विश्व

all, every, every one; whole, entire, universal

all-pervading or all-containing, omnipresent


विश्व

the whole world, universe (Atharvaveda etc.)


अ

The first vowel of Sanskrit, written in the Devanagari script. Inherent after consonants.


अ

A vocative particle; o, oh
An interjection of pity; ah


आ

With senses determined by the accusative case:

With senses determined by the ablative case:


आ

With senses determined by the ablative case


आ

emphasizing particle after adverbs and nouns


इ

base of the nominative and accusative singular dual and plural of the demonstrative pronoun इदम् (idam), ‘this’ or ‘that’


ऋ

to obtain, gain, acquire, reach, meet with

to move, excite, raise (as voice, words, etc.)

to throw, cast, fling; fix or implant in

to put or place on, fix upon, direct or cast towards (as the eye, etc.); to insert, give, set, or place

to hand over; give to, give in charge of, consign, deliver


क

a name
a name
a name
a name
a name
a name
the soul
a particular comet
the sun
fire
splendor, light
air
a peacock
the body
time
wealth
sound
a king
synonym of कामग्रन्थि (kāmagranthi)


क

happiness, joy, pleasure
water
the head
hair, a head of hair


ख

hole, aperture, cavity, wound
vacuity, empty space, air, ether, sky


ख

The second consonant of the Devanagari script


घ

at least, surely, only, at any rate
verily, indeed, in fact
especially, in particular


ङ

An object of sense
Desire, wish.
An epithet of Śiva


ज

born, begotten, gotten from; produced or caused by; born or produced in or at or upon; growing in; living at

belonging to, connected with, peculiar to; borne


ज

a पिशाच (piśāca, “fiend, ogre, demon, imp, malevolent or devilish being”)


ञ

Singer
Gurgling sound
Bull
Name of Śukra
Perversity
Number 'ten'


ट

A sound like the twang of a bow-string
A dwarf
A quarter, a fourth part


ठ

An imitative sound, as of a metallic jar rolling down steps

A place resorted to or held sacred by all


ड

A sound
A kind of drum or tabor
Submarine fire
Fear
An epithet of Śiva


ण

Knowledge
Certainty, ascertainment
An ornament
A water or summer-house
A bad man
Śiva
The sound of negation
Gift, giving


न

no, not, none, no one, nothing, never, etc.


द

giving, granting, effecting (used in compounds)


थ

A mountain
A protector
A sign of danger
A kind of disease
Eating


ढ

An imitative sound
A large drum
A dog's tail
A dog
A serpent


कमल

a lotus, lotus flower (especially the species Nelumbo nucifera)


कमल

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: desirous, lustful


नाम

nominative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
vocative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
accusative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
combining form of नामन् (nā́man)


साम्य

equality, evenness, equilibrium, equipoise, equal or normal state

equability towards (+locative or prati), impartiality, indifference


बुद्ध

enlightened, conscious, intelligent, clever, wise


वृक्ष

a tree, (especially) any tree bearing visible flowers and fruit, but also applied to any tree and other plants, often in the sense of wood


तृण

grass, herb, any gramineous plant, blade of grass, straw (often symbolic of minuteness and worthlessness)


स्निह्

to be adhesive or sticky or glutinous or viscid or moist, to be adherent, to cling

to be attached to or fond of, feel affection for, love


आसन

sitting, sitting down, the way of sitting

sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees

the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits


संस्कृत

put together, constructed, well or completely formed, perfected

made ready, prepared, completed, finished

purified, consecrated, sanctified, hallowed, initiated

refined, adorned, ornamented, polished, highly elaborated (especially applied to highly wrought speech, such as the Sanskrit language, as opposed to the vernaculars)

conditioned; brought about by conditions


संस्कृत

a man of one of the three classes who has been sanctified by the purificatory rites

a word formed according to accurate rules, a regular derivation


संस्कृत

making ready, preparation or a prepared place, sacrifice


समुद्र

any large body of water, confluence of two rivers; especially the sea, ocean


वच्

to say, speak, utter
to proclaim, declare
to recite
to revile


तरंग

a section of a literary work that contains in its name a word like ‘sea’ or ‘river’

a jumping motion, gallop, waving about, moving to and fro


तरंग

to move like a billow, wave about, move restlessly to and fro


तीर

beach, shore
bank of a water body
the brim of a vessel


ॐ

the sacred syllable and mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism: om, aum


वन

a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity of lotuses or other plants growing in a thick cluster

a wooden vessel or barrel (for the soma juice)


संधि

containing a conjunction or transition from one to the other etc.


संधि

junction, connection, combination, union with (+ instrumental)

association, intercourse with (+ instrumental)

comprehension, totality, the whole essence or scope of

alliance, league, reconciliation, peace between (+genitive) or with (+instrumental with or without सह (saha)), making a treaty of peace, negotiating alliances

place or point of connection or contact, juncture, hinge, boundary, boundary line

critical juncture, crisis, opportune moment

joint, articulation (of the body; especially applied to the five junctures of the parts of the eye)

the space between heaven and earth, horizon

the interval between day and night, twilight

wall or the hole or cavity or breach in a wall made by a housebreaker

a period at the expiration of each युग (yuga) or age

name of a son of प्रसुश्रुत (Prasuśruta)


संधि

name of a goddess presiding over junction or union


गज

gaja, a chaturanga piece ancestral to the bishop in chess


तुष्

to like (with inst.), become calm, be satisfied or pleased with anyone or anything


गृह

a house, habitation, home, dwelling
assistant, servant
the inhabitants of a house, family
the inhabitants of a house, family
a temple
a bower


गृह

wife
zodiac sign
an astrological mansion
name of the 4th astrological mansion
square


सह

bearing, enduring, withstanding, defying, equal to, a match for

causing, effecting, stimulating, exerting

able to, capable of (infinitive or compound)


सह

various names or epithets
various names or epithets
various names or epithets
various names or epithets
various names or epithets
various names or epithets
various names or epithets
various names or epithets


सह

in common, in company, jointly, conjointly, in concert


सह

co-, in common, jointly, together
at the same time or simultaneously with


मेघ

a cloud
a mass, multitude
a particular rāga


मूर्ख

foolish, silly, stupid, idiotic
inexperienced, dull


मूर्ख

a species of mung bean native to the Indian Subcontinent, Vigna radiata, green gram


मधुर

sounding sweetly or uttering sweet cries, melodious, mellifluous


मधुर

name of the tutelary deity of the race of vandhula


स्वस्तिक

a kind of bard (who utters words of welcome or eulogy)

any lucky or auspicious object, especially a kind of mystical cross or mark made on persons and things to denote good luck; a swastika

the crossing of the arms or hands on the breast

a particular symbol made of ground rice and formed like a triangle (it is used in fumigating the image of durgā, and is said to symbolize the liṅga)


स्वस्तिक

a mansion or temple of a particular form

European water-clover (Marsilea quadrifolia)

a particular mode of sitting practised by yogins (in which the toes are placed in the inner hollow of the knees)


स्वस्तिक

name of a serpent-demon
name of one of Skanda's attendants
name of a Danava
name of a poet
name of another man


त्विष्

violent agitation, vehemence, violence, fury, perplexity

light, brilliance, glitter, splendour, beauty, authority


मुक्ति

setting or becoming free, release, liberation, deliverance from (in compounds)

final liberation, emancipation, or beatitude

throwing, casting, hurling, shooting, sending


मुक्ति

name of a divine being, the wife of सत्य (Satya)


सूनु

name of a rishi (having the patronymic आर्भव (ārbhava) or काश्यप (kāśyapa), author of RV. x, 176)


सूनु

one who presses out or extracts the soma-juice


सूनु

one who urges or incites, an inciter (Sāy. on RV. i, 103, 4)


अनुवाद

interpretation translation recitation repetition


अनुराग

a higher love, like the love of music or art


देवता

godhead, divinity
image of a deity, idol
an organ of sense


ईश्वर

able to do, capable of
liable, exposed to


ईश्वर

a husband
God
the Supreme Being
an epithet of Shiva
an epithet of Vishnu


फल

result, yield, consequence, effect, retribution

area or superficial contents of a figure


वस्तु

any really existing or abiding substance or essence, thing, object, article

the thing in question, matter, affair, circumstance

the right thing, a valuable or worthy object, object of or for

substance, contents, or subject (of a poem, etc.)


भारत

descended from भरत (bharata) or the Bhāratas (applied to Agni either "sprung from the priests called Bharatas" or "bearer of the oblation")

inhabiting भारतवर्ष (bhāratavarṣa) i.e. India; Indic


भारत

a descendant of Bharata (also in pl. for Bharatās)

name of the sun shining on the south of मेरु (meru)


भारत

the land of Bharatas i.e. India (compare above)

the story of the Bharatas and their wars (sometimes identified with the महाभारत (mahā-bhārata), and sometimes distinguished from it)


एक

alone, solitary, single, happening only once, that one only

single of its kind, unique, singular, chief, pre-eminent, excellent


एक

unity, a unit (at the end of a compound)


दो

alternative form of दा (dā, “to divide, mow”)


पर

other, different (than)
far, distant, remote
unfamiliar, alien
opposite
ulterior
ancient
following, succeeding, subsequent, next
final, last, ultimate
more than, exceeding
left, remaining
concerned, anxious, nervous


पर

a stranger
a foe, enemy, adversary, opponent
the supreme Being


पर

remoteness
the highest point/degree
the supreme Being
genus
existence


अजर्बैजान

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


अनन्य

not different, identical
matchless, unique, without equal
sole


काला

name of several plants (Indigofera tinctoria, Piper longum, Rubia cordifolia (syn. Rubia munjista), Nigella sativa var. sativa (syn. Nigella indica), Ipomoea atropurpurea (Argyreia spp.), Ruellia longifolia, Physalis flexuosa, Stereospermum chelonoides (syn. Bignonia suaveolens)


कृष्ण

Krishna, name of a celebrated Avatar of the god Vishnu


कृष्ण

waning period of the lunar phase from full moon to new moon

black aloe (Aquilaria malaccensis, syns. Aquilaria agallocha, Agallochum malaccense)


अग्नि

fire, sacrificial fire (of three kinds, गार्हपत्य (gārhapatya), आहवनीय (āhavanīya), and दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa))

the fire of the stomach, digestive faculty, gastric fluid

name of various plants; Semecarpus anacardium, Plumbago zeylanica, Plumbago indica, Citrus aurantifolia

in the कातन्त्र (kātantra) grammar, name of noun-stems ending in i and u


रयि

property, goods, possessions, treasure, wealth, house (often personified)


घृणा

hatred
disgust, contempt, aversion
malice, ill-will
compassion, tenderness


भाषा

speech, language (especially common, vernacular or vulgar speech, as opposed to Vedic or in later times to Sanskrit, as the refined speech)

any Prakrit dialect or a particular group of 5 of them (namely माहाराष्ट्री (māhārāṣṭrī), शौरसेनी (śaurasenī), मागधी (māgadhī), प्राच्या (prācyā) and अवन्ति (avanti), also called पञ्चविधा (pañcavidhā))


गणेश

name of a renowned astronomer of the 16th century

name of a son of Viśvanātha-dīkṣita and grandson of Bhāvarāma-kṛṣṇa (author of a commentary called Ciccandrikā)


अस्मद्

base of the first person plural pronoun used in compounds


युष्मद्

base of the second-person pronoun used in compounds


सर्व

of all sorts, manifold, various, different

altogether, wholly, completely, in all parts, everywhere


देश

point, region, spot, place, part, portion


जन

person, human being, human
race, people group
people; subjects
mortal, common person


मत्स्य

the first of ten avatars of the god Vishnu who appeared in the form of a fish


मत्स्य

an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.


