Vadama Samskritam
Vadama Samskritam

परिवार-शब्दाः

Sanskrit Family Vocabulary — words you actually use at home

Family is the warmest place to begin a new language. These are the Sanskrit words you’ll use most — for the people you live with, talk to daily, and care about. Every word is recorded by a native speaker and paired with the conversation lessons that use them.

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Core family vocabulary

  • पिता — father · माता — mother
  • भ्राता — brother · भगिनी — sister
  • पुत्रः — son · पुत्री — daughter
  • पतिः — husband · पत्नी — wife
  • पितामहः — paternal grandfather · पितामही — paternal grandmother
  • मातामहः — maternal grandfather · मातामही — maternal grandmother
  • मातुलः — maternal uncle · मातुली — maternal aunt
  • पितृव्यः — paternal uncle · पितृव्या — paternal aunt

How the vocabulary deck works

  1. Tap the परिवारः deck on the शब्दकोशः tab.
  2. The first card opens with a Sanskrit word and a play button.
  3. Press play — hear the word clearly. Repeat aloud once.
  4. The English meaning fades in after the audio.
  5. Tap "I said it aloud" → next card. No score, no streak.

Use the words in real sentences

  • मम पिता शिक्षकः अस्ति। — My father is a teacher.
  • मम माता गृहिणी अस्ति। — My mother is a homemaker.
  • मम भगिनी छात्रा अस्ति। — My sister is a student.
  • मम परिवारे पञ्च जनाः सन्ति। — There are five people in my family.

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Questions learners ask

Why so many words for "uncle"?+

Sanskrit distinguishes paternal-side and maternal-side relatives precisely — मातुल (mother’s brother), पितृव्य (father’s brother). Many Indian languages preserved this distinction; the English "uncle" flattens it.

How many words per deck?+

15–20 cards per deck, deliberately small so a deck takes 10–15 minutes. You can re-open a deck as many times as you like — the audio never tires.

Does the app teach Sanskrit case endings for these words?+

Not in the vocabulary deck itself — that would turn it into grammar drill. The conversation lessons in अभ्यासः (especially परिवारः) introduce the case endings naturally as you use the words in sentences.

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