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Improve Your Sanskrit Vocabulary - C Rama Devi |
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We come across a number of Sanskrit words in our daily life. More often than not, we might like to know the correct meaning of such words. Here is a small exercise for you to test your knowledge of such words. |
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1. Yukthaha: a) accompanied b) which is left c) not related d) practice e) referred |
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2. Gunaha: a) good quality b) a quality c) behavior d) personality e) beauty |
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3. Apabhramsaha: a) a straight word b) a cunning talk c) old age d) success e) falling down |
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4. Nirmaalyam: a) impurity b) purity c) fatih d) frankness e) good words |
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5. Anamaha : a) a sage b) low caste person c) guru d) a Brahmin e) devotee |
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6. Anasuyaya : a) jealousy b) absence of envy c) anger d) hatred e) absense of hatred. |
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7. Vidhiththa : a) known b) unknown c) telling secretly d) not informed e) a name |
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8. Paripanthin : a) free way b) which does not obstruct c) clear d) a man e) standing in the way |
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9. Niyojyaha : a) employee b) employer c) king d) queen e) owner |
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10. Charvith : a) chewed b) walked c) talked d) laughed e) swallowed |
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11. Adhithaha : a) water b) wind c) space d) earth e) air |
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12. Agham : a) water b) good work c) sin d) prayer e) ritual |
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13. Paryavasaanam : a) starting b) process c) end d) the way e) middle phase |
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14. Chetaha: a. active b. decision c. happiness d. mind e. right-thinking. |
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15. Prayukthaha : a) employed b) linked c) combined d) removed e) mixed |
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16. Indheevarini: a) a river b) an ocean c) a group of blue lotuses d) a group of peculiar leaves e) an island |
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17. Ichchaa : a) hatred b) unwanted c) clean d) wish e) here |
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18. Kanika : a) fire b) coal c) metal d) an atom e) a group. |
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19. Seesaha : a) iron b) silver c) lead d) any metal e) liquid |
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20. Thikthaha : a) sweet b) bitter c) sour d) chilly e) salty. |
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Answers with explanation |
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1. a. The word means ‘joined’, united, accompanied etc. |
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2. b. Gunaha means ‘a quality’ which can be good or bad. This word can also mean ‘to multiply’. ‘Gunayathi’ comes from this |
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3. e. This means ‘falling down’ or ‘going away’ or ‘a fall’. Generally it is used for an incorrect word forms against the rule of grammar |
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4. b. This means purity or cleanliness. It can also mean the remains of an offering to a deity, such as flowers. |
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5. d. This means ‘a Brahmin who does not bow down to others but returns salutations made to him by others, with a blessing. |
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6. b. This word means ‘free from malice’ or ‘not envious’ i.e., absence of envy. |
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7. a. ‘Vidhitha’ refers to something known, understood, learnt or informed. |
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8. e. This word refers to a person who is standing in or obstructing the way. Thus it can also mean ‘enemy’ or ‘opponent’. |
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9. a. This means ‘one charged with a duty’ i.e., a functionary, an officer, a servant or an employee. |
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10. a. ‘Charvitha’ means chewed, bitten or eaten or tasted. This word is used often in literature to refer to something that is chewed again i.e., ‘telling something already told’. |
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11. d. This means ‘the earth’. |
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12. c. ‘Agham’ means sin, fault or crime. This is used to refer to something evil, an accident or a calamity. |
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13. c. This means the end, termination, conclusion of an action. |
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14. a. This means ‘employed’ or ‘appointed’ or ‘nominated’. |
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15. c. ‘Indheevarani’ means a group of blue lotuses. Lord Rama is praised as ‘Indeevarasyama’ as he had a blue coloured body. |
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16. d. This means wish, will or a desire. |
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17. d. This means an atom or something minute. |
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18. c. This means a metal called ‘lead’. |
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19. a. This means wife’s sister. |
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20. b. This word refers to bitter taste. |
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Answers |
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1. a 2. b 3. e 4. b 5. d 6. b 7. a 8. e 9. a 10. a 11. d 12. c 13. c 14. a 15. c 16. d 17. d 18. c 19. a 20. b |
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Ratings of Your Score |
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9-1s1: Fair; 12-15: Good; 16 and above: Excellent |
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