McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 1

Vocabulary

अनुलेखक

anuLekhak — A scribe or copyist who transcribes written material

के

ke — Postposition meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

नोट्स

noTs — Notes; written observations or remarks

स्कूल

skūl — School; an institution for education

कक्ष

kakṣa — Room or chamber; enclosed space

में

meṃ — In, inside; locative postposition

आपका

āpkā — Your; formal possessive pronoun

स्वागत

svāgat — Welcome; a warm greeting to someone

है

hai — Is; third-person singular present tense of 'to be'

नैतिक

naitik — Moral; relating to ethics and right conduct

स्वर

svar — Tone or vowel; sound or voice quality

सरल

saral — Simple, easy, straightforward

वह

vah — He, she, it; third-person singular pronoun

बूढ़े

būṛhe — Old, aged; referring to an elderly person

अंधे

aṃdhe — Blind; lacking the ability to see

आदमी

ādmī — Man; an adult male person

प्रति

prati — Towards, per; postposition indicating direction or rate

दयालु

dayālu — Kind, compassionate, merciful

अभ्यास

abhyās — Practice, exercise, drill; repeated activity

अभी

abhī — Right now, at this moment, still

भी

bhī — Also, too, even; