Practical Sanskrit Part 2

By Michael Laughrin (Michael@jyotish.ws) and Alison Nielsen (premavratini@yahoo.com)

(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5)

I suppose that 108 words just aren't enough. It's like potato chips. You can't eat just one, or, in this case, 108. Here are some other fairly useful Sanskrit words:

Number	Sanskrit	English

1.	Samskara	Deeply ingrained habit of the mind.
2.	Dosha	Impurity or fault.
3.	Vata dosha	Too much air tendency -- the native is too "spaced out."
4.	Pitta dosha	Too much fiery tendencies -- the native is too aggressive or forceful.
5.	Kapha dosha	Too much earth and/or watery tendencies -- the native is too easy going or laid back. He/she likes just "hanging out" too much and dislikes doing anything.
6.	Guna	An essential quality of Nature.
7.	Sattwa guna	Purity or heavenly quality.
8.	Rajas guna	Active tendency.
9.	Tamas guna	Too much inertia or sluggishness.
10.	Masala	Mixture.
11.	Gita	Song.
12.	Bhagavan	Lord.
13.	Purna	Full.
14.	Anna	Food.
15.	Bhoga	(Worldly) enjoyment.
16.	Roga	Disease.
17.	Yoga	Union (between the individual soul and the Cosmic Soul.) Yoga also means "yoke."
18.	Yogi	One who seeks Yoga.
19.	Yogini	A female Yogi.
20.	Dhyan	Meditation.
21.	Diksha	Initiation.
22.	Pushpa	Flower.
23.	Parvata	Mountain.
24.	Parvati	Mountain goddess.
25.	Rasa	Blood (or juice.)
26.	Rakta	Red blood cells.
27.	Mamsa	Muscle.
28.	Medas	Fat.
29.	Majja	Bone marrow.
30.	Asthi	Bone.
31.	Shukra	Semen.
32.	Madhu	Honey.
33.	Prithvi	Earth.
34.	Apah	Water.
35.	Agni	Fire.
36.	Vayu	Air or wind.
37.	Akasha	Space.
38.	Kumbha	Pot.
39.	Ashram	Hermitage.
40.	Svarga	Heaven.
41.	Sadhu	The literal meaning is "good man." Usually, it refers to a renunciate monk.
42.	Swami	One who is possessed of his "Self." Swa means Self.
43.	Gotra	Traditional family -- used in pujas and yagyas.
44.	Gandharva	An angelic musician.
45.	Pranam	To bow down to a person.
46.	Putra	Son.
47.	Pitru	Ancestor.
48.	Dhi	Root word for meditation.
49.	Sama	Same; even.
50.	Samadhi	Enlightenment or an "even state of mind."
51.	Chit	Consciousness.
52.	Ananda	Bliss.
53.	Ahamkara	Sense of self -- "selfishness.
54.	Buddhi	Intellect.
55.	Bhratru	Brother.
56.	Mleccha	Outcaste.
57.	Shishya	Disciple.
58.	Chela	Disciple.
59.	Seva	Service.
60.	Shruti	That which is heard.
61.	Smriti	That which is remembered.
62.	Akshara	Syllable.
63.	Ishwara	Lord.
64.	Aham	"I am."
65.	Brahman	The Absolute.

I hope that these words will be useful for all of you.

From the October, 2004 issue of Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter. Click to subscribe to this free Jyotish newsletter.

Practical Sanskrit Part 1
Practical Sanskrit Part 2
Practical Sanskrit Part 3
Practical Sanskrit Part 4
Practical Sanskrit Part 5
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