खादति

to chew, bite, eat, devour, feed, prey upon

to cause to be eaten or devoured by (+ instrumental)


इच्छति

to desire, wish, long for
to search, seek


दिव्

to cast, throw (a dice)
to gamble
to play, sport
to praise, rejoice, be drunk or mad
to sleep
to wish for
to spread, increase
to go


दिव्

to cause to lament, to pain
to ask, beg
to go
to suffer pain


तद्

for sake of emphasis, connected with or stands in place of other pronouns, demonstratives, and relatives


तद्

this world (compare इदम् (idam))
synonym of ब्रह्म (brahma)
synonym of तत्त्व (tattva)


तद्

there, in that place, thither, to that spot

thus, in this manner, with regard to that

on that account, for that reason, therefore, consequently

an indeclinable particle serving merely as emphasis, particularly in the Brāhmaṇas (typically precedes यद् (yad), यदि (yadi), यथा (yathā), or चेद् (ced))

even then, nevertheless, notwithstanding


काव्य

endowed with the qualities of a sage or poet, descended or coming from a sage, prophetic, inspired, poetical


काव्य

wisdom, intelligence, prophetic inspiration, high power and art (often in plural)


अश्व

the number "seven" (that being the number of the horses of the sun)


नेपाल

Nepal (an ancient kingdom in South Asia, roughly coextensive with modern Nepal)

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


आराम

sensual pleasure, delight, bliss
a place of delight, garden, grove


अभाव

death
not being, non-existence, absence
want
failure
destruction


विना

instrumental singular of वि (ví, “bird”)


राजा

instrumental singular/nominative/vocative/accusative dual of राज् (rā́j)


प्रिय

beloved, dear to (with locative or genitive or dative of the subject or in compounds)


प्राण

breath, respiration, the breath of life, vitality, life, vital air (usually plural in this sense)

the first of the five life-winds or vital airs, which has its seat in the lungs (the other four being अपान (apāna), समान (samāna), व्यान (vyāna) and उदान (udāna))

energy, vigor, strength, power (as in प्राणसार (prāṇasāra))

the spirit or soul (as opposed to शरीर (śarīra))


पिता

nominative singular of पितृ (pitṛ́, “father”)


नित्य

one's own
innate, native
eternal
everlasting, continual
constantly dwelling or engaged in
invariable, regular, fixed, ordained
necessary, obligatory, peremptory


आढ्य

rich or abounding in; richly endowed or filled with


आदि

beginning, commencement
firstling, first fruits


अहिंसा

nonviolence
harmlessness
security, safety


अमृत

immortal, undying; imperishable, deathless, indestructible


अमृत

kudzu, a vine of variety Pueraria montana var. lobata (syn. Phaseolus trilobus)


अमृत

immortality, elixir
nectar, ambrosia, Soma
residue or leavings of a yajna


ज्ञान

knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality)

"knowledge about anything cognizance" (compare ज्ञानतस् (jñānatas) and अज्ञान (ajñāna))

= ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)

engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् (sarpiṣas, “in sacrifice with clarified butter”))


हर्ष

bristling, erection (especially of the hair in a thrill of rapture or delight)

erection of the sexual organ, sexual excitement, lustfulness


द्वार

opening, aperture (especially of the human body; compare नवद्वार (náva-dvāra))

a way, means, medium (the māheśvaras hold that there are 6 dvāras or means of obtaining religious ecstasy - Sarvad.)


बुद्धि

intelligence (the power of forming and retaining conceptions and general notions)


सत्त्व

essence
goodness
spirit
existence
being, entity, creature
reality


सुख

running swiftly or easily (only applied to cars or chariots, superlative सुखतम (sukhá-tama)), easy

pleasant (rarely with this meaning in Vedas), agreeable, gentle, mild (comparative सुखतर (sukhá-tará))

comfortable, happy, prosperous (सुखिन् (sukhin))


सुख

a kind of military array, compare दण्ड (daṇḍa)


सुख

happiness (in m personified as a child of Dharma and Siddhi)


सूर्य

Surya, the Vedic solar deity
a male given name


तामस

Affected by or relating to तमस् or the quality of darkness (the third of the three qualities of nature)

A malignant person, an incendiary, a villain

A kind of horse possessing the quality of तमस्


आद्य

being at the beginning, first, primitive


अधर्म

unrighteousness, wickedness, demerit, guilt, injustice, sin, irreligion


अभ्र

cloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather
sky, atmosphere
a cypher
dust
talc, mica


अभक्त

not attached to, detached, unconnected with


धृत

turned towards or fixed upon, ready or prepared for, resolved on (loc. or dat.)


धृत

of a son of the 13th मनु Hariv. ( v.l. भृथ)

of a descendant of द्रुह्यु (druhyu) and son of धर्म Pur. (See. धार्तेय)


दोष

fault, deficiency
vice
blame
damage
mistake


कार्य

future passive participle of कृ (kṛ); to be made or done, to be prepared


कार्य

function, act, deed
work, business, enterprise
end, aim, result, effect
any work or business to be done


क्षेत्र

land, soil, ground
field, cultivated area
area, domain place, region, country


माहात्म्य

exalted state or position, majesty, dignity

the peculiar efficacy or virtue of any divinity or sacred shrine

a work giving an account of the merits of any holy place or object


मान

a wounded sense of honour (anger or indignation excited by jealousy, caprice, or sulking)

self-conceit; arrogance; pride (in the negative sense)


मान

measure; measuring standard (such as a cord)

dimension; size; length (in space or time)


नियम

restraining, checking, holding back, preventing, controlling


समाधि

putting together, joining or combining with (+ instrumental)

a joint or a particular position of the neck

setting to rights, adjustment, settlement

bringing into harmony, agreement, assent

intense application or fixing the mind on, intentness, attention

samadhi: concentration of the thoughts, profound or abstract meditation, intense contemplation of any particular object (so as to identify the contemplator with the object meditated upon; this is the eighth and last stage of yoga; with Buddhists samadhi is the fourth and last stage of ध्यान (dhyāna) or intense abstract meditation; in the कारण्डव्यूह (kāraṇḍa-vyūha) several samadhi are enumerated)

name of various figures of speech (defined as आरोहावरोहक्रम (ārohā-varohakrama), अर्थदृष्टि (artha-dṛṣṭi), अन्यधर्माणाम् (anya-dharmāṇām), अन्यत्राधिरोहण (anyatrā-dhirohaṇa) etc.)

name of the 17th कल्प (kalpa), of the 17th अर्हत् (arhat) of the future उत्सर्पिणी (utsarpiṇī)

a religious vow of intense devotion or self-imposed abstraction

collecting or laying up grain in times of dearth

making a promise or assent or permission


ध्यान

meditation, contemplation, thought, reflection, (especially) profound and abstract religious meditation; a dhyana

mental representation of the personal attributes of a deity


ध्यान

name of the 11th day of the light half in Brahma's month


यम

suppression, restraint; self-restraint (in Yoga)


यम

a twin, one of a pair or couple
a pair or a couple
the number 'two'


यम

Yama, the god of death, afterlife and justice, the twin brother of Yamuna and believed to have been the first mortal to die


ब्रह्मचर्य

the state of an unmarried religious student


ग्रन्थ

an artificial arrangement of words, (especially of 32 syllables = श्लोक (śloka)), verse, composition, treatise, literary production, book in prose or verse, text (opposed to अर्थ (artha, “meaning”))

Guru Granth Sahib, the book or sacred scriptures of the Sikhs containing short moral poems by Nanak Shah and others


देव

heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things of high excellence (Rigvedic)


देव

deity, god, the gods as the heavenly or shining ones, often reckoned as numbering 33. (Rigvedic, also accented déva according to Panini 3.3.120)

rarely also of evil demons (Atharvaveda, Taittiriya Samhita)

name of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain (Epics)

a god on earth or among men, either Brahman, priest or king, prince, as a title of honour, especially in the vocative "your majesty" or "your honour" (Rigvedic)

as a given name, diminutive of देवदत्त (devadatta) (Panini 5.3.83)


अष्टाध्यायी

Literary meaning "eight chapters"; the earliest known grammar of Sanskrit, and one of the first works on descriptive linguistics, generative linguistics, or linguistics altogether.


भगवान्

masculine nominative singular of भगवत् (bhágavat, “illustrious”)


भगवान्

masculine nominative singular of भगवत् (bhagavat)


पण्डित

learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in, conversant with (with locative case)


पण्डित

scholar, a learned man, wise person teacher, philosopher, pundit

a Hindu Brahmin who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the corresponding rhythms and melodies for chanting or singing them; a pundit


दुःख

sorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery, uneasiness, pain


दुःख

painful, uncomfortable, uneasy, difficult


प्रयत्न

effort; endeavor; try; attempt
precaution; great care


संस्कार

purification
sacrament
impression
putting together
accomplishment
training
preparation
forming the mind
adornment


स्नेह

oiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness, lubricity, viscidity (also as one of the 24 gunas of the vaisheshika branch of the Nyaya philosophy)

oil, grease, fat, any oleaginous substance, an unguent

blandness, tenderness, love, attachment to, fondness or affection for (locative, genitive, or compound), friendship with (saha)


संयोग

matrimonial connection or relationship by marriage with or between

a kind of alliance or peace made between two kings with a common object

applying one's self closely to, being engaged in, undertaking

a conjunct consonant, combination of two or more consonants

dependence of one case upon another, syntax

conjunction of two or more heavenly bodies


परिमाण

measure of any kind, including circumference, length, size, weight, number, value, duration


रूप

outward appearance, color, form, shape
right form i.e. beauty
nature, character, mark, peculiarity
circumstances
drama, play


ये

inflection of यद् (yád, “who”):
inflection of यद् (yád, “who”):


इन

able, strong, energetic, determined, bold


से

dative singular of सा (sā, “name of Lakshmi or Gauri”)


य

bacchius
fame
carriage
light
an act of restraining
an act of joining


अपि

and, also, moreover, besides, assuredly, surely

often, also, very (often merely emphasizes or expletive)

placed after an interrogative to make it an indefinite

imparts a sense of totality when placed after numerals

at the start of a sentence, create an interrogative from a declarative sentence

please (may strengthen the original force of the potential mood or may soften the imperative mood)


का

inflection of किम् (kim, “who”):
inflection of किम् (kim, “who”):


ल

the third semivowel in Sanskrit, corresponding to the vowels ऌ (ḷ) and ॡ (ḹ)


ल

a technical term for all the tenses and moods of a finite verb or for the terminations of those tenses and moods


व

sandhi form of accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम् (tvám, “you”)


स

the thirty-second consonant in Sanskrit
the last of the three sibilants


स

masculine nominative singular of तद् (tad); he, it, that


स

masculine nominative singular of तद् (tad); that one


स

a snake
air, wind
a bird
name of Vishnu or Shiva


स

knowledge
meditation
a carriage road
a fence


ह

emphasizes the preceding word; surely, of course, certainly

an emphatic particle, often used by itself as a filler word or expletive


ह

a form of Shiva or Bhairava
water
cipher (symbol meaning 0)
blood
death
sky
fear
knowledge, perception
Vishnu
heaven
paradise
moon
war
horse
pride
physician
cause, reason, motive
laughter


ह

the supreme Lord
pleasure, delight, happiness
weapon
sparkling, shining
calling


संस्कृतम्

masculine singular accusative of संस्कृत (saṃskṛta)

neuter singular nominative of संस्कृत (saṃskṛta)

neuter singular accusative of संस्कृत (saṃskṛta)


अद्वैत

Advaita, a non dualistic philosophy in Hinduism.


आम

raw, uncooked, unbaked, undressed
unripe, immature


सौभाग्य

welfare, good luck, good fortune, success, prosperity, happiness (esp. conjugal felicity)


मूत

pouring a little Takra into warm milk (L.)


