Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Vedic Nouns 1
Vedic nouns up to the midterm
178
Language - Other
Graduate
10/23/2013
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Language - Other Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
aktú m.
 Definition
- night
- light, beam of light
- ointment
Term
agní m.
 Definition
- fire
- name of god
Term
aghá n.
 Definition
evil, sin, sorrow, trouble, harm
Term
áṅgiras m.
 Definition
messenger (between gods and men)
Term
áditi f.
 Definition
- name of goddess
- inifinity
(as adj, without limit, infinite)
Term
ádri m.
 Definition
rock, Soma-pressing stone
Term
adhvará m.
 Definition
ceremony, religious service, sacrifice
Term
antárikṣa m.
 Definition
atmosphere
Term
áp f.
 Definition
waters
Term
aparī f. (pl)
 Definition
the future (days)
Term
ayoddhṛ m.
 Definition
non-fighter, coward
Term
ará m.
 Definition
spoke
Term
áhan n.
 Definition
day
Term
áhi m.
 Definition
serpent
Term
ahihátya m.
 Definition
serpent-slaying, serpent-battle
Term
ājí m.
 Definition
race, contest, battle
Term
índra m.
 Definition
name of god
Term
íṣ f.
 Definition
strengthening, nourishment, vigour
Term
ukthá n.
 Definition
utterance, (hymn of) praise, invocation
Term
uṣás f.
 Definition
dawn
Term
ṛtá n.
 Definition
established order, truth, order in sacred things, sacred custom, pious work
Term
ṛtvíj m.
 Definition
('right-time sacrificing') the priest offering at the appointed time (one of four priests of the ritual
Term
ṛṣi m.
 Definition
seer
Term
etá m.
 Definition
deer, antelope ('rushing, darting' from i)
Term
ójas n.
 Definition
strength, power
Term
kārú m.
 Definition
praiser, poet, singer
Term
kāṣṭhā f.
 Definition
course, track (of the winds and clouds)
Term
kúliśa m.
 Definition
axe
Term
kṛṣṭí f.
 Definition
people, folk
Term
ketú m.
 Definition
beams, beacons, brightness
Term
krátu m.
 Definition
power, might, intention
Term
kṣatríya m.
 Definition
ruler
Term
gír f.
 Definition
song, invocation, praise
Term
gopā m.
 Definition
cow-keeper, protector
Term
gáus (acc. gām, inst. gávā) m/f
 Definition
bull/cow; pl. cattle
Term
cákṣas n.
 Definition
eye
Term
jána m.
 Definition
person, people
Term
jánman m.
 Definition
race, generation, creature, production, birth
Term
jaritṛ m.
 Definition
singer, invoker
Term
jātávedas m.
 Definition
he who has knowledge of the folk (epithet of Agni)
Term
tanú f.
 Definition
body
Term
tanyatú m.
 Definition
thunder
Term
támas n.
 Definition
darkness
Term
tāyú m.
 Definition
thief
Term
tríkadruka m.
 Definition
('triple-brownlets') triple (Soma) vessel
Term
tváṣṭṛ m.
 Definition
- name of god
- wright, workman
Term
dáma m./n.
 Definition
house, home
Term
dānu f.
 Definition
name of a daemon, Vṛtra's mother
Term
dúvas n.
 Definition
gift, oblation, worship, reverence
Term
devá m.
 Definition
heavenly one, god
Term
devátā f.
 Definition
godhead, divinity
Term
dóṣāvastṛ m.
 Definition
illuminer of darkness
Term
dyáus (acc. dyām, gen. dyós) m.
 Definition
day, heaven
Term
dvíṣ f.
 Definition
hate
Term
dvíṣ m.
 Definition
hater, foe
Term
dhī f.
 Definition
poetic thought, religious thought, devotion
Term
dhenú f.
 Definition
cow
Term
hrādúni f.
 Definition
hail-stones, hail
Term
nákṣatra n.
 Definition
heavenly body, stars
Term
nadá m.
 Definition
reed, rush
Term
naptī f.
 Definition
daughter
Term
námas n.
 Definition
bow, obeisance, reverence, adoration
Term
nṛ m.
 Definition
man, hero
Term
nemí f.
 Definition
felly, rim
Term
náu (acc. nāvam, inst. nāvā) f.
 Definition
boat, ship
Term
paṇí m.
 Definition
huckster, stingy bargainer, haggler
Term
párvata m.
 Definition
mountain
Term
pitṛ m.
 Definition
father
Term
putrá m.
 Definition
son
Term
puróhita m.
 Definition
('placed before') a class of priest
Term
pṛthivī f.
 Definition
Earth (the wide and broad)
Term
póṣa m.
 Definition
thrivance, welfare
Term
páuṃsya n.
 Definition
manliness, manly deed
Term
pratimāna n.
 Definition
match, equal
Term
bíla n.
 Definition
cleft, hollow, orifice
Term
bhága m.
 Definition
auspicious one, dispenser, rich master, lord
Term
bhadrá n.
 Definition
welfare
Term
bhárgas n.
 Definition
radiant light, splendour, glory
Term
bhānú m.
 Definition
radiance, light, beam
Term
bhāma m.
 Definition
rage, fury
Term
bhúvana n.
 Definition
existence, being, creature; w/ víśva all creatures
Term
bhūman n.
 Definition
earth, world
Term
bráhman n.
 Definition
formulation, devotion, praise
Term
matí f.
 Definition
devotion, thought, purpose, intention, mind
Term
mádhya n.
 Definition
middle
Term
mánas n.
 Definition
mind, thought
Term
manīṣā f.
 Definition
thought, understanding, wisdom
Term
mánu m.
 Definition
- man, mankind
- name of the first sacrificer
Term
mánman n.
 Definition
thought, devotion, prayer
Term
marút m. (pl)
 Definition
name of the gods of the storm-wind, Indra's companions
Term
máhas n.
 Definition
greatness, might, glory, gladness
Term
mahāvīrá m.
 Definition
great hero
Term
mahitvá n.
 Definition
greatness, might
Term
māyā f.
 Definition
transformative/supernature power, wile
Term
míh f.
 Definition
mist
Term
médha m.
 Definition
juice, sap, strength, essential part
Term
yajñá m.
 Definition
worship, devotion
Term
yáśas n.
 Definition
fame, honour
Term
yātṛ m.
 Definition
('pursuer') avenger
Term
rájas n.
 Definition
broad pace, atmosphere, air, region of the clouds, vapour, gloom
Term
ratnadhā m.
 Definition
gift-/riches-giving
Term
rátha m.
 Definition
chariot
Term
rayí m.
 Definition
wealth, treasure
Term
raśmí m.
 Definition
line, cord, ray (of light), beam
Term
rājan m.
 Definition
king
Term
rāṣṭrá n.
 Definition
kingdom, sovereignty
Term
reṇú m.
 Definition
dust
Term
rocaná n.
 Definition
light, the place of the light, ethereal space(s)
Term
vakṣáṇā f.
 Definition
belly
Term
vájra m.
 Definition
cudgel, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon
Term
vajrín m.
 Definition
possessing the cudgel
Term
vadhá m.
 Definition
murderer, weapon of death (Indra's bolt)
Term
vadhasná (only in inst. pl)
 Definition
weapons of death
Term
vayā f.
 Definition
strengthening, offspring
Term
váruṇa m.
 Definition
the Encompasser (an Āditya - the personified vault of heaven)
Term
vavrí m.
 Definition
cover, body, hiding place
Term
vasūyā f.
 Definition
desire for goods/wealth
Term
vāra m.
 Definition
tail-hair
Term
vidyút f.
 Definition
lightning
Term
víś m.
 Definition
clan, tribe,settlement, host
Term
vīrya n.
 Definition
heroic deeds, manliness, courage, strength
Term
vṛtrá m.
 Definition
name of a daemon, covere, encloser, withholder
Term
vṛtráputrā f.
 Definition
having Vṛtra as son, Vṛtra's mother
Term
vṛjána n.
 Definition
enclosure, dwelling-place, community
Term
vṛṣabhá m.
 Definition
bull (Indra)
Term
śátru m.
 Definition
rival, (victorious) opponent, foe, enemy
Term
śám n.
 Definition
welfare, happiness, blessing
Term
śárīra n.
 Definition
body
Term
śúbh f.
 Definition
beauty
Term
śúṣma m.
 Definition
(whistling, exhalation) battle song, battle-spirit, courage, impetuosity
Term
śyená m.
 Definition
falcon, eagle, hawk, kestrel (some sort of raptor)
Term
śrávas n.
 Definition
fame
Term
sákhi m.
 Definition
friend, companion
Term
sátpati m.
 Definition
('lord of being') strong ruler, master
Term
sádana n.
 Definition
seat
Term
samáraṇa n.
 Definition
('a coming together') battle
Term
sámṛti f.
 Definition
collision, shock
Term
savitṛ m.
 Definition
name of a god, the Impeller, the Enlivener
Term
sáhas n.
 Definition
superior power, might
Term
sānu m./n.
 Definition
top, ridge, back
Term
sāyaka m.
 Definition
suitable for hurling, missile
Term
síndhu f.
 Definition
river, stream
Term
sukṣetriyā f.
 Definition
desire for fair fields
Term
sugātuyā f.
 Definition
desire for welfare
Term
sutá m.
 Definition
(Soma) extract
Term
suvṛktí f.
 Definition
excellent praise, goodly hymn
Term
sū f.
 Definition
mother
Term
sūnú m.
 Definition
son
Term
sūrya m.
 Definition
the Sun
Term
sūrí m.
 Definition
('impeller') the lord who causes the sacrifice to be performed, sacrifice-master
Term
sṛká m.
 Definition
- point
- (dual) fangs?
Term
sóma m.
 Definition
Soma extract/drink
Term
skándhas n.
 Definition
branches of a tree, tree-top
Term
stóma m.
 Definition
praise, song of praise
Term
svadhā f.
 Definition
self-determination, independence, wont, habit, custom
Term
svàr, súar n.
 Definition
the sun, sunlight, light
Term
svastí (from suastí) f.
 Definition
well-being, welfare, blessing
Term
harí m.
 Definition
bay horse
Term
hṛd n.
 Definition
heart
Term
hótṛ m.
 Definition
oblator, offeror (later linked to hū 'call' and interpreted as 'invoker')
Term
indriyá n.
 Definition
Indra-power, passion, great might, sense
Term
urú n.
 Definition
the distance
Term
carṣanī f. pl
 Definition
busy, mortals, men, folk
Term
púraṃdhi f.
 Definition
exaltation, fullness
Term
maghávan m.
 Definition
Liberal One (Indra), rewarder
Term
mānyá m.
 Definition
Māna's son
Term
yúvan m.
 Definition
young man, youth
Term
rātí f.
 Definition
grace, gift
Term
vípra m.
 Definition
poet, singer
Term
vṛṣan m.
 Definition
bull
Term
vedhás m.
 Definition
worshipper of the gods
Term
śūra m.
 Definition
man of might, hero
Term
śṛṅgín m.
 Definition
horned beast
Term
samudrá
 Definition
confluence, gathering of waters, sea, ocean
Term
harít f.
 Definition
bay steed, fallow mare
Term
harivánt m.
 Definition
lord of the coursers (Indra)
Term
dāśvāṃs m.
 Definition
pious servant of god
Term
srávantī f.
 Definition
flowing stream
Supporting users have an ad free experience!