Reading from the Introduction to To Be or Not To Be: brahman or Abrahman / The World Turned Upside-Down

 A little reading from the Introduction to To Be or Not To Be: brahman or Abrahman / 

The World Turned Upside-Down

and another tiny teaser . . .

List of English words derived from Sanskrit (In Progress)

 Just starting on this endeavor . . . 

Why is Sanskrit not taught as root to much of the English language, as well as root to Greek and Latin?!?!

(beginnings of) a list of English words that are directly related to Sanskrit words: 

English words from Sanskrit from Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon  https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/tamil/index.html

 

 

Sister

svasR                    f. (of doubtful derivation) a sister (also applied to closely connected things of the fem. gender , as to the fingers , the waters &c.) RV. &c. &c. [Cf. Gk. $ ; Lat. {soror} ; Lith. {sesu4} ; Goth. &387312[1282 ,3] {swistar} ; Germ. {Schwester} ; Eng. {sister}.)

 

Brother

bhrAtR                 m. (connection with %{bhR} doubtful) a brother (often used to designate a near relative or an intimate friend , esp. as a term of friendly address) RV. &c. &c. ; du. brother and sister Pa1n2. 1-2 , 68. [Cf. Zd. {bra1tar} ; Gk. $ &c. ; Lat. &234074[770 ,2] {frater} ; Lith. {broter-e7lis} ; Slav. {bratru7} ; Goth. {brothar} ; Germ. {bruoder} , {Bruder} ; Eng. {brother}.]

bhrAtra                m. a brother (see %{mAtur-bh-}) ; n. brotherhood , fraternity RV.

 

Mother

mAta                    1 mfn. . . , made , composed (?) RV. v , 45 , 6  . . . mother "' ; cf. %{deva-mAta}).

 

Father

pitR        m. . . . a father RV. &c. &c. (in the Veda N. of Br2ihas-pati , Varun2a , Praja1-pati , and esp. of heaven or the sky ; %{antarA@pitaraM@mAtaraM@ca} , `" between heaven and earth "' RV. x , 88 , 15) ; m. du. (%{-tarau}) father and mother , parents RV. &c. &c. (in the Veda N. of the Aran2is [q.v.] and of heaven and earth) ; pl. (%{-taras}) the fathers , forefathers , ancestors , (esp.) the Pitr2is or deceased ancestors (they are of 2 classes , viz. the deceased father , grandfathers and great-grandfathers of any partic. person , and the progenitors of mankind generally . . .

 

car

car                          . . . to move one's self , go , walk , move , stir , roam about , wander (said of men , animals , water , ships , stars , &c.) RV. AV. &c. ; to spread , be diffused (as fire) VarBr2S. xix , 7 ; to move or travel through , pervade , go along , follow . . .

carya                     mfn. (Pa1n2. 3-1 , 100) to be practised or performed Mn. iii , 1 ; m. (= %{cara}) the small shell Cypraea moneta L. ; n. ifc. driving (in a carriage) MBh. viii , 4215 ; (%{A}) f. going about , wandering , walking or roaming about , visiting , driving (in a carriage) . . .

 

 

 

cut

cuT         . . . to split , cut off Dha1tup.: cl. 1. %{coTati} (%{cuNT-} , %{cuND-}) , to become small ib. (cf. %{cuTT} and %{buT}).

 

Cow

go           . . . m. an ox f. a cow , (pl.) cattle , kine , herd of cattle RV. &c. (in comp. before . . . `" anything coming from or belonging to an ox or cow

 

Shampoo

sampU                  P. A1. %{-punAti} , %{-punIte} , to cleanse thoroughly , purify RV. A1s3vGr2.: Caus. %{-pAvayati} , to make thoroughly clean , cleanse , purify S3Br.

 

Same

sama     2 mf . . . even , smooth , flat , plain , level , parallel  . . . same , equal , similar , like , equivalent , like to or identical or homogeneous with (instr. e.g. %{mayA@sama} "' , like to me . . .

 

List from https://blogs.languagecurry.com/articles/do-you-know-these-common-english-words-of-sanskrit-origin

Mother from maatr

Father from pitr

Brother from bhraatr

Sister from svasr

Son from sunu

Daughter from duhitr

Three from tri

Penta from panch

Seven from sapta

Eight from ashta

Deca from dasha

Sugar from sharkara

Pepper from pippala

Orange from naaranga

Rice from vrihi

Grass from ghaasa

Jungle from jangala

Cow from gau

Serpent from sarpa

Cheetah from chitra

Langoor from laangulam

Mouse from muusha

Panther from pandara

Cough from kapha

Vomit from vama

Voice from vachas

Dental from danta

Mouth from mukha

Heart from hrit

Nose from naasa

Seniews from snaayu

Smile from smi

Man from manu

Mind from man

Me from maa

Ignited from agni

Create from kri

Myth from mithya

New from nava

Stay from sthaa

Path from patha

Monk from muni

Saint from sant

Serve from Sevaa

Gene from jan

Same from sama

Name from naama

Door from dvaawara

Mix from mishra

Mortuary from mrita

That from tat

Vehicle from vah

Opal from upala

Committee from samiti

Widow from vidhavaa

Cot from kaTa

 

 

From  https://borissoff.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/english-sanskrit-similar-words/

 

ass          āsa  seat,  the lower part of the body, behind, posteriors

attic       aṭṭaka   an apartment on the roof

bumble bee       bambhara   a bee

char       cūr to burn

cruel      krūra cruel, fierce, ferocious, pitiless, harsh

dumb    ḍimbha an idiot, an infant

estate   astatāti  home

genuine               jenya  genuine, true

hunter  hantṛ  a slayer, killer

cook      kuka  a cook

litter      lita  broken, torn asunder asunder, scattered, dispersed, destroyed

little      liṭya  to be little

look       lok  to see, behold, perceive

mad       mad  to rejoice, be glad,exult, delight or revel in, be drunk (also fig.)

mass      masa measure, weight

meet     mith to unite, pair, couple, meet (as friend or antagonist)

money  maṇi  jewel, gem, pearl (also fig.)

omen    oman  help, protection

overlook              avalok   to look upon or at, view, behold, see, notice, observe

owl        ālu an owl

pence   paṇasa  a commodity , an article of sale or commerce

posh      poṣa thriving, prosperity, abundance, wealth, growth, increase (see more in http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/02/what-is-the-origin-of-posh/)

press     preṣ to drive on, urge, impel, send forth

proud    prauḍha   proud, arrogant, confident, bold, audacious, impudent

rite         rīti general course or way, usage, custom, practice, method, manner

sad         sāda  sinking down, exhaustion, weariness

saint      santa true, real, actual, genuine, sincere, honest, truthful, faithful, pure, virtuous, good, successful, effectual, valid

scale      sakala consisting of parts, divisible

shallow śarāva  a shallow cup, dish, plate, platter

shock    śoka sorrow, affliction, anguish, pain, trouble, grief for

Sir           sūri a learned man, sage

smart    samartha very strong or powerful, competent, capable of. able to

spy         spaś  one who looks or beholds, a watcher, spy

stale      sthālika the smell of faeces

stupor, stupid   sthāpita caused or made to stand, fixed

swear    svṛ  (also written {svar})  to utter a sound, sound, resound

jump     jhampa  a jump

urge       ūrj  to strengthen, invigorate

use         yuj to make ready, prepare, arrange, fit out, set to work, use, employ

wax        vakṣ  to grow, increase, be strong or powerful

win        van to conquer, win, become master of, possess

wish      vaś  to desire, wish, long for, be fond of, like

toll         tul  to lift up, raise

toss        tas to throw

union    yūni  connection, union

urgent  ūrjita  endowed with strength or power, important

vest       veṣṭ   to dress, to wrap up, envelop, enclose, surround, cover, invest, beset

wage     vāja the prize of a race or of battle, booty, gain, reward

wagon  vahana   a square chariot with a pole

varnish varṇ  to paint, colour, dye.

wed       Sanskrit vid (https://www.hitxp.com/articles/linguistics/list-of-dhatus-root-words-sanskrit-dictionary/)

zebra     śabara   variegated, brindled / śarvara   mfn. variegated, spotted (equals karvara-; see also śabara-, śabala-) (https://sanskritdictionary.com/?q=sabara)

 

Below from https://www.hitxp.com/articles/linguistics/list-of-dhatus-root-words-sanskrit-dictionary/

 

52	बाड्	bad	baːɖ	to bathe to dive
53	बध्	badh	bəd̤	to bind, to restrain to loathe to be disgusted with, to shrink from
54	बाध्	badh	baːd̤	to oppress, to torment

 

From Stephen Knapp’s book Proof of Vedic Culture’s Global Existence

Medical Terms

English                                 Sanskrit

 

Fever                                     jvar

Entrails                                 antral

Nasal/nose                         naas

Herpes                                serpes

Gland                                    granthi

Drip, drop, drops             drups

Hydrocephalus                 ardra-kapaalaa (damp brain)

Hiccups                                 hicca

Muscle                                 mausal

Malign, malignant           mallen

Osteomalacia                    ashti-malashay (contamination of the bones)

Dyspepsia                           dush-pachanashay (bad digestion)

Surgeon                               salya-jan (one who yields a sharp instrument)

Fertility                                 falati-Iti (one who yields fruit)

Anesthesia                         anashtashayee (one lying in improper state)

Homeopathy                     sameo-pathy (treatment parallel to symptoms)

Allopathy                            alag-pathy (treatment different from symptoms)