ताली

name of several trees
toddy
a fragrant earth
a key
a metre of 4 x 3 long syllables


ताला

neuter nominative plural of ताल (tāla)
neuter vocative plural of ताल (tāla)
neuter accusative plural of ताल (tāla)


दीपिका

"illustrator" or "illustration" at the end of titles of books (compare कुलदीपिका (kula-dīpikā), गूढार्थदीपिका (gūḍhā-rtha-dīpikā), त्रैलोक्यदीपिका (trailokya-dīpikā)) and also alone, name of works

Ptychotis ajowan (possibly Trachyspermum ammi) or the root of Calmus


सौम्य

related or pertaining to Soma
cool and moist
northern
resembling the moon
auspicious
happy, pleasant, cheerful


पुरुष

person, officer, functionary, attendant, servant

Purusha, the divine being from whom the universe is said to be originated


स्त्री

a woman, female
wife
the female of any animal
the feminine gender
a kind of metre


खनिज

gold or silver obtained through mines, pits or quarries


मनुष्य

a class of deceased ancestors (those who receive the पिण्ड (piṇḍa) offering)


मस्तिष्क

brain
any medicine acting upon the brain


शरीर

bodily frame, solid parts of the body (in plural: the bones)


इच्छा

wish, desire, inclination
a question or a problem
the desiderative form


सत्य

true, real, actual, genuine
sincere, honest, truthful, faithful
pure, virtuous, good
successful, effectual, valid


चेतना

consciousness, understanding, sense, intelligence


माता

nominative singular of मातृ (mātṛ́, “mother”)


पति

master, owner, possessor, lord, ruler, sovereign


साहित्य

association, connection, society, combination, union with (instrumental or compound)

literary or rhetorical composition, rhetoric, poetry


रोटी

alternative spelling of रोटिका (roṭikā, “bread”)


खाद्य

food, victuals (MBh. ii., 98 Pañcat., Bhartṛ.)


खाद्य

= खदिर (khadira), Senegalia catechu (Gal.)


एशिया

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)


यूरोप

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


नदी

name of particular feminine stems ending in -ī or -ū (as in नदी (nadī) itself)


पर्वत

mountain, mountain range, height, hill, rock

an artificial mound or heap (of grain, salt, silver, gold etc. presented to Brahmans)

the number 7 (from the 7 principal mountain-ranges)


इतिहास

legend; tradition; traditional account of history; story


युग

pair, couple, team (especially of animals)

a period or astronomical cycle of 5 (rarely 6) years, a lustrum (especially in the cycle of Jupiter)

an age of the world, long mundane period of years, an eon, era

name of a particular position or configuration of the moon


चार

going, motion, progression, course
wandering about, travelling
proceeding
practicing


सात

gained, obtained
granted, given, bestowed
ended, destroyed


सात

a gift, wealth, riches
pleasure, delight


नौ

name of a particular appearance of the moon or of a constellation (Var.)


नौ

accusative/dative/genitive dual of अहम् (aham)


विशेषण

distinguishing, discriminative, specifying, qualifying


विशेषण

the act of distinguishing, distinction, discrimination, particularisation

a distinguishing mark or attribute; a difference

a word which particularises or defines; an adjective

a figure of speech in which the excellence of a thing is implied by comparing it to some highly prized object


धर्म

morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good works

that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law

usage, practice, customary observance or prescribed conduct, duty

right, justice (often as a synonym of punishment)

nature, character, peculiar condition or essential quality, property, mark, peculiarity

name of the 15th अर्हत् (arhat) of the present अवसर्पिणी (avasarpiṇī)


दण्ड

a stalk, stem (of a tree; compare इक्षुदण्ड (ikṣu-daṇḍa), उद्दण्ड (ud-daṇḍa), खरदण्ड (khara-daṇḍa))

the handle (of a ladle, sauce-pan, fly-flap, parasol etc.)

the crossbar of a lute which holds the strings

a churning-stick (compare दण्डाहत (daṇḍā*hata))

a pole as a measure of length (= 4 hastas)

name of a measure of time (= 60 विकला (vi-kalā)s)

name of a staff-like appearance in the sky ("Name of a planet" L.; compare दण्डभास (daṇḍa-bhāsa))

a form of military array (compare दण्डव्युह (daṇḍa-vyuha))

staff or sceptre as a symbol of power and sovereignty, application of power, violence

power over (genitive or in compound), control, restraint (compare वाग्दण्ड (vāg-daṇḍa), मनोदण्ड (mano-daṇḍa), कायदण्ड (kāya-daṇḍa) [कर्मदण्ड (karma-daṇḍa)]; त्रिदण्डिन् (tri-daṇḍin))

the rod as a symbol of judicial authority and punishment, punishment (corporal, verbal, and fiscal; chastisement and imprisonment, reprimand, fine)

name of a man with the patronymic औपर (aupara)

name of a prince slain by Arjuna (brother of दण्डधर (daṇḍa-dhara), identified with the asura क्रोधहन्तृ (krodha-hantṛ))


व्यापार

occupation, employment, business, profession, function

doing, performance, action, operation, transaction, exertion, concern


आचार्य

‘knowing or teaching the rules’; a spiritual guide or teacher (especially one who invests the student with the sacrificial thread, and instructs him in the Vedas, in the law of sacrifice and religious mysteries)


कवि

thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding, leader

name of the gates of the sacrificial enclosure (compare कवष् (kaváṣ))


कवि

gifted with insight, intelligent, knowing, enlightened, wise, sensible, prudent, skilful, cunning


लेखक

writer
scribe; copyist
painter
clerk; secretary


ज्योतिष

a particular magical formula for exorcising the evil spirits supposed to possess weapons


ज्योतिष

astrology; the science of the movements of the heavenly bodies and divisions of time dependant thereon; short tract for fixing the days and hours of the Vedic sacrifices (one of the 6 kinds of Vedāṅga texts)


युद्ध

battle, fight, war
opposition, conflict of the planets


कला

a small part of anything, any single part or portion of a whole, especially a sixteenth part

a digit or one-sixteenth of the moon’s diameter

a symbolical expression for the number sixteen

interest on a capital (considered as a certain part of it)

a division of time (said to be 1/900 of a day or 1-6 minutes; or 1/1800 of a day or 0-8 minutes commentator or commentary on; or 2 minutes and 26 54/201 seconds; or 1 minute and 35 205/301, seconds, or 8 seconds)

the sixtieth part of one-thirtieth of a zodiacal sign, a minute of a degree

a term for the seven substrata of the elements or Dhatus of the human body (viz. flesh, blood, fat, phlegm, urine, bile, and semen)

an atom (there are 3015 kalā-s or atoms in every one of the six dhātu-s, not counting the rasa-,therefore in all 18090)

the elements of the gross or material world

a designation of the three constituent parts of a sacrifice (viz. mantra-, dravya- and śraddhā-)

any practical art, any mechanical or fine art (sixty-four are enumerated in the śaivatantra-;the following is a list of them: gītam-, vādyam-, nṛtyam-, nāṭyam-, ālekhyam-, viśeṣaka-cchedyam-, taṇḍula-kusuma-balivikārāḥ-, puṣpāstaranam-, daśana-vasanāṅgarāgāḥ-, maṇi-bhūmikā-karma-, śayana-racanam-, udaka-vādyam-, udaka-ghātaḥ-, citrā yogāḥ-, mālya-granthana-vikalpāḥ-, keśa-śekharāpīḍayojanam-, nepathya-yogāḥ-, karṇa-pattra-bhaṅgāḥ-, gandha-yuktiḥ-, bhūṣaṇa-yojanam-, indrajālam-, kaucumāra-yogāḥ-, hasta-lāghavam-, citraśākāpūpa-bhakṣya-vikāra-kriyā-, pānaka-rasarāgāsava-yojanam-, sūcīvāpa-karma-, vīṇā-ḍama-ruka-sūtra-krīḍā-, prahelikā-, pratimā-, durvacakayogāḥ-, pustaka-vācanam-, nāṭakākhyāyikā-darśanam-, kāvya-samasyā-pūraṇam-, paṭṭikā-vetrabāṇa-vikalpāḥ-, tarkū-karmāṇi-, takṣaṇam-, vāstu-vidyā-, rūpya-ratna-parīkṣā-, dhātu-vādaḥ-, maṇi-rāga-jñānam-, ākara-jñānam-, vṛkṣāyur-veda-yogāḥ-, meṣa-kukkuṭa-lāvaka-yuddha-vidhiḥ-, śuka-sārikā-pralāpanam-, utsādanam-, keśa-mārjana-kauśalam-, akṣara-muṣṭikā-kathanam-, mlechitaka-vikalpāḥ-, deśa-bhāṣā-jñānam-, puṣpa-śakaṭikā-nimitta-jñānam-, yantra-mātṛkā-, dhāraṇa-mātṛkā-, saṃpāṭyam-, mānasī kāvya-kriyā-, kriyā-vikalpāḥ-, chalitakayogāḥ-, abhidhāna-koṣa-cchando-jñānam-, vastra-gopanāni-, dyūta-viśeṣaḥ-, ākarṣaṇa-krīḍā-, bālaka-krīḍanakāni-, vaināyikīnāṃ vidyāṇāṃ jñānam-, vaijayikīnāṃ vidyānāṃ jñānam-)


कला

a wife of Marichi
a name of Sati (Hindu goddess)


संगीत

choral song, chorus
music
music theory (Cat.)


गति

going, moving, gait, deportment, motion in general

procession, march, passage, procedure, progress, movement

state, condition, situation, proportion, mode of existence

the course of the soul through numerous forms of life, metempsychosis, condition of a person undergoing this migration

a term for prepositions and some other adverbial prefixes when immediately connected with the tenses of a verb or with verbal derivatives

Motion (personified as a daughter of Kardama and wife of Pulaha)


वेग

speed, velocity, rapidity
impetus, momentum
stream, current
agitation
impetuosity, violence, force
energy, activity, determination
power, strength
haste, rashness
the flight of an arrow
love, passion
delight, pleasure
expulsion of feces
semen
attack, paroxysm
constipation


समय

coming together, meeting or a place of meeting

coming to a mutual understanding, agreement, compact, covenant, treaty, contract, arrangement, engagement, stipulation, conditions of agreement, terms

convention, conventional rule or usage, established custom, law, rule, practice, observance

the conventional meaning or scope of a word

appointed or proper time, right moment for doing anything, opportunity, occasion, time, season

solemn address, harangue, speech, declaration

a Vedic passage which is the repetition of another one


बल

power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity

force considered as a sixth organ of action

force personified as one of the विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ)


बल

Crateva adansonii, ( <= Crataeva roxburghii)

name of a son of Varuna and brother of Sura

name of a lexicographer (also written वल (vala))


ऊर्जा

vigor strength power energy life sap water


द्रव

going, quick motion, flight
play, sport
distilling, trickling, fluidity
juice, essence, decoction
stream or gush of
the flying out against one's superior


द्रव

flowing, fluid, dropping, dripping, trickling or overflowing with


द्रव्य

derived from or relating to a tree
tree-like or corresponding to a tree


द्रव्य

the ingredients or materials of anything

single object or person, individual (compare एक (eka-))

object of possession, wealth, goods, money


विज्ञान

the act of discerning, understanding, comprehending


सर्प

a snake, serpent, serpent-demon (nāga), tortuous motion

a particular constellation (when only the three unfavourable planets are situated in the three kendras)

Mesua ferrea ( <= Mesua roxburghii), the Ceylon ironwood

name of one of the 11 rudras of a rakshasa

name of a particular tribe of mlecchas (formerly kshatriyas and described as wearing beards)


पृथ्वी

inflection of पृथु (pṛthú, “broad”):
inflection of पृथु (pṛthú, “broad”):


पृथ्वी

alternative form of पृथिवी (pṛthivī́); the Earth


शुक्र

bright, resplendent
clear, pure, spotless
light-coloured, white


शुक्र

the planet Venus or its regent (regarded as the son of भृगु and preceptor of the Daityas).


शुक्र

semen virile, seed of animals (male and female), sperm

a morbid affection of the iris (change of colour &c. accompanied by imperfect vision ; cf. शुक्ल) Suṡr. ṠārṅgS.


