Word Sets
A name is a proper noun. बिकास is one. गङ्गा, the river, is one. These pages are the other thing: a word set. A word set is a group you want in one place, such as the seven days, the twelve months, or the parts of the body.
Each word still takes an ending from the lessons. The “Like” column names that lesson word. The eight jobs are still learned on छात्र, छात्रा, and पुस्तकम्. A set is for looking up, the way the word list is.
| Page | The set |
|---|---|
| Days | The seven days. रविवारः is Sunday, आइतबार. |
| Months | The twelve months, starting at वैशाख, Nepal’s new year. |
| Seasons | The six seasons, and which months sit in each. |
| Times of Day | Morning, noon, evening, night, yesterday, tomorrow. |
| The Body | Hand, eye, head, and the rest. |
| Family | Mother, father, sister, uncle, and the rest. |
| Colors | White, black, red, and the rest. They match the noun, like नवीनः. |
| Food | Rice, water, milk, salt, and the tastes. |
| Animals | Horse, cow, dog, bird, and the rest. |
| The House | Door, room, bed, lamp, kitchen. |
| Directions | East, west, north, south, left, and right. |
| Weather | Rain, cloud, wind, cold, and heat. |
| Clothes | Cloth, shoes, and a garland. |
| Plants | Tree, leaf, root, seed, and thorn. |
| Qualities | Glad, sad, hungry, tired, small, dear. |
| Work | Farmer, doctor, singer, king. |
| Birds | Crow, peacock, parrot, cuckoo. |
| Insects | Bee, ant, mosquito, fly. |
| Fruits | Mango, banana, jackfruit, bael. |
| Vegetables | Greens, radish, eggplant, gourd. |
| Grains | Raw rice, wheat, barley, mung. Cooked rice stays on the food page. |
| Spices | Turmeric, cumin, ginger, pepper. |
| Festivals | Dashain, Tihar, Holi, Indra Jatra. |
| Gods | Shiva, Vishnu, Pashupati, Durga. |
| Celestial Bodies | Sun, moon, planets, stars. |
| Land and Places | Nepal, the Bagmati, the Himalaya, Lumbini. |
| History | King, war, inscription, Ashoka. |
| More Relatives | Grandfather, mother-in-law, sister’s son. |
| Music | Veena, drum, flute, song. |
| Things in the House | Clock, key, book, pen. |
| Worship | Lamp, bell, offering, mantra. The recited lines stay on the chants page. |
| Travel | Road, guest, boat, bridge. |
| Health | Fever, medicine, hunger, the well person. |
| Materials | Gold, iron, wood, stone, clay. |
| Flowers | Lotus, jasmine, champak. |
| Buildings | Temple, palace, well, shop. |
| Play | Game, playground, chess. |
| Money | Wealth, coin, price, shop. |
Words of the śloka
A śloka on the philosophy shelf joins its words. Lessons 101 through 116 open the join. These sets are the words that return, in the subject form, so a reader can look a piece up after the compound is read from the end.
| Page | The set |
|---|---|
| Words of the Śloka | The door to the lists. |
| Short words | हि, तु, त्वा, क्व, चेत्, and the rest. |
| The person | Self, mind, body, and the three strands. |
| The path | Duty, yoga, release, grief, and desire. |
| The world | Names, beings, and places. |
| The verbs | प्राप्नोति, उवाच, ज्ञेयम्, परित्यज्य. |
Next
Days is the seven names. The word list is still the place to check which column a word uses.