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. Krodhaha: a. Anger b. revenge c. fighting d. peace e. help.

2. Asanaa: a. rice b. hunger c. smoke d. war e. a person.

3. Vairinaha: a. friend b. relative c. enemy d. new person e. invitee.

4. Dhoomaha: a. fire b. air c. smoke d. sunlight e. darkness.

5. Vahnihi: a. smoke b. water c. rain d. plant e. fire.

6. Darshaha: a. Dharma b. cleanliness c. seeing d. mirror e. peeping.

7. Apatha: a. wordless b. pathless c. speech d. silent e. journey.

8. Krupaa: a. compassion b. anger c. hatred d. friendship e. devotion.

9. Prabhavishnuhu: a. name of a god b. powerful c. born from Lord Vishnu d. Lord Siva e. Sun rays

10.  Rajeevaha: a. elephant b. black lotus c. white lotus d. a creeper e. deer.

11.  Balaha: a. group b. weak c. race d. fighting e. strength.

12.  Aavruthaha: a. opened b. cleaned c. covered d. hidden e. visible.

13.  Vignaanam: a. innocence b. clever c. wisdom d. knowledge e. reading books.

14.  Manaha: a. Lord b. Manmadha c. Mind d. remembrance e. thought.

15.  Paranthapaha: a. enemy b. a great warrior c. conqueror d. follower e. great saint.

16.  Paramparaa: a. following b. hereditary c. part of group d. all people e. olden.

17.  Kountheyaha: a. Duryodhan b. Karna c. Krishna d. Droupadi e. Arjuna.

18.  Karthana: a. patching b. adjoining c. cutting d. boiling e. doing a work.

19.  Churikaa: a. comb b. spatula c. stick d. knife e. plate.

20.  Swasroohu: a. father-in-law b. mother-in-law c. aunty d. brother-in-law e. sister.

Answers with explanation

1. Krodhaha: This is one of the six bad qualities that a human being should shed. Kaama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and Maatsarya. Krodha means anger.

2. Asanaa: This means a desire to eat i.e. hunger.

3. Vairinaha: This denotes a person having enemity.

4. Dhoomaha :This refers to smoke.

5. Vahnihi: This means fire.

6. Darsaha: This means Mirror.

7. Apatha: Patha means path or way and apatha is the opposite of it.

8. Krupaa: This is one of the noble qualities i.e. being compassionate.

9. Prabhavishnuhu: This word refers to being powerful, strong and mighty. This word also means an epithet of Lord Vishnu.

10. Rajeevaha: This means a kind of deer. The word Rajeevalochana comes from this word, which is usually referred to Lord Rama, ie. One who has got eyes which look like that of a deer.

11. Balaha: This is a simple word meaning strength.

12. Aavruthaha: The word Vrutha means circling and Aavruthaha means covering.

13. Vignaanam: This word refers to knowledge related to mundane life; the knowledge based on our experience.

14. Manaha: This means mind.

15. Paranthapaha: This means a hero a conqueror; This word is used generally for Lord Rama and Lord Krishna.

16. Paramparaa: This means an uninterrupted series, regular series, succession.

17. Kountheyaha: This means son of Kunthee; In the Bhagavad Geetha this word is used frequently by Lord Krishna to address Arjuna. Dharmaraja , Bhima are also sons of Kunthee. Although Karna is also son of Kunthee, in the Mahabharat he is not addressed as Kountheya for the reasons that he was recognized by the world as Radheya or Sootha Puthra.

18. Karthana: This does not refer to doing any action, but it refers to cutting something.

19. Churikaa: This is an instrument like knife.

20. Swasroohu: This means mother of wife or husband. i.e. mother-in-law

Answers

1.a 2.b 3.c 4.c 5.e 6.d 7.b 8.a 9.b 10.e 11.e 12.c 13.d 14.c 15.c 16.b 17.e 18.c 19.d 20.b

Ratings of Your Score

9-1s1: Fair;

12-15: Good;

16 and above: Excellent

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