instr., Abl.) | 25 |
| विपणि | vipaṇi | f | shop, store | 43 |
| विप्र | vipra | m | "trembler" = poet, singer, priest, Brahmin | 20 |
| विभ्रम | vibhrama | m | the going back and forth | 46 |
| विलम्ब | vilamba | n | delay, lateness | 43 |
| विवाह | vivāha | m | leading away, marriage of a woman (Instr., saha) (for marriage see Basham, Wonder pp. 166-171) | 25 |
| विशेष | viśeṣa | m | peculiarity, specification, differentia specifica | 23 |
| विशेष | viśeṣa | m | difference, peculiarity | 48 |
| विश् विशति | viś | — | to enter | 6 |
| विष | viṣa | n | poison | 41 |
| विष | viṣa | n | Poison | 51 |
| विषम | viṣama | 3 | unequal, uneven, evil | 46 |
| विषय | viṣaya | m | area, region, object, sense-object | 20 |
| विष्टि | viṣṭi | f | work, forced labor | 25 |
| विहंग | vihaṃga | m | bird ("going into the sky-dream - ") | 49 |
| वृक्ष | vṛkṣa | m | tree | 37 |
| वृज् | vṛj | 7P | to turn, rotate ; to ward off, exclude | 52 |
| वृत् | vṛt | — | to turn, to bend, to be (somewhere), to dwell | 16 |
| वृत् | vṛt | — | turn around, return | 20 |
| वृत् | vṛt | — | to occur, happen, arise | 24 |
| वृत्त | vṛtta | n | behavior | 24 |
| वृत्ति | vṛtti | f | behavior, activity, way of life | 24 |
| वृद्धि | vṛddhi | f | growth, increase, guṇa grade (from: vṛdh-ti) | 25 |
| वृध् | vṛdh | 1Ā | to grow, to become larger | 25 |
| वृष् | vṛṣ | 1P | to rain (mostly with a -- a god or a cloud) | 50 |
| वेष | veṣa | m | garment, appearance, exterior | 49 |
| वै | vai | — | Particle that emphasizes the preceding word: indeed, truly, but | 50 |
| वैश्य | vaiśya | m | Vaiśya (merchant and agricultural class) | 2 |
| वैश्या | vaiśyā | f | female Vaiśya | 3 |
| व्यवहार | vyavahāra | m | activity, conduct, interaction, commerce, business, trade, (legal) process | 52 |
| व्याकरण | vyākaraṇa | n | grammar (to ) | 48 |
| व्याघ्र | vyāghra | m | tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) (lit.: yawner) | 15 |
| व्याधि | vyādhi | m | illness, disease | 18 |
| व्रज् | vraj | 1P | stride, go, depart | 36 |
| व्रत | vrata | — | a mother promises to dedicate her daughter as a temple prostitute () if her daughter recovers. Important today: fasting; | 22 |
श
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| शंस् | śaṃs | 1P | to praise, to command | 42 |
| शकुनि | śakuni | m | bird | 51 |
| शक्ति | śakti | — | divine power, personified as a female companion especially of | 22 |
| शबर | śabara | — | Proper name of a non-Aryan tribe | 51 |
| शब्द | śabda | m | sound, tone, signal: word | 18 |
| शयन | śayana | n | couch, bed | 44 |
| शर | śara | m | Arrow-shaft, arrow | 42 |
| शरण | śaraṇa | 3 | protecting, shielding; n. protection, refuge, taking refuge | 41 |
| शर्करा | śarkarā | f | sugar (the German "Zucker" goes via Italian zucchero, from there via Arabic sukkar - سكر and Persian šakkar - شکر back t | 43 |
| शस्त्र | śastra | — | cutting tool, cutting weapon, sword, weapon | 16 |
| शाक्यमुनि | śākyamuni | m | ascetic from the lineage of the (Kṣatriyas from ) = Buddha Gautama | 37 |
| शासना | śāsanā | f | royal edict, teaching, religion | 41 |
| शास् | śās | 2P | to reprimand, to control, to command, to teach | 41 |
| शास्त्र | śāstra | n | teaching, treatise | 41 |
| शास्त्रिन् | śāstrin | m | learned, scholar | 41 |
| शिक्षा | śikṣā | f | science, instruction; phonetics | 25 |
| शिवा | śivā | f | (female) jackal (golden jackal = Canis aureus) | 51 |
| शिशु | śiśu | m | child, young one | 49 |
| शिष् | śiṣ | 7P | to leave, to leave behind | 51 |
| शिष्य | śiṣya | 3 | to be instructed = student | 41 |
| शी | śī | 2Ā | to lie. This root has in all forms of the present stem Guna: 1.sg.Ind.Pres.Ā (śe + e). The following forms are pa | 44 |
| शीघ्र | śīghra | 3 | fast, quick | 43 |
| शील | śīla | n | custom, habit, nature, character, good habit = morality | 52 |
| शुक | śuka | m | parrot | 8 |
| शुचि | śuci | 3 | shining, gleaming, fine; m.: purity | 29 |
| शुचि | śuci | 3 | shining, pure, clear | 38 |
| शुच् | śuc | 1P | (to flame, to shine) ; to mourn, to lament | 38 |
| शुच् शोचति | śuc | — | to mourn | 8 |
| शुश्रूषा | śuśrūṣā | f | obedience, obedient service | 9 |
| शूद्र | śūdra | m | Śūdra (service class) | 2 |
| शूद्रा | śūdrā | f | female Śūdra | 3 |
| शूद्री शूद्राणी | śūdrī | f | wife of a Śūdra | 3 |
| शून्य | śūnya | 3 | empty, desolate | 51 |
| शूर | śūra | 3 | brave, heroic ; m.: hero | 18 |
| शोक | śoka | m | mourning, grief | 38 |
| शोभन | śobhana | 3 | shining, splendid, magnificent, beautiful, good | 18 |
| शौच | śauca | n | purification, purity | 16 |
| श्रमयति | śramayati | — | br | 32 |
| श्रमित्वा । श्रान्त्वा | śramitvā | — | br | 32 |
| श्रमिष्यते | śramiṣyate | — | br | 32 |
| श्रम् | śram | 4P | : to toil, to become tired | 46 |
| श्रम्य | śramya | — | br | 32 |
| श्रम्यते | śramyate | — | br | 32 |
| श्रान्त | śrānta | — | br | 32 |
| श्रि | śri | 1U | to lean, to lean against, to find support, to go to someone (, ) | 46 |
| श्रु शृणोति | śru | — | to hear (something: Accusative, someone: Genitive or Accusative; about: Accusative; from someone: Genitive, Ablative, In | 7 |
| श्रुति | śruti | f | hearing, the eternal tradition (designation for the Vedas and Brāhmaṇas) | 3 |
| श्रेष्ठिन् | śreṣṭhin | m | wealthy merchant | 43 |
| श्रोणि । श्रोणी | śroṇi | f | hip | 20 |
| श्रौतसूत्र | śrautasūtra | n | treatises on the performance of great sacrifices | 3 |
| श्वन् | śvan | m | dog | 51 |
| श्वसुर | śvasura | f | Father-in-law (in ancient times: only of the wife) | 42 |
| श्वस् | śvas | — | tomorrow | 48 |
| श्वस्रू | śvasrū | f | Mother-in-law (declension follows later) | 42 |
स
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| संख्या | saṃkhyā | f | counting, enumeration ; n.: one of the six philosophical systems (short: Basham, Wonder p. 326f.) | 24 |
| संपुट | saṃpuṭa | m | box (here: package, bundle) | 43 |
| संयक् | saṃyak | Adv | correctly, truly, in the proper manner ; thoroughly, completely | 50 |
| सकाश | sakāśa | m | Presence, presence | 42 |
| सङ्ग | saṅga | m | the attaching to, contact with () | 46 |
| सङ्घ | saṅgha | n | (to - : to strike together): group, crowd, community (e.g. Buddhist) | 41 |
| सज्ज् | sajj | 1P | to hang, to adhere | 48 |
| सञ्ज् | sañj | 1P | : to attach, to stick to () | 46 |
| सत्य | satya | n | truth | 10 |
| सत्वर | satvara | 3 | fast, hurried | 43 |
| सद् | sad | — | sit, settle down | 20 |
| सद् | sad | — | : to sit down | 46 |
| सनातन ३ | sanātana | f | eternal, imperishable, constant | 30 |
| सम | sama | 3 | equal, same, similar (with instrumental) | 18 |
| सम | sama | 3 | equal, same, similar | 46 |
| समता | samatā | f | equanimity | 46 |
| समम् | samam | Adv | in the same way, simultaneously (), evenly | 46 |
| समय | samaya | m | agreement, contract, deadline, appointment, time | 43 |
| समाधि | samādhi | m | inner concentration, highest attention, meditative "absorption" | 20 |
| समाधि | samādhi | m | inner concentration, highest attention | 33 |
| समान | samāna | 3 | of the same kind, equal, similar; m.: contemporary | 51 |
| समान ३ | samāna | — | equal, same | 23 |
| सर्व | sarva | 3 | each, all | 50 |
| सह | saha | — | together with, jointly with (also in "to fight with" etc.) (Postposition with Instrumental) | 10 |
| सहित | sahita | 3 | united, provided with | 18 |
| सह् | sah | — | to overcome, to endure, patiently to endure = to forgive | 12 |
| साधन | sādhana | m | leading to the goal, effecting | 16 |
| साधु | sādhu | 3 | correct, good | 2 |
| साध्वी | sādhvī | f | fem. of sādhu | 3 |
| सामर्थ्य | sāmarthya | n | that which corresponds to the purpose | 25 |
| सामान्य | sāmānya | n | equality, agreement, correspondence | 23 |
| सायक | sāyaka | m | Arrow | 51 |
| सार | sāra | m | core, marrow, essence, substance | 52 |
| सारथि | sārathi | m | charioteer, coachman | 8 |
| सिंह | siṃha | m | lion (Panthera leo persica) | 15 |
| सिच् सिञ्चति सिक्त | sic | — | to sprinkle | 12 |
| सीमन् | sīman | f | Boundary, limit | 38 |
| सु सुनोति | su | — | to press out | 7 |
| सुख | sukha | n | happiness, well-being | 8 |
| सुत | suta | m | Son | 38 |
| सुप्ति | supti | f | sleep, esp. deep sleep | 40 |
| सुष्टु | suṣṭu | 3 | highly praised, excellent, good | 18 |
| सूक्ष्म | sūkṣma | 3 | fine, tiny, subtle | 48 |
| सूर्य | sūrya | m | Sun, sun god Sūrya | 38 |
| सूर्य | sūrya | m | sun | 52 |
| सृज् सृजति | sṛj | — | to let go, to release from oneself, to emanate | 6 |
| सेवा | sevā | f | service, attendance | 52 |
| सेव् | sev | 1Ā | to serve someone (), attend, honor, love | 52 |
| सोम | soma | m | pressed drink, Soma; Moon (Which plant was used to press Soma is still disputed today) | 7 |
| स्तन | stana | m | breast | 20 |
| स्तु | stu | — | to praise, extol | 15 |
| स्तुति | stuti | f | praise, hymn of praise | 15 |
| स्तेन | stena | m | thief | 25 |
| स्तेय | steya | n | theft | 25 |
| स्तोत्र | stotra | n | (means of praise =) hymn of praise, hymnus | 15 |
| स्त्री | strī | f | woman | 20 |
| स्त्री | strī | f | woman, wife ; feminine | 48 |
| स्थविर | sthavira | 3 | old, aged | 48 |
| स्था | sthā | — | to abstain from, to refrain from, to keep away, to remain, to stand | 42 |
| स्थाविर | sthāvira | n | (advanced) age | 48 |
| स्पृश् | spṛś | 6P | to touch | 36 |
| स्मृ स्मरति | smṛ | — | to make present, to remember | 6 |
| स्मृति | smṛti | f | recollection, memory, meditative recollection = mindfulness, tradition (counterpart to śruti). Includes | 3 |
| स्व | sva | 3 | own, his/her/its (my, your, etc.). Declined like . In the Abl./Loc. sg. m.n. and in the Nom. pl. m. it can also be decli | 51 |
| स्वक | svaka | 3 | own (my, your ...) ; m.: member | 36 |
| स्वप् | svap | 2P | to sleep, to go to sleep | 40 |
| स्वप्न | svapna | m | sleep, dream | 40 |
| स्वभाव | svabhāva | m | being, nature, character | 25 |
| स्वयम् | svayam | — | of itself, spontaneously | 49 |
| स्वर्ग | svarga | m | heaven | 7 |
| स्वसृ | svasṛ | f | Sister | 42 |
| स्वस्ति | svasti | f | happiness, salvation (nominal formation from = "it is good") | 24 |
| स्वागत | svāgata | n | welcome (from su-ā-gata) | 24 |
| स्वाध्याय | svādhyāya | m | "self-study", recitation (especially of the Veda), study of the Vedas | 20 |
ह
| Sanskrit | IAST | Genus | English | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| हन् | han | — | to strike, to slay, to kill | 17 |
| हन् | han | 2P | to strike back | 44 |
| हर | hara | 3 | taking away; m.: the destroyer = epithet of Śiva | 27 |
| हरि | hari | 3 | blond, yellow, green; m. epithet of Viṣṇu (does not belong to the root 1) | 27 |
| हरिष्यति | Fut.: | — | br Pass.: PPP: Inf | 27 |
| हरिहर | harihara | m | Viṣṇu and Śiva united as a single deity | 27 |
| हर्ष | harṣa | m | (raising of the body hair), joy | 25 |
| हस्त | hasta | m | hand | 18 |
| हस्तिन् | hastin | m | elephant (Elephas maximus) | 38 |
| हा | hā | 3P | to leave | 33 |
| हित | PPP | — | (!!) | 33 |
| हिरण्य ३ | hiraṇya | — | golden ; n.: gold, money, wealth | 25 |
| हीन | PPP | — | left by, lacking, defective | 33 |
| हीनयान | hīnayāna | n | the defective vehicle (of Buddhism): derogatory term used by representatives of the "Great Vehicle", namely ; the defect | 33 |
| हु | hu | 3P | to pour into fire (as an offering, esp. melted butter) | 33 |
| हृ | hṛ | 1U | to hold, to carry; to take away, to steal | 27 |
| हृदय | hṛdaya | n | Heart | 42 |
| हृष् | hṛṣ | 4P | to become stiff: to bristle (hair), to rejoice over (Instr., Acc., Loc.) | 36 |
| हेतु | hetu | m | impulse, motivation, cause, reason ; , , with Genitive or as the second member of a compound = "for the sake of ..., bec | 24 |
| ह्रस्व | hrasva | 3 | short | 49 |
| ह्वे । हू | hve | 1U | to call, to summon | 46 |
