First 300 Words
Use this as an expandable course vocabulary. The site begins with a curated core and leaves room for instructor additions.
Core Words
| Devanāgarī | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अहम् | aham | I |
| त्वम् | tvam | you |
| सः | saḥ | he/that |
| सा | sā | she/that |
| तत् | tat | it/that |
| एषः | eṣaḥ | this |
| रामः | rāmaḥ | Rāma |
| सीता | sītā | Sītā |
| कृष्णः | kṛṣṇaḥ | Kṛṣṇa |
| अर्जुनः | arjunaḥ | Arjuna |
| बुद्धः | buddhaḥ | Buddha |
| धर्मः | dharmaḥ | dharma/teaching |
| कर्म | karma | action |
| ज्ञानम् | jñānam | knowledge |
| आत्मा | ātmā | self |
| वनम् | vanam | forest |
| ग्रामः | grāmaḥ | village |
| लोकः | lokaḥ | world |
| फलम् | phalam | fruit/result |
| श्लोकः | ślokaḥ | verse |
| गच्छति | gacchati | goes |
| आगच्छति | āgacchati | comes |
| पश्यति | paśyati | sees |
| वदति | vadati | speaks |
| पठति | paṭhati | reads |
| करोति | karoti | does |
| भवति | bhavati | becomes/is |
| अस्ति | asti | is/exists |
| सन्ति | santi | are/exist |
| इच्छति | icchati | wishes |
| न | na | not |
| मा | mā | do not |
| च | ca | and |
| एव | eva | only/indeed |
| हि | hi | indeed/for |
| सह | saha | with |
| इति | iti | thus |
| यदा | yadā | when |
| तदा | tadā | then |
| कदा | kadā | when? |
| महान् | mahān | great |
| महत् | mahat | great |
| शुभम् | śubham | good/auspicious |
| सत्यं | satyaṃ | truth |
| सर्वे | sarve | all |
| नित्यः | nityaḥ | eternal |
| करुणा | karuṇā | compassion |
| शान्तिः | śāntiḥ | peace |
| भयम् | bhayam | fear |
| सुखम् | sukham | happiness |
Expansion Categories
- Gītā vocabulary: कर्म, फल, योग, आत्मन्, धर्म
- Epic vocabulary: राजा, वन, मुनि, युद्ध, पुत्र
- Upaniṣadic vocabulary: सत्य, ज्ञान, ब्रह्म, आत्मन्, अनन्त
- Buddhist Sanskrit vocabulary: बुद्ध, धर्म, सङ्घ, शरण, सत्त्व, करुणा