Improve your Sanskrit Vocabulary - C Rama Devi

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.

1. Yukthaha: a) accompanied b) which is left c) not related d) practice e) referred

2. Gunaha: a) good quality b) a quality c) behavior d) personality e) beauty

3. Apabhramsaha: a) a straight word b) a cunning talk c) old age d) success e) falling down

4. Nirmaalyam: a) impurity b) purity c) fatih d) frankness e) good words

5. Anamaha : a) a sage b) low caste person c) guru d) a Brahmin e) devotee

Answers with explanation

1. a. The word means ‘joined’, united, accompanied etc.

2. b. Gunaha means ‘a quality’ which can be good or bad. This word can also mean ‘to multiply’. ‘Gunayathi’ comes from this

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

4. b. This means purity or cleanliness. It can also mean the remains of an offering to a deity, such as flowers.

5. d. This means ‘a Brahmin who does not bow down to others but returns salutations made to him by others, with a blessing.

Answers

1. a 2. b 3. e 4. b 5. d 

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