# Sanskrit Glossary *Definitions and explanations of Sanskrit terms* Total entries: 77 ## Understanding Sanskrit Terms Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas and contains profound philosophical and devotional meanings. Many terms have no exact English equivalent. ## Common Prefixes and Suffixes **Prefixes:** - A/An - Without, not - Anu - After, following - Ati - Very, beyond - Pra - Before, forward - Prati - Against, back - Sam/San - Together, complete - Upa - Near, towards **Suffixes:** - -ātmā/-atman - Self, soul - -īśvara/-ishvara - Lord, controller - -deva/devī - God/goddess - -pati - Lord, master - -pāda - Lotus feet - -prabhu - Master, lord ## Important Terms by Category **Devotional Terms:** - Bhakti, Prema, Rasa, Bhāva, Sevā **Philosophical:** - Brahman, Ātmā, Māyā, Karma, Dharma **Relationships:** - Dāsa (servant), Sakhā (friend), Guru (teacher) **Scriptural:** - Veda, Purāṇa, Itihāsa, Śāstra ## All Sanskrit Term Entries - [[index/A#adhipuṇyam explained|Adhipuṇyam explained]] - [[index/A#adhokṣaja explained|Adhokṣaja explained]] - [[index/A#amarakośa cited on meaning of mūrti|Amarakośa cited on meaning of mūrti]] - [[index/A#anusasmāra explained|Anusasmāra explained]] - [[index/A#apipātā explained|Apipātā explained]] - [[index/A#aprameya explained|Aprameya explained]] - [[index/A#aprākṛta explained|Aprākṛta explained]] - [[index/A#apāpa-viddha explained|Apāpa-viddha explained]] - [[index/A#apūrva explained|Apūrva explained]] - [[index/A#asammoha, meaning of|Asammoha, meaning of]] - [[index/B#bhagavān, meaning of name|Bhagavān, meaning of name]] - [[index/B#bhavātavī explained|Bhavātavī explained]] - [[index/B#bhāgavata ātmarāmaḥ explained|Bhāgavata ātmarāmaḥ explained]] - [[index/B#bhūr explained|Bhūr explained]] - [[index/B#brahma explained|Brahma explained]] - [[index/C#compound words, kṛṣṇas representation among|Compound words, Kṛṣṇas representation among]] - [[index/D#daivam explained|Daivam explained]] - [[index/D#debate, terms in|Debate, terms in]] - [[index/D#definition by negation|Definition by negation]] - [[index/D#deha-bhāk explained|Deha-bhāk explained]] - [[index/entries/determination|Determination]] - [[index/D#determination of prahlāda|Determination of Prahlāda]] - [[index/D#duṣkṛtinaḥ explained|Duṣkṛtinaḥ explained]] - [[index/D#dvandva-titikṣā explained|Dvandva-titikṣā explained]] - [[index/G#gauḍīya explained|Gauḍīya explained]] - [[index/H#hari explained|Hari explained]] - [[index/H#hṛdaya explained|Hṛdaya explained]] - [[index/J#jagad-īśa explained|Jagad-īśa explained]] - [[index/J#janmādy asya yataḥ, meaning of|Janmādy asya yataḥ, meaning of]] - [[index/K#kaivalyāt explained|Kaivalyāt explained]] - [[index/K#keśi-niṣūdana name for kṛṣṇa explained|Keśi-niṣūdana name for Kṛṣṇa explained]] - [[index/K#kāraṇa-vigrahāya explained|Kāraṇa-vigrahāya explained]] - [[index/M#mad-deva-saṅgāt explained|Mad-deva-saṅgāt explained]] - [[index/M#mukti-pade explained|Mukti-pade explained]] - [[index/M#māyāmaya explained|Māyāmaya explained]] - [[index/N#negation, definition via|Negation, definition via]] - [[index/N#neti neti explained|Neti neti explained]] - [[index/P#parama-bhakti-yoga explained|Parama-bhakti-yoga explained]] - [[index/P#paripraśnena explained|Paripraśnena explained]] - [[index/P#poison compared to nondevotees words|Poison compared to nondevotees words]] - [[index/P#prakṛti defined as energy|Prakṛti defined as energy]] - [[index/P#prakṛti defined as material nature|Prakṛti defined as material nature]] - [[index/P#prakṛtiṁ bhajasva explained|Prakṛtiṁ bhajasva explained]] - [[index/P#pramatta explained|Pramatta explained]] - [[index/P#pratyak praśāntam explained|Pratyak praśāntam explained]] - [[index/P#praṇipātena explained|Praṇipātena explained]] - [[index/P#prākṛta defined as mundane devotees|Prākṛta defined as mundane devotees]] - [[index/P#prākṛta defined as sound|Prākṛta defined as sound]] - [[index/R#rāja-kula-rakṣasā explained|Rāja-kula-rakṣasā explained]] - [[index/S#sa-tattvaḥ explained|Sa-tattvaḥ explained]] - [[index/S#satya-kāma explained|Satya-kāma explained]] - [[index/S#satya-saṅkalpa explained|Satya-saṅkalpa explained]] - [[index/S#sevayā explained|Sevayā explained]] - [[index/S#sex (gender) determined at conception|Sex (gender) determined at conception]] - [[index/S#sex (gender), determination of|Sex (gender), determination of]] - [[index/S#speech, meaningful|Speech, meaningful]] - [[index/S#sumedhasaḥ explained|Sumedhasaḥ explained]] - [[index/S#sva-bhavanāt explained|Sva-bhavanāt explained]] - [[index/S#sword of supreme lord|Sword of Supreme Lord]] - [[index/T#tattva-darśī explained|Tattva-darśī explained]] - [[index/T#trivikrama, name explained|Trivikrama, name explained]] - [[index/U#u ha vāva explained|U ha vāva explained]] - [[index/U#udghātyaka explained|Udghātyaka explained]] - [[index/U#unkind words of relatives|Unkind words of relatives]] - [[index/U#urdhva-retasaḥ explained|Urdhva-retasaḥ explained]] - [[index/U#uttamaśloka, name explained|Uttamaśloka, name explained]] - [[index/U#uttamaśloka-lālasa explained|Uttamaśloka-lālasa explained]] - [[index/V#vidyādhara sword|Vidyādhara sword]] - [[index/V#vijara explained|Vijara explained]] - [[index/V#vijighatsa explained|Vijighatsa explained]] - [[index/V#vijñāna explained|Vijñāna explained]] - [[index/V#vijñāna-virājita explained|Vijñāna-virājita explained]] - [[index/V#vimṛtyu explained|Vimṛtyu explained]] - [[index/V#viśoka explained|Viśoka explained]] - [[index/V#vīthī explained|Vīthī explained]] - [[index/W#words|Words]] - [[index/S#śuddhena karmaṇā explained|Śuddhena karmaṇā explained]] ## Related Categories - [[index/concepts/philosophical-terms|Philosophical Terms]] - [[index/scriptures/vedic-literature|Vedic Literature]]