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 |
|
|
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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.
(c) copyright 2004 Michael Laughrin.
From the October, 2004 issue of Michael Laughrin's North American
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Practical Sanskrit Part 1
Practical Sanskrit Part 2
Practical Sanskrit Part 3
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Practical Sanskrit Part 5
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