गुरु

heavy in the stomach (food), difficult to digest

high in degree, vehement, violent, excessive, difficult, hard


गुरु

any venerable or respectable person (father, mother, or any relative older than oneself)


अन्तरिक्ष

the midspace, between earth and heaven
sky, the heavens
space; outer space


हिम

frost, hoarfrost, snow (rarely "ice")
sandalwood (of cooling properties)


पाल

name of a serpent-demon of the race of vāsuki


चक्र

a wheel (of a chariot or a potter's wheel)

a discus or sharp circular missile weapon, especially that of Vishnu

a circle or depression of the body (for mystical or chiromantic purposes; 6 in number, one above the other), the fontenelle or union of the coronal and sagittal sutures


चक्र

second-person plural active of चकार (cakā́ra)


पुल

horripilation
name of an attendant of Śiva
name of a particular pace of horses


सिंह

a particular place prepared for the building of a house

the symbol or emblem of the 24th arhat of the present avasarpini


गरुड

garuda (a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology)


अणु

"an atom of time", the 54,675,000th part of a muhūrta (48 minutes), about 56.275 microseconds


अम्ल

acidity, vinegar, wood sorrel (Oxalis corniculata)


क्षार

Corrosive, caustic, acid, pungent, saline

burning or any corrosive or acid substances


संख्या

to reckon or count up, sum up, enumerate, calculate

to appear along with, be connected with, belong to


संख्या

deliberation, reasoning, reflection, reason, intellect

a gnomon (for ascertaining the points of the compass)


चल

moving, trembling, shaking, loose
unsteady, fluctuating, perishable
disturbed, confused


गण

a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class (of animate or inanimate beings), body of followers or attendants

troops or classes of inferior deities (especially certain troops of demi-gods considered as Shiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of the god Ganesha)

a company, any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of the same aims

a small body of troops (= 3 गुल्मs or 27 chariots and as many elephants, 81 horses, and 135 foot)

a series or group of asterisms or lunar mansions classed under three heads (that of the gods, that of the men, and that of the राक्षसs)

a series of roots or words following the same rule and called after the first word of the series (e.g. अद्-आदि, the g. अद् &c. or the whole series of roots of the 2nd class ; गर्गादि, the g. गर्ग &c. or the series of words commencing with गर्ग)


हृदय

soul, mind, spirit (as the seat of mental operations)

the heart, centre, core, essence, or best or dearest or most secret part of anything


योनि

the womb, uterus, vulva, vagina, female organs of generation, (together with the lingam, a typical symbol of the divine procreative energy)

place of birth, source, origin, spring, fountain

place of rest (repository, receptacle, seat, abode, home, lair, nest, stable)

family, race, stock, caste, the form of existence or station fixed by birth

the regent of the nakṣatra- pūrvaphalgunī


स्तन

the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder

the nipple (of the female or the male breast)

a kind of pin or peg on a vessel shaped like a teat


मस्तक

the upper part of anything, top, summit (especially of mountains or trees)

the tuft of leaves which grows at the top of various species of palm trees


टीका

a commentary (esp. on another commentary), gloss


अंश

a share, portion, part, party
partition, inheritance
a share of booty
earnest money
stake (in betting)
a lot
the denominator of a fraction
a degree of latitude or longitude
a day
name of an Aditya


धीरे

locative singular masculine/neuter and vocative singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative feminine/neuter dual of धीर (dhīra, “firm”)


धीरे

locative singular masculine/neuter and vocative singular feminine and nominative/vocative/accusative dual feminine/neuter of धीर (dhīra, “wise”)


धीरे

locative singular of धीर (dhīra, “ocean”)


धीरे

locative singular and nominative/vocative/accusative dual of धीर (dhīra, “saffron”)


दूर

distance, remoteness
come from afar
long way back or from a remote period


विशाल

great, important, powerful, mighty, illustrious, eminent


विशाल

name of a son of इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku) (founder of the city विशाला (viśālā))


विशाल

(with विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ)) name of two सामन् (sāman)


शीघ्र

m a name
m a name
m a name
n (astronomy) conjunction
n the root of Andropogon muricatus


युवा

masculine nominative singular of युवन् (yuvan)


काम

love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure

love, especially sexual love or sensuality


क्रिया

doing, performing, performance, occupation with (in compounds), business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour

action (as the general idea expressed by any verb), verb

a religious rite or ceremony, sacrificial act, sacrifice

Kriyā, (personified as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma; or as a daughter of Kardama and wife of Kratu)


गुरू

masculine nominative/vocative/accusative dual of गुरु (gurú, “heavy”)

neuter nominative/vocative/accusative plural of गुरु (gurú, “heavy”)


गुरू

nominative/vocative/accusative dual of गुरु (gurú, “teacher”)


रस

the best or finest or strongest part of anything


गन्ध

odour, smell, fragrance
fragrant substance, perfume


अन्तर

being in the interior, interior
within
near, proximate, related, intimate
lying adjacent to
distant
different from


अन्तर

the interior part of a thing, the contents


आचार

conduct, manner of action, behaviour, good behaviour, good conduct

custom, practice, usage, traditional or immemorial usage (as the foundation of law)

an established rule of conduct, ordinance, institute, precept


अधिकार

government, rule, administration, jurisdiction

claim, right, especially to perform sacrifices with benefit

government, a governing-rule (the influence of which over any number of succeeding rules is called अनुवृत्ति (anu-vṛtti))


अधिकारी

masculine nominative singular of अधिकारिन् (adhikārin)


अनाथ

orphan, fatherless, parentless
destitute, helpless, poor
widowed


अर्थ

money, wealth, property, opulence, substance


अवकाश

space; room
occasion, opportunity
interval, aperture
intermediate time
access


आज

coming from or belonging to goats, produced by goats


आज

the lunar mansion pūrvabhādrapadā (presided over by aja- Ekapad)


आदर

regard, respect
honour, notice
fondness, attention, care


आनन्द

happiness, joy, enjoyment, sexual pleasure

the thing wished for, the end of the drama


आयु

a divine personification presiding over life


आवश्यक

necessary, required
inevitable, inexorable


अक्षर

final beatitude, religious austerity, a sacrifice

Achyranthes aspera (prickly chaff flower, devil's horsewhip)


अधिक

additional, subsequent, supernumerary, redundant, intercalated


आरम्भ

beginning, commencement, undertaking (ant. अन्त (anta))

the commencement of the action which awakens an interest in the progress of the principal plot


आशा

hope, expectation
desire, wish, prospect


आश्चर्य

curious, marvelous, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary


आश्चर्य

strange appearance
a wonder, miracle, marvel, prodigy
wonder, surprise, astonishment


ईर्षा

envy or impatience over another's success


उत्तर

upper, higher, loftier
better, superior
later, subsequent, following, latter
northern


गंगा

alternative spelling of गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”)


गर्भ

child, offspring, brood (especially of birds)

the inside, middle or interior of anything


गीता

a song, sacred song or poem
clipping of भगवद्गीता (bhagavadgītā)


ग्रीष्म

summer, the hot season (from the middle of May to the middle of July)


घण्टा

a plate of iron or mixed metal struck as a clock


केश

hair (of the head), locks of hair, tresses


बाल

childish, immature
newly-risen (of the sun)
waxing (of the moon)
simple, foolish


पुस्तक

a protuberant ornament, boss
book, manuscript, booklet


मित्र

name of a son of वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) and various other men


मित्र

a friend connected by blood-relationship

an ally (a prince whose territory adjoins that of an immediate neighbour who is called अरि (ari), enemy; in this meaning also applied to planets)

a companion to = resemblance of (+ genitive)

name of the god Mitra (enumerated among the 10 fires)


कष्ट

evil, difficulty, trouble, misery, suffering, hardship


कष्ट

bad, evil, ill, wrong
painful, grievous
difficult
hard to subdue (as an enemy)
mischievous, hurtful, injurious
boding evil


स्वप्न

sleep, sleeping
dream, dreaming
sleepiness, drowsiness


उदार

noble liberal honest eloquent bountiful high lofty


उदास

apathy, stoicism, indifference, lack of concern


खेलना

alternative spelling of खेलन (khelana), from खेलन (khelana) + -आ (-ā)


खेद

lassitude, depression
exhaustion, pain, affliction, distress
sexual passion


ऋतु

any settled point of time, fixed time, time appointed for any action (especially for sacrifices and other regular worship), right or fit time

an epoch, period (especially a division or part of the year), season

the menstrual discharge (in women), the time after the courses (favourable for procreation; according to Bhāvaprakāśa sixteen days after their appearance)


मनस्

mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will

the spirit or spiritual principle, the breath or living soul which escapes from the body at death

thought, imagination, excogitation, invention, reflection, opinion, intention, inclination, affection, desire, mood, temper, spirit


जगन्नाथ

one of the names of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu


जगत्

that which moves or is alive, men and animals, animals as opposed to men, men

the world (esp. this world), earth, the universe


नाथ

protector, patron, possessor, owner, ward, guardian, lord

a rope passed through the nose of a draft ox


नाथ

possessed of, occupied by, furnished with, (compare सनाथ (sanātha))


चन्द्र

glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma)


चन्द्र

a lovely or agreeable phenomenon of any kind

name of a daitya (= चन्द्रवर्मन् (candra-varman), king of the kāmbojas)

name of a son of विश्वगन्धि (viśva-gandhi) and father of युवनाश्व (yuvanāśva)

name of a grammarian (= चन्द्रगोमिन् (candra-gomin))

name of one of the ancestors of the गौड (gauḍa) Brahmins


चन्द्र

gold
a kind of sour rice-gruel
name of a sāman
cardamoms
Cocculus cordifolius (गुडूची (guḍūcī))
= चन्द्रास्पदा (candrā-spadā)
name of a river


मेध

juice of meat, broth, nourishing or strengthening drink

an animal sacrifice, offering, oblation, any sacrifice (esp. at the end of a compound)


अमृता

inflection of अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”):
inflection of अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”):
inflection of अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”):
inflection of अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”):
inflection of अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”):
inflection of अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”):


अमृता

a name of specific plants: Emblica officinalis ⇒ Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia citrina, Cocculus cordifolius, Piper longum, Ocymum sanctum ⇒ Ocimum tenuiflorum

name of the first kala of the moon (Brahma Purana)


अमृता

sandhi form of nominative plural of अमृत (amṛta, “god”)

nominative/accusative dual of अमृत (amṛta, “god”)


अमृता

nominative/accusative plural of अमृत (amṛta, “ambrosia”)


अमृता

sandhi form of vocative plural masculine/feminine of अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”)


अमृता

sandhi form of vocative plural of अमृत (amṛta, “god”)


अमृता

sandhi form of vocative plural of अमृत (amṛta, “goddess”)


अमृता

vocative plural of अमृत (amṛta, “ambrosia”)


वर्ष

a division of the earth as separated off by certain mountain ranges (9 such divisions are enumerated, namely कुरु (kuru), हिरण्मय (hiraṇmaya), रम्यक (ramyaka), इलावृत (ilāvṛta), हरि (hari); केतुमाला (ketumālā), भद्राश्व (bhadrāśva), किंनर (kiṃnara), and भारत (bhārata); sometimes the number given is 7)


आज्ञा

name of the tenth lunar mansion (VarBṛ.)


मन्त्रिन्

a minister, councilor, king's counselor, scholar (especially within artistic or intellectual circles)


उचित

delightful, pleasurable, agreeable
customary, usual
proper, suitable, convenient, correct
acceptable, fit or right to be taken
known, understood
intrusted, deposited
measured, adjusted, accurate
delighting in
accustomed, used to
sensible


कठिन

difficult
stiff, hard, firm
harsh, cruel, inflexible
violent (as pain)


कन्या

maiden, virgin, unmarried girl
a daughter
the sign of the zodiac Virgo


धृतराष्ट्र

King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.


जङ्गल

any arid or sterile region, desert (= जङ्गलपथ (jaṅgala-patha))

an area sparingly grown with trees and plants, a wild or savage area (see जाङ्गल (jāṅgala))

uncultivated, inhospitable area more or less covered by vegetation


कार

the term used in designating a letter or sound or indeclinable word

a heap of snow or a mountain covered with it


कार

making, doing, working
maker, doer
an author


मृग

a deer, gazelle, antelope, stag, musk-deer


दैव

belonging to or coming from the gods, divine, celestial


शाल

a kind of fish (Channa striata, syn. Ophiocephalus wrahl)

an enclosure, court, fence, rampart, wall


दीन

scarce, scanty
distressed, depressed, timid, sad
miserable, wretched


मित्रा

masculine nominative/vocative/accusative dual of मित्र (mitrá, “friend”)

neuter nominative/vocative/accusative plural of मित्र (mitrá, “friend”)

feminine nominative singular of मित्र (mitrá, “friend”)


इव

like, in the same manner as (in this sense = यथा (yathā), and used correlatively to तथा (tathā))

in a certain manner, in some measure, a little, perhaps (in qualification or mitigation of a strong assertion)

so, just so, just, exactly, indeed, very (especially after words which involve some restriction:)

connected vaguely, and somewhat pleonastically, with an interrogative pronoun or adverb


राग

beauty, loveliness, especially of a voice or song


अवतार

avatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki)

any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an avatāra or incarnation of a deity


मेष

the sign of the zodiac Aries or the first arc of 30 degrees in a circle


वलय

a bracelet, armlet, ring (worn by men and women on the wrist)

a circle, circumference, round enclosure


वलय

a sore throat, inflammation of the larynx


वलय

name of certain round bones
multitude, swarm


उमा

flax (Linum usitatissimum)
turmeric (Curcuma longa)


परुष

knotty, rough, hard, stiff, rugged, rough, uneven, shaggy

piercing, keen, sharp, violent, harsh, severe, unkind


परुष

phalsa (Grewia asiatica) or cannonball mangrove (Xylocarpus granatum)


परुष

harsh and contumelious speech, abuse, etc.


आलु

an esculent root, elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, syn. Arum campanulatum)


इन्द्र

best, excellent, the first, the chief (of any class of objects)

the twenty-sixth Yoga or division of a circle on the plane of the ecliptic

the Yoga star in the twenty-sixth nakshatra, γ Pegasi


राज

combining form of राजन् (rā́jan, “king”) (in compounds)


माया

art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power

illusion, deception, trickery, demonic magic

an unreal or illusory image, phantom, apparition

duplicity, one of the 24 minor evil passions

one of the 4 pāśas (“snares”) which entangle the soul

one of the 9 shaktis (“energies”) of Vishnu

Operculina turpethum (Convolvulus turpethum)


माया

The name of several goddesses (Illusion personified, Lakshmi)

a female given name, equivalent to English Maya (famously held by the mother of the Buddha)


मर्दन

crushing, grinding, destroying, tormenting, rubbing


मर्दन

the act of crushing or grinding or destroying


गौर

white, yellowish, reddish, pale red
shining, brilliant, clean, beautiful


गौर

gaur, a kind of buffalo (Bos gaurus, often classed with the गवय)

white mustard (the seed of which is used as a weight, = 3 राज-सर्षपs)

name of a योग teacher (son of शुक and पीवरी)


गौर

a yellow pigment or dye (गो-रोचना, ‘orpiment’)

name of several other plants (प्रियंगु, मञ्जिष्ठा, श्वेत-दूर्वा, मल्लिका, तुलसी, सुवर्ण-कदली, आकाश-मांसी)

name of several metres (one of 4×12 syllables; another of 4×13 syllables; another of 4×26 long syllables)

name of a विद्या-देवी

name of the wife of वि-रजस् and mother of सु-धामन्

name of several rivers (one originally the wife of प्रसेन-जित् or युवनाश्व, changed by his curse into the river बाहु-दा.); ([compare Lat. gilvus?])


तारा

the pupil of the eye (chiefly at the end of a compound)


पूर्ण

full, filled, filled with, full of
whole, entire, complete
fulfilled, accomplished
ended, completed, past, elapsed
satisfied, contented


साय

end
termination
the close of day, evening


कालचक्र

wheel of time, cycle, wheel of fortune (a time circle which rotates as time goes on, in the Hindu Vedas)


माल

name of a district (lying west and southwest of Bengal)

of one of the seven islands, of Antara-dvīpa


दम

taming self-restraint self-control temperance


अभिनय

acting (indication of a passion or purpose by look & gesture)

dramatic action that is expressive of sentiment


सप्ताह

a sacrificial performance lasting seven days


कुल

the union of Shiva and Shakti, god and goddess, power and consciousness


मधु

the juice or nectar of flowers, any sweet intoxicating drink, wine or spirituous liquor

milk or anything produced from milk (as butter, ghee etc.)


मधु

name of the first month of the year - Chaitra, the season of spring


सृष्टि

emission, distribution
creation (abstract and concrete)
innate disposition
nature
liberality


भ्राता

nominative singular of भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ, “brother”)


मानस

belonging to the mind or spirit, mental, spiritual

expressed only in the mind, performed in thought i.e. silent, tacit (as a hymn or prayer)

conceived or present in the mind, conceivable, imaginable


मानस

the mental powers, mind, spirit
tacit or implied consent
a sacred lake on the mountain Kailāsa
a kind of salt


मानस

a particular class of deceased ancestors


गुल

raw or unrefined sugar, molasses
the glans penis
the clitoris


जापान

Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)


उत्तम

uppermost, highest, most elevated
chief, principal, first, greatest


पद

footstep, trace, vestige, mark; the foot itself

position, rank, station, site, abode, home, place

business affair, matter, object or cause of (genitive or compound)

the foot as a measure of length (= 12 or 15 fingers' breadth, or 1/2 or 1/3 or 3/7 of a प्रक्रम (prakrama))

a word or an inflected word or the stem of a noun in the middle cases and before some तद्धित (taddhita)s

common name of the parasmaipada and ātmanepada

any one in a set of numbers the sum of which is required


नारायण

the son of the original Man; an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna - Narayana

in classical literature, the name of several men and commentators


नारायण

name of the ground on the banks of the Ganges for a distance of 4 cubits from the water

a medical oil expressed from various plants


काम्बोज

born in or coming from Kamboja (especially of horses)


काम्बोज

a native of Kamboja
a prince of the Kambojas
a horse of the Kamboja breed


गिरी

nominative/accusative dual of गिरि (girí, “mountain”)


भय

fear, alarm, dread, terror, dismay
danger, peril, distress


भोजन

anything enjoyed or used, property, possession

enjoyment, any object of enjoyment or the pleasure caused by it


भोजन

feeding, giving to eat (said of Shiva)
voracious


स्रवति

to flow, stream
to leak, drip
to perish, fail
to issue, arise
to accrue


वयति

third-person singular subjunctive active of वेति (véti)


भर्ग

name of रुद्रशिव (rudra-śiva) (as name of the number 11)

name of a man with patronymic प्रागाथ (prāgātha)

name of a king, the son of वेणुहोत्र (veṇu-hotra)


बहु

much, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great or considerable in quantity


बहु

much, very, very much, abundantly, greatly, in a high degree


भाति

to shine, be bright or luminous
to shine forth, appear, show oneself
to be splendid or beautiful or eminent
to appear as, seem, look like, pass for
to be, exist
to show, exhibit, manifest


बर्हयति

to cause to tear, pluck, root up
to invigorate


बोधति

to wake, wake up
to know, to understand
to enlighten


भ्रातृ

a brother
kinsman, relative
kinsman, relative
friend


बुध्न

bottom, ground, base, depth, lowest part of anything (as the root of a tree etc.)


पितृ

a father
paternal ancestor; forefather
paternal ancestor; forefather


ददाति

to give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present, offer to

to communicate, teach, utter (blessings), give (answer), speak, to address a speech to


दक्षिण

right, righthand; located on the right
southern


दीर्घ

long (in space and time)
lofty, high, tall
deep
long


दीर्घ

the 5th or 6th or 7th or 8th sign of the Zodiac


दोस्

forearm, arm
the part of an arc defining its sine
the side of a triangle or square


देवर

woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother


व्रत

sphere of action, function, mode or manner of life

meritorious act of devotion or austerity


चित्त

noticed
aimed at, longed for
appeared, visible


चित्त

thinking
reflecting
imagining
thought
intention, aim, wish
memory
intelligence
reason
heart
mind


योग

Yoga, a group of mental and physical practises

the act of yoking, joining, attaching, harnessing, putting to (of horses)

employment, use, application, performance

means, expedient, device, way, manner, method

supernatural means, charm, incantation, magical art

trick, stratagem, fraud, deceit (compare yoga-nanda)

acquisition, gain, profit, wealth, property

any junction, union, combination, contact with (+instrumental with or without सह (sahá), or compound)

partaking of, possessing (instrumental or compound)

connection, relation (योगात् (yógāt), योगेन (yógena) and योगतस् (yógatas) at the end of a compound: in consequence of, on account of, by reason of, according to, through)

putting together, arrangement, disposition, regular succession

fitting together, fitness, propriety, suitability

exertion, endeavour, zeal, diligence, industry, care, attention

yoga: application or concentration of the thoughts, abstract contemplation, meditation, (especially) self-concentration, abstract meditation and mental abstraction practised as a system

any simple act or rite conducive to yoga or abstract meditation

Yoga personified (as the son of Dharma and Kriya)

the union of soul with matter (one of the 10 मूलिकअर्था (mūlikaarthā)s or radical facts)

the union of the individual soul with the universal soul

a constellation, asterism (these, with the moon, are called चान्द्रयोगाः (cāndrayogāḥ) and are 13 in number; without the moon they are called खयोगाः (khayogāḥ), or नाभसयोगाः (nābhasayogāḥ))

the leading or principal star of a lunar asterism

name of a variable division of time (during which the joint motion in longitude of the sun and moon amounts to 13 degrees 20 minutes; there are 27 such yogas beginning with विष्कम्भ (viṣkambha) and ending with वैधृति (vaidhṛti))

the connection of words together, syntactical dependence of a word, construction (at the end of a compound = dependent on, ruled by)

a combined or concentrated grammatical rule or aphorism

the connection of a word with its root, original or etymological meaning (as opposed to रूढि (rūḍhi))

name of a scholiast or commentator on the परमार्थसार (paramārthasāra)


यन्त्र

any instrument for holding or restraining or fastening, a prop, support, barrier; a fetter, band, tie, thong, rein

a surgical instrument (especially a blunt one, such as tweezers)

any instrument or apparatus, mechanical contrivance, engine, machine, implement, appliance (as a bolt or lock on a door, oars or sails in a boat. etc.)

an amulet, mystical diagram supposed to possess occult powers


सूत्र

the sacred thread or cord worn by the first three classes (compare यज्ञोपवीत (yajño-pavīta))

that which like a thread runs through or holds together everything, rule, direction

a short sentence or aphoristic rule, and any work or manual consisting of strings of such rules; hanging together like threads; or, alternatively, written on palm leaves which are strung together sutra


मृत

dead, deceased
death-like, torpid, rigid
departed, vanished (as consciousness)
vain, useless
calcined, reduced (said of metals)


कान्त

desired loved dear pleasing agreeable lovely beautiful


कान्त

any one beloved, lover, husband
the Moon
the spring
iron
stone
charming wife
the earth


वारि

a place for tying or catching an elephant


धी

to perceive, think, reflect
wish, desire


धी

thought, (especially) religious thought,

reflection, meditation, devotion, prayer

understanding, intelligence, wisdom (personified as the wife of Rudra-Manyu), knowledge, science, art


भू

the place of being, space, world or universe

the earth (as constituting one of the 3 worlds)

earth (as a substance), ground, soil, land, landed property


दुष्यति

to become bad or corrupted, to be defiled or impure, to be ruined, perish


जाति

the form of existence (as man, animal, etc.) fixed by birth

position assigned by birth, rank, caste, family, race, lineage

kind, genus (as opposed to species), species (as opposed to individual), class

the generic properties (as opposed to the specific ones)

the character of a species, genuine or true state of anything

reduction of fractions to a common denominator

a self-confuting reply (founded merely on similarity or dissimilarity)


दहति

to torment, torture, pain, distress, disturb, grieve

to be consumed by internal heat or grief, suffer pain, be distressed or vexed


धयति

to suck, drink, suck or drink in
to absorb, appropriate
to suckle, nourish


दधाति

to put one's foot in another's footstep i.e. imitate

to direct or fix the mind or attention upon, think of, fix or resolve upon

to destine for, bestow on, present or impart to

to make, produce, generate, create, cause, effect, perform, execute

to seize, take hold of, hold, bear, support, wear, put on (clothes)

to accept, obtain, conceive (especially in the womb), to take pleasure or delight in

to assume, have, possess, show, exhibit, incur, undergo


धृष्णोति

to be bold or courageous or confident or proud


दातृ

one who gives a daughter (gen.) in marriage

a father or brother who gives a daughter or sister in marriage


जनि

woman, wife
birth, production
a kind of fragrant plant
mother
birth, i.e. life
birthplace


गो

anything coming from or belonging to an ox or cow, milk, flesh, skin, hide, leather, strap of leather, bow-string, sinew


गिरि

mountain, hill, elevation, rising ground


गिरि

locative singular of गिर् (gír, “praise”)


ग्ना

wife
divine female, a kind of goddess
speech, voice


अर्जुन

slight inflammation of the conjunctiva or white of the eye


अर्जुन

Arjuna, son of Pandu and Kunti, husband of Draupadi and Subhadra, and the father of Abhimanyu and Shrutakarma

a male given name commonly used in India


आति

the bank myna (Acridotheres ginginianus, formerly known as Turdus ginginianus)


अङ्क

the curve in the human, especially the female, figure above the hip (where infants sitting, astride are carried by mothers hence often = 'breast' or 'lap')

a numerical figure, cipher, a figure or mark branded on an animal etc.

any mark, line, stroke, ornament, stigma


एड

a woman in the retinue of Skanda (in the Mahābhārata)


अश्मन्

any instrument made of stone (as a hammer etc.)


शाखा

shakha: a branch or school of the Veda (each school adhering to its own traditional text and interpretation)

plant products - Śāka (sa: शाक):— “plant products”, "vegetables" viz. greens, root, fruit, leaf, flower, etc term used throughout Ayurvedic literature.

a vegetarian - Shakahari (sa:शाकाहारी). Śākāhāra (sa: शाकाहार), Śākāhārī (sa:शाकाहारी).

teak tree - Shakavriksha, Śākavṛkṣa, Shaka-vriksha (sa: Śākavṛkṣa, शाकवृक्ष) - the teak tree, compound consisting of the terms śāka(शाक) and vṛkṣa (वृक्ष). Śākavṛkṣa (शाकवृक्ष):— [śāka-vṛkṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. The teak tree.

a carpenter - Takṣaka (sa:तक्षक) refers to the “carpenter” in Vastu Shastra architecture manuals.

a door-post (compare द्वारशाखा (dvāra-śākhā))

the third part of an astrological संहिता (saṃhitā) (also शाखास्कन्ध (śākhā-skandha), m.)


शिरस्

the upper end or highest part of anything, top, peak, summit, pinnacle, acme

the head, leader, chief, foremost, first (of a class)


शिशिर

the cool or dewy season (comprising two months, माघ and फाल्गुन, or from about the middle of January to that of March)


नभ्य

foggy
moist
cloudy
the middle
belonging to or fit for a nave


अहर्

a sacrificial or festival day, portion of a sacrifice appointed for one day's performance

day personified as one of the eight Vasus


द्रुह्यति

to hurt, injure, harm, seek to harm, be hostile to


द्वार्

gate, door, entrance or issue
expedient, means, opportunity


क्ष

the protector or cultivator of a field, peasant


हनु

"anything which destroys or injures life", a weapon


जानाति

to know, have knowledge, become acquainted with

to perceive, apprehend, understand, experience, recognize, ascertain, investigate

to know as, know or perceive that, regard or consider as

to recognize as one's own, take possession of

to wish to know or become acquainted with or learn, investigate, examine


जम्भ

one who crushes or swallows (as a demon)

name of several demons (conquered by Vishnu, Krishna or Indra)

a leader of the demons in the war against the gods under Indra


हंस

a goose, gander, swan, flamingo (or other aquatic bird, considered as a bird of passage)

sometimes a mere poetical or mythical bird, said in Rigveda to be able to separate Soma from water, when these two fluids are mixed, and in later literature, milk from water when these two are mixed

the soul or spirit (typified by the pure white colour of a goose or swan, and migratory like a goose)

sometimes "the Universal Soul or Supreme Spirit", identified with Virāj, Nārāyaṇa, Vishnu, Shiva, Kāma, and the Sun

"the universal and the individual Spirit"

a man of supernatural qualities born under a particular constellation

an excellent draught-ox (according to some, a buffalo)


हंस

name of a son of Brahma-datta and general of Jarā-saṃdha


हरि

yellow or green
fawn-coloured
reddish brown
brown
tawny
pale
yellow
fallow
bay (especially applied to horses)
green
greenish


हरि

a horse, steed (especially of Indra)
a lion
the sign of the zodiac Leo
the sun
a monkey
a ray of light
the moon
mungo bean (Vigna mungo)
a jackal
a parrot
peacock
the koil or Indian cuckoo
a goose
a frog
a snake
fire
the wind
men, people (= मनुष्याः)


हरि

a name of Vishnu and Krishna (in this sense thought by some to be derived from √hṛ, 'to take away or remove evil or sin')

a name of a son of Akampaua (or Anukampana)

name of various authors and scholars (especially of the poet Bhartṛi-hari as the author of the Vākya-padīya)

name (also with miśra, bhaṭṭa, dīkṣita etc.)

name a particular class of gods under Manu Tāmasa


हिरण्य

any vessel or ornament made of gold (as 'a golden spoon')


ह्वरति

to deviate or diverge from the right line

to cause to go crookedly, lead wrong or astray


हस्त

the forearm (a measure of length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger)

the 11th (13th) lunar asterism (represented by a hand and containing five stars, identified by some with part of the constellation Corvus)


ग्रसति

to seize with the mouth, take into the mouth, swallow, devour, eat, consume

to swallow or slur over words, pronounce indistinctly

to suppress, stop or neglect (a lawsuit)


ग्रावन्

(traditional translation) a stone for pressing out the Soma juice

(proposed modern translation) praiser, singer


घोर

terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement


घोर

"horrible action", magic formulas or charms


हन्ति

to strike, beat (also a drum), pound, hammer (+ accusative) etc.; upon (+ locative)


अत्स्यति

future active indicative third-person singular of अत्ति (átti)


अथर्वन्

a priest who has to do with fire and Soma


अथर्वन्

Atharvan, son of Kardama, father of दधीचि (dadhīci) and the co-author of the Atharvaveda.


अस्ति

to fall to the share of. happen to any one (+ genitive)

to turn out, tend towards any result, prove (with dative)

to be (i.e. used as copula, but not only with adjective, but also with adverb)


नामन्

a characteristic mark or sign, form, nature, kind, manner

merely the name (as opposed to reality; compare नामधारक (nāmadhāraka), नाममात्र (nāmamātra), नामशेष (nāmaśeṣa) etc.)

substance, essence (in the mīmāṃsā philosophy opposed to guṇa, accidental quality)

a good or great name, renown, fame (only at the end of a compound; compare श्वनामन् (śvanāman), सुमन्तुनामन् (sumantunāman))


सुवति

to set in motion, urge, impel, vivify, create, produce


ओष्ठ

lip (generally in dual)
the forepart of an Agnikuṇḍa


ओष्ठ

Coccinia grandis (to whose red fruits lips are commonly compared)


अंस

shoulder, shoulder-blade
corner of a quadrangle
the two shoulders or angles of an altar


सवितृ

impeller, vivifier (epithet of Tvashtar)


सवितृ

"The Vivifier"; the name of a Vedic solar deity described as the personification of the divine, vivifying influence of the Sun


दृषद्

millstone, especially the lower mill-stone (which rests on the उपल)


प्रकाश

lustre, brightness, light
fame
the very best of something


अन्य

other, different; other than, different from, opposed to


मोह

loss of consciousness, bewilderment, perplexity, distraction, infatuation, delusion, error, folly

darkness or delusion of mind (preventing the discernment of truth and leading men to believe in the reality of worldly objects)

ignorance (one of the three roots of vice Dharmas. 139)

a magical art employed to bewilder an enemy (= मोहन)

Infatuation personified (as the offspring of ब्रह्मा)


अजा

female noun of प्रकृति, of माया or Illusion

name of a plant whose bulbs resemble the udder of a goat


असि

sword, scimitar, knife (used for killing animals)


त्वम्

you, thou (nominative singular of त्वद् (tvad))


राजन

belonging to a royal family (but not to the warrior caste)


वाच्

speech, voice, talk, language (also of animals), sound (also of inanimate objects as of the stones used for pressing, of a drum etc.)

a word, saying, phrase, sentence, statement, asseveration


वाच्

Speech personified as the goddess of speech Vāc


अक्ष

the beam of a balance or string which holds the pivot of the beam


अक्ष

the plant Elaeocarpus angustifolius or its seed


अप्

water (also personified as a deity)
the star δ Virginis in Virgo


शङ्ख

a shell, (especially) the conch-shell (used for making libations of water or as an ornament for the arms or for the temples of an elephant ; a conch-shell perforated at one end is also used as a wind instrument or horn; in the battles of epic poetry, each hero being represented as provided with a conch-shell which serves as his horn or trumpet and often has a name)

a particularly high number (said to equal hundred of billions)


लघु

light, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble etc. also said of a particular mode of flying peculiar to birds; applied to the नक्षत्र (nakṣatra), हस्त (hasta), अश्विनी (aśvinī) and पुष्य (puṣya)

unimpeded, without attendance or a retinue

short (in time, as a suppression of the breath)

short or light (as a vowel or syllable, as opposed to गुरु (guru))

easily pronounced or articulated (said of the pronunciation of व (va), as opposed to मध्यम (madhyama) and गुरु (guru))

small, minute, slight, little, insignificant

weak, feeble, wretched, humble, mean, low (said of persons)

pleasing, agreeable, handsome, beautiful


लघु

light carriage
slender or delicate woman


लघु

a particular measure of time (= 15 of काष्ठा (kāṣṭhā) 1÷15 नाडिका (nāḍikā))

the root of Chrysopogon zizanioides, formerly Andropogon muricatus


लषति

to wish, desire
to strive after, approach


मूष्

"stealer", "thief" (literal meaning from verbal root √muṣ)


धातु

a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body

primary element of the earth; i.e. metal, mineral, ore (especially a red mineral)


पाठ

reading, perusal, study (especially of sacred texts)

a particular method of reciting the text of the Veda


स्वर

sound, noise
voice
a note
the Sanskrit pitch accent
a vowel


व्यञ्जन

implied indication, allusion, suggestion


व्यञ्जन

mark of sex or gender (as the beard, breasts etc.), the private parts (male or female)

anything used in cooking or preparing food, seasoning, sauce, condiment


ह्रस्व

short, small, dwarfish, little
low (of an entrance)
weak (as a voice)
unimportant, insignificant
prosodically or metrically short


ह्रस्व

a dwarf
a short vowel
a kind of vegetable
green or black sulphate of iron
a particularly short measure


नीड

any place for settling down, resting-place, abode


यातृ

co-sister-in-law, husband’s brother’s wife


वृक

the resin of Pinus longifolia, now Pinus palustris


वृक

name of a people and a country (belonging to मध्यदेश (madhya-deśa)) (compare वार्केण्य (vārkeṇya))


वि

apart
asunder
in different directions
to and fro, about
away, away from
off
without


वहति

to carry, transport, convey (with instr. of vehicle)

to lead, conduct (especially offerings to the gods, said of Agni)

to lead towards, to bring, procure, bestow

to take or carry with or about one's self, have, possess

to bear one's head (उच्चैश्तराम् (uccaiś-tarām, “high”))

to undergo (with agnim, viṣam, tulām, 'the ordeal of fire, poison, and the balance')

to drive, ride, go by or in (with instr. of the vehicle), be borne or carried along, run, swim

to draw (scil. a carriage, said of a horse)

to be drawn or borne by (+ instrumental) or along or off


वाज

strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)

the prize of a race or of battle, booty, gain, reward, any precious or valuable possession, wealth, treasure

a swift or spirited horse, war-horse, steed


वाज

an oblation of rice offered at a Śrāddha

an acetous mixture of ground meal and water left to ferment

a Mantra or prayer concluding a sacrifice


वत्स

the young of any animal, offspring, child


वस्ते

to put on, invest, wear (clothes etc.)
to assume (a form etc.)
to enter into


उरण

a ram
sheep
young ram
name of an Asura slain by Indra


वमति

to vomit, spit out, eject (literally and figuratively)


ऊर्णा

wool, a woollen thread, thread
cobweb
circle of hair between the eyebrows


वृणोति

to cover, screen, veil, conceal, hide, envelop, obstruct

to ward off, check, keep back, prevent hinder, restrain


वृणोति

to choose, select, choose for oneself, choose as or for

to choose or pick out a person (for a boon), grant (a boon) to


भीम

fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful, formidable, tremendous


भीम

Bhīma, the second-eldest Pāṇḍava and one of the main protagonists in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, an Indian economist, social reformer and political leader


बोधन

causing to awake or expand (a flower), arousing, exciting


बोधन

calling forth a perfume, burning incense

‘the awaking of Durgā’, name of a festival on the 9th day of the dark half of the month Bhādra


पठन

study reading studying reciting recitation


हृद्

heart
soul, mind
the heart or interior of the body
breast, chest


भीषा

the act of frightening, intimidation
anxiety


नारी

female or any object regarded as feminine


जय

conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being victorious (in battle or in playing with dice or in a lawsuit)

name of particular verses causing victory (personified as deities)

a yellow variety of Vigna mungo ( <= Phaseolus mungo)

name of the 3rd year of the 6th lustrum of the bṛhaspati cycle

name of a rishi (author of RV. x, 180 ; son of Angiras or of Indra; living under the 10th manu)

name of an ancient king (11th cakravartin in Bharata)

नीलदूर्वा (nīla-dūrvā)

the 3rd or 8th or 13th day of either half-month

one of the 7 flag-sticks of Indra's banner

of the mother of the 12th arhat of the present Avsarpini


यात्रा

support of life, livelihood, maintenance


रथ

chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled war-chariot (lighter and swifter than the अनस् (anas)), any vehicle or equipage or carriage (applied also to the vehicles of the gods), waggon, cart


रथ

pleasure, joy, delight (compare मनोरथ (manoratha))


श्वशुर

father-in-law (either the husband's or the wife's father)


देवृ

woman's brother-in-law, husband's brother (especially his younger brother)

current husband of a previously married woman


वृश्चिक

scorpion
the zodiacal sign Scorpio
centipede
name of various plants


बिडाली

a particular disease and the female demon presiding over it


मार्जार

cat
wild cat
civet cat
Plumbago indica
Terminalia catappa
Sesbania grandiflora


वाति

to procure or bestow anything (acc.) by blowing

to emit an odour, be diffused (as perfume)


विग्रह

independence (of a word, as opposed to composition)

separation, resolution, analysis, resolution of a compound word into its constituent parts, the separation or analysis of any word capable of separation

discord, quarrel, contest, strife, war with

separate i.e. individual form or shape, form, figure, the body


पित्त

bile, the bilious humor (one of the three humors or that secreted between the stomach and bowels and flowing through the liver and permeating spleen, heart, eyes, and skin; its chief quality is heat)


जनन

birth, coming into existence
"birth" i.e. life
production, causation
race, lineage
queen-mother
bat
compassion


कल

indistinct or inarticulate (on account of tears)

low, soft (as a tone), emitting a soft tone, melodious (as a voice or throat)

a kind of faulty pronunciation of vowels


कल

a low or soft and inarticulate tone (as humming, buzzing etc.)


कल

penis
Ziziphus zizyphus ( ⇒ Ziziphus jujuba)


दुग्ध

milked together, accumulated, filled, full


क्षीर

milk, thickened milk
the milky juice or sap of plants


नभस्

the sky or atmosphere (in dual: heaven and earth)


कृमि

a worm, insect (VS., TS., AV., ŚBr., Mn. etc.)

"a spider" (» कृमितन्तुजाल (kṛ́mi-tantu-jāla))

name of a son (of उशीनर (uśīnara) Hariv. 1676 ff.; of भजमान (bhajamāna) Hariv. 2002)

name of an Asura (brother of Rāvaṇa) (L.)


कृमि

name of the wife of उशीनर (uśīnara) and mother of Kṛmi (Hariv. 1675 and VP.; v.l. कृमी (kṛmī))


शृङ्ग

the top or summit of a mountain, a peak, crag

the summit of a building, pinnacle, turret

any peak or projection or lofty object, elevation, point, end, extremity

highest point, acme, height or perfection of anything


शृङ्ग

name of a मुनि (of whom, in some parts of India, on occasions of drought, earthen images are said to be made and worshipped for rain)


वाट

enclosure, (either) a fence, wall, (or) a piece of enclosed ground, garden, park, plantation


मधुलिह्

a bee ("honey licker")
one who has licked the honey of


भ्रमर

a large black bee, a kind of bumblebee, any bee


पयस्

semen, (metaphorically) vital spirit, power, strength


वर्षा

the rains, rainy season, monsoon (lasting two months according to the Hindu division of the year into six seasons)


अन्तरात्मन्

the internal feelings, the heart or mind


चेतस्

consciousness, intelligence, thinking soul, heart, mind


भुज

arm
breast
hand
trunk of an elephant
branch, bough
bending, curve, coil (of a serpent)
the side of any geometrical figure
the base of a triangle
the base of a shadow


भा

light or a beam of light; lustre, splendour


शोभा

splendour, brilliance, lustre, beauty, grace, loveliness


शिर

head, skull, cephalon
peak, top
bed, couch


पवन

"purifier", wind or the god of wind, breeze, air


मरुत्

Maruts, storm-god, patron deity of the winds


मारुत

vital air, one of the 3 humours of the body


वात

wind or air as one of the humours of the body

morbid affection of the windy humour, flatulence, gout, rheumatism


द्यु

heaven, the sky
day
brightness, sheen, glow
fire


अण्ड

musk bag, musk pod (caudal gland of the musk deer)


अल्प

small, minute, trifling, little
easily, without trouble


मह

great, large, big, mighty, strong, abundant


मह

feast, festival
the festival of spring
sacrifice
buffalo
light, lustre, brilliance
Ichnocarpus frutescens (black creeper)


बृहत्

large, great, big, bulky, lofty; long, tall; mighty, strong


बृहत्

greatly, much, highly
mightily
aloud, loudly


कुमार

prince, heir apparent associated in the kingdom with the reigning monarch


शिशु

a child, infant, the young of any animal (as a calf, puppy, etc.); also applied to young plants, and to the recently risen sun


त्वच्

skin (of men, serpents etc.), hide (of goats, cows etc.)

a cow's hide (used in pressing out the soma juice)


पुष्प

gallantry, politeness, declaration of love


मेदस्

fat, flesh, marrow, lymph
excessive fatness, corpulence


पर्ण

pinion, feather (also of an arrow), wing

leaf (regarded as the plumage of a tree)


कर्ण

the hypotenuse of a triangle or the diagonal of a quadrilateral


कर्ण

Karna, biological son of Kunti and Surya, adoptive son of Adhiratha and Radha


श्रवण

acquiring knowledge by hearing, learning, study

the determining by means of the six signs the true doctrine of the vedānta


श्रवण

the hypotenuse of a triangle or the diagonal of a tetragon


श्रुति

the diagonal of a tetragon or hypothenuse of a triangle

that which is heard or perceived with the ear, sound, noise

an aggregate of sounds (whether forming a word or any part of a word)

rumour, report, news, intelligence, hearsay

that which has been heard or communicated from the beginning, sacred knowledge orally transmitted by the Brahmans from generation to generation, the Veda

a particular division of the octave, a quarter tone or interval (twenty-two of these are enumerated, four constituting a major tone, three a minor, and two a semitone; they are said to be personified as nymphs)


श्रुति

course, path (?)
the constellation, श्रवणा (śravaṇā)


अंशक

share
degree of latitude or longitude
co-heir


अंशु

filament, stalk, beam (especially of the Soma plant)

name of an ancient Vedic teacher, son of a धनंजय (dhanaṃjaya)


अंशुक

cloth
fine or white cloth, muslin
garment, upper garment
tie (for binding a churning-stick)


अंशुमत्

fibrous, rich in filaments
rich in Soma plants or Soma juice
radiant, luminous
pointed


अकनिष्ठ

of whom none is the youngest (i.e. younger than the others)


अकन्या

not a virgin; a female who has lost her virginity or has had sexual intercourse


अकर्मन्

not working
not performing good works, wicked
inefficient
intransitive


अकर्मन्

absence of work
observances
improper work, crime


अकाम

the Sandhi which causes the dropping of a final r before a succeeding r


अकार

the Devanagari letter अ
the vowel sound /ɐ/


अकिञ्चन

without anything, utterly destitute
disinterested


अकीर्ति

ill fame, notoriety, disrepute, ill repute, disgrace


सत्

present participle of अस्ति (asti); being, existing, occurring, happening, being present

real, actual, as any one or anything ought to be, true, good, right


सत्

a being; (in the plural) beings, creatures

good or honest or wise or respectable people


सत्

that which is good or real or true, reality, truth


मन्त्र

a prayer or song of praise (RV. AV. TS.), a sacred formula addressed to any individual deity; a mantra

a Vedic hymn or sacrificial formula, that portion of the Veda which contains the texts called ऋच् (ṛc-) or यजुस् (yajus-) or सामन् (sāman) or अथर्वन् (atharvan) (as opposed to the Brahmana or Upanishad portions); a mantra

a mystical verse or magical formula (sometimes personified), incantation, charm, spell; a mantra

consultation, resolution, counsel, advice, plan, design, secret


जीवति

revives (sometimes with पुनर्- (punar-))


अकीर्तिकर

causing disgrace, disparaging, insulting


अकूपार

the mythical tortoise that upholds the world


अकृत

undone, not committed
not made, uncreated
unprepared, incomplete
one who has done no works


अकृतार्थ

having one's objective unaccomplished, unsuccessful


अक्तु

tinge, ray, light
dark tinge, darkness, night


अक्षम

unable to endure, impatient
incompetent, incapable
envious


अक्षय

exempt from decay, undecaying
eternal
imperishable
inexhaustible
undying


अक्षया

the seventh day of a lunar month, if it falls on Sunday or Monday


अक्षमा

impatience, envy
incompetence, inability


अकृता

a daughter who has not been made पुत्रिका (putrikā), or a sharer in the privileges of a son


अक्षय्य

"May thy prosperity be undecaying! " (a form of blessing addressed to a वैश्य (vaiśya))


अक्षहृदय

innermost nature of dice, perfect skill in gambling


अग

snake
the sun
water-jar
mountain
tree
the number seven


अगद

free from disease, healthy
free from affliction


अगद

freedom from disease
medicine, drug, (especially) antidote


अगम्य

unfit to be walked in, or to be approached


अगुण

destitute of qualities or attributes (said of the supreme Being)


अगुरु

short as a short vowel alone or before a single consonant


अगुरु

fragrant aloe wood and tree, Aquilaria malaccensis


वीर

a man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero, chief


वीर

heroic, powerful, strong, excellent, eminent


अग्निचित्

arranging the sacrificial fire, or one who has arranged it


नर

the primeval Man or eternal Spirit pervading the universe


बाला

female child, girl, young woman (especially one under 16 years)


विरा

wife, matron (whose husband and sons are still alive)

name of various plants and drugs (Flacourtia jangomas, Ipomoea cheirophylla, Gmelina arborea etc.)


इदानि

a measure of time (the fifteenth part of an etarhi)


मति

thought, design, intention, resolution, determination, inclination, wish, desire

devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred utterance

opinion, notion, idea, belief, conviction, view, creed

the mind, perception, understanding, intelligence, sense, judgement


वायु

the windy humour or any morbid affection of it


वायु

the god of the wind: Vayu
name of Vasu
name of Daitya
name of a Marut
the Maruts


वायु

desirous, covetous, greedy (for food, applied to calves)


धेनु

any offering or present to Brahmans instead or in the shape of a cow


सेना

an army, armament, battle-array, armed force

name of Indra's wife (or his thunderbolt so personified)

any drilled troop or band or body of men (Bālar.)

a kind of title or addition to the names of persons (also names of courtezans) (Sāh.; compare Pāṇ. 4-1, 152 etc.)

name of a courtesan (abridged from कुबेरसेना (kubera-senā)) (HPariś.)


वधू

a bride or newly-married woman, young wife, spouse or any wife or woman

the female of any animal, especially a cow or mare


तनू

person, self (often used like a reflexive noun)


श्वश्रू

a mother-in-law (either the wife's or the husband's mother)


पाप

bad, vicious, wicked, evil, wretched, vile, low


पाप

evil, misfortune, ill-luck, trouble, mischief, harm


नृ

a man
hero
mankind, people
masculine word
the pin or gnomon of a sundial
a chess piece


सुदृश्

keen-sighted
well-looking, handsome
having beautiful eyes


वृत्रहन्

killing enemies or Vritra, victorious (mostly applied to Indra, but also to Agni and even to Sarasvati)


सखि

the husband of the wife's sister, brother-in-law


वेद

knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore, knowledge of ritual


वेद

a tuft or bunch of strong grass (कुश (kuśa) or मुञ्ज (muñja)) made into a broom (and used for sweeping, making up the sacrificial fire etc., in rites)


वेत्ति

to know, understand, perceive, learn, become or be acquainted with, be conscious of, have a correct notion of (RV. etc.)

to know, regard, consider as, take for, declare to be, call (Up., Mn., MBh. etc.)

to mind, notice, observe, remember (RV., ŚBr., MBh.)

to wish to know, inquire about (RV., AV., Br.)

to make known, announce, report, tell (ŚBr. etc.)

to recognize or regard as, take for (MBh., Kāv.)

to wish to know or learn, inquire about (ŚBr. etc.)


नराशंस

Possibly literally 'the desire or praise of men': a mystical name of Agni


शर्करा

gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or soil (mostly plural)

a fragment or piece of broken earthenware, potsherd


भग

Bhaga, one of the Adityas, a god of wealth and marriage in Hinduism. In the Rigveda Bhaga is the god who supervises the distribution of goods and destiny to each man corresponding to his merits.

"dispenser", gracious lord, patron (applied to gods, especially to Savitṛ)

good fortune, happiness, welfare, prosperity

dignity, majesty, distinction, excellence, beauty, loveliness

love, affection, sexual passion, amorous pleasure, dalliance

the female organs, pudendum muliebre, vulva


अङ्गार

charcoal, either heated or not heated
the planet Mars
the plant hitāvalī


आर्य

an Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of the peoples of Ancient India who speak आर्य भाषा (ārya bhāṣā)

a person having the self-ascribed qualities of a speaker of Ārya language

a man who has thought on the four chief truths of Buddhism and lives accordingly, a Buddhist priest (Pali ayya, or ariya)


आर्य

Indo-Aryan, pertaining to peoples of ancient India who speak आर्य भाषा (ārya bhāṣā)

self-ascribed qualities of a person who speaks (an) Ārya language


अभि

to, towards, in the direction of, against

on, upon, with regard to, by, before, in front of

over. It may even express one after the other, severally


एति

to return (in this sense only future tense)

to approach with prayers, gain by asking

to be employed in, go on with, continue in any condition or relation

to approach any one with requests (with two accusatives), ask, request


पिपर्ति

to bring over or to [with accusative], bring out of, deliver from [with ablative], rescue, save, protect, escort, further, promote

to bring over or out, rescue, protect, save, preserve, keep alive

to resist, withstand, be a match for (acc.)

to be capable of or able to (+ infinitive)


पिपर्ति

to grant abundantly, bestow on (+ dative), present with

to be filled with, become full of (+ instrumental), be sated

to fill (with a noise, said also of the noise itself)

to make full, complete, supplement (a sentence)

to cover completely, overspread, bestrew, surround


पुत्र

a son, child
a species of small venomous animal
name of the fifth house


वातिगगम

eggplant (Solanum melongena) (by folk etymology, "the plant that cures the wind")


प्रथमपुरुष

third person, but literally the "first person" in Sanskrit grammar tradition


मध्यमपुरुष

the second person in verbal conjugation, a termination of the second person


उत्तमपुरुष

first person, literally "the last person" in Sanskrit grammar tradition


कच्छ

a bank or any ground bordering on water, shore

watery soil, marshy ground, marsh, morass


श्री

diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant, beautifying, adorning


श्री

light, lustre, radiance, splendour, glory, beauty, grace, loveliness

prosperity, welfare, good fortune, success, auspiciousness, wealth, treasure, riches


श्री

honorific prefix appended to certain names to mean "sacred" or "holy"

used as a respectful title (like "Reverend") to the names of eminent persons as well as of celebrated works and sacred objects


श्री

to mix, mingle, cook
to burn, flame, diffuse light


लङ्का

the citadel of Ravana in the Ramayana
the island Sri Lanka


वृद्धि

growth, increase, augmentation, prolongation

advancement, prosperity, welfare, happiness


मुद्रा

a seal or any instrument used for sealing or stamping, a seal-ring, signet-ring, any ring

type for printing or instrument for lithographing

any stamp or print or mark or impression

a stamped coin, piece of money, rupee, cash, medal

an image, sign, badge, token (especially a token or mark of divine attributes impressed upon the body)

authorization, a pass, passport (as given by a seal)

shutting, closing (as of the eyes or lips)

name of particular positions or intertwinings of the fingers of the hand (24 in number, commonly practiced in religious worship, and supposed to possess an occult meaning and magical efficacy); mudra

female consort for sexual yoga practices

a particular branch of education ("reckoning by the fingers")

the natural expression of things by words, calling things by their right names


अमल

spotless, stainless, immaculate
clean, pure, transparent
shining


पाद

the foot or leg of an inanimate object, column, pillar

the foot or a hill at the foot of a mountain

a ray or beam of light (considered as the foot of a heavenly body)

quarter, fourth Part (the fourth of a quadruped being one out of 4)

a verse or line (as the fourth part of a regular stanza)

the caesura of a verse agni-purāṇa, the chapter of a book


होतृ

an offerer of an oblation or yajna, sacrificer, priest, especially a priest who at a sacrifice invokes the gods or recites the Rigveda, a Rigveda priest; hotr


लक्ष्मी

a good sign, good fortune, prosperity, success, happiness

beauty, loveliness, grace, charm, splendour, lustre

the Good Genius or Fortune of a king personified (and often regarded as a rival of his queen), royal power, dominion, majesty

name of various plants (Hibiscus mutabilis, Acacia polycantha (syn. Mimosa suma), turmeric etc.)

name of the wife of king Chandra-simha of Mithila and patroness of various authors


आशु

fast, quick, swift, rapid, going quickly


आशु

quickly, quick, swiftly, rapidly
immediately


आशु

rice ripening quickly in the rainy season


अभिधानम्

nominative/accusative singular of अभिधान (abhidhāna)


वादा

nominative singular feminine of वाद (vāda, “speaking”)


अवि

sheep (mentioned with reference to its wool being used for the soma strainer)


अवि

protector, lord
the sun
air, wind
mountain
wall, enclosure
a cover made of the skin of mice


ऋच्

praise, verse, especially a sacred verse recited in praise of a deity (as opposed to the सामन् (sāman) or verses which were sung and to the यजुस् (yajus) or sacrificial words, formularies, and verses which were muttered)

the collection of the ṛc verses, i.e. the Rigveda


वरुण

name of a particular magical formula recited over weapons

a tree of species Crateva adansonii ( <= Crataeva Roxburghii)


पुराण

belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old


पुराण

a thing or event of the past, an ancient tale or legend, old traditional history


पुराण

Purana (one of several texts of an ancient genre of Hindu or Jain literature)

name of work (containing an index of the contents of a number of पद्म (padma) and some other works)


पुराण

a कर्ष (karṣa) or measure of silver
the ancients


ब्रह्मन्

Brahman or the one self-existent impersonal Spirit, the one universal Soul, the Self-existent, the Absolute, the Eternal


ब्रह्मन्

Brahmā or the one impersonal universal Spirit manifested as a personal Creator and as the first of the triad of personal gods


ब्रह्मन्

pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the heart in worshipping the gods, prayer

the sacred word (as opp. to वाच् (vāc), the word of man), the Veda, a sacred text, a text or mantra used as a spell


ब्रह्मन्

one who prays, a devout or religious man, a brahmin who is a knower of Vedic texts or spells, one versed in sacred knowledge

one of the 4 principal priests or Ritvijas


तिष्ठति

to stand, stand firmly, station oneself, stand upon, get upon, take up a position on

to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action

to remain occupied or engaged in, be intent upon, make a practice of, keep on, persevere in any act (with locative or ind.p.)

to continue to be or exist (as opposed to "perish"), endure, last

to be, exist, be present, be obtainable or at hand

to be with or at the disposal of, belong to (dative, genitive or locative)

to stand by, abide by, be near to, be on the side of, adhere or submit to, acquiesce in, serve, obey (locative or dative)

to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate

to be directed to or fixed on (+ locative)

to be founded or rest or depend on, be contained in (+ locative)

to remain unnoticed (as of no importance), be left alone (only imperative and potential)

be stood etc. - frequently used impersonally


हरति

to take, bear, carry in or on (with instrumental), carry, convey, fetch, bring

to take away, carry off, seize, deprive of, steal, rob

to shoot or cut or hew off, sever (the head or a limb)

to remove, destroy, dispel, frustrate, annihilate

to take to oneself, appropriate (in a legitimate way), come into possession of (+ accusative), receive (as an heir), raise (tribute), marry (a girl)

to master, overpower, subdue, conquer, win, win over (also by bribing)

to withhold, withdraw, keep back, retain

to have taken from oneself, be deprived of, lose


गभस्ति

shining ("fork-like", double-edged or sharp-edged, pointed?)


गभस्ति

fork (?)
arm, hand
a ray of light, sunbeam
the sun


अस्मि

present active first-person singular of अस्ति (ásti)


सीदति

to sit, sit down
to lie in wait, be at watch


सचते

to be associated or united with, have to do with, be familiar with, associate oneself with

to take part or participate in, suffer, endure

to belong to, be attached or devoted to, serve, follow, seek, pursue, favour, assist

to go after, follow, accompany, adhere or be attached to


नमस्

bow, obeisance, homage, adoration; greeting, salutation


गच्छति

to go against with hostile intentions, attack

to approach carnally, have sexual intercourse with

to go to any state or condition, undergo, partake of, participate in, receive, obtain


देग्धि

to anoint, smear, plaster, besmear
to increase, accumulate


ऋक्ष

a bear
a species of ape
Oroxylum indicum (syn. Bignonia indica)


ऋक्ष

the particular star under which a person happens to be born


आगस्

transgression, offence, injury, sin, fault


अश्रि

the sharp side of anything, corner, angle (of a room or house), edge (of a sword)


पुर

fortress, castle, city, town
house, abode, residence, receptacle


ऊधस्

the udder of any female, breast, bosom
the night


चरति

to move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam about, wander (said of men, animals, water, ships, stars, etc.)

to move or travel through, pervade, go along, follow

to behave, conduct oneself, act, live, treat (with instrumental or locative)

to have intercourse with, have to do with (+instrumental)

to undertake, set about, under go, observe, practise, do or act in general, effect, make

to consume, eat (with accusative), graze

to make or render (with double accusative)

to cause any one (in accusative) to walk through (+accusative)

to cause any one (in accusative) to practise or perform (with accusative)

to cause (any animal, +accusative) to eat

to move quickly or repeatedly, walk about, roam about (in locative)


रोचते

to shine, be bright or radiant or resplendent

to be agreeable to, please (+dative or genitive)

to cause any one (accusative) to long for anything (dative)

to find pleasure in, like, approve, deem anything right (+ accusative or infinitive)

to be pleasant or agreeable to (+dative)


नारङ्ग

the orange tree
the juice of the pepper plant
a libertine
a living being
a twin


मन्यते

to think, believe, imagine, suppose, conjecture

to regard or consider anyone or anything (accusative) as

to think oneself or be thought to be, appear as, pass for

to set the heart or mind on, honour, esteem, hope or wish for

to think of (in prayer etc., either "to remember, meditate on", or "mention, declare", or "excogitate, invent"), ponder

to perceive, observe, learn, know, understand, comprehend

to reflect upon, consider, examine, investigate

to cali in question, doubt ("with regard to" +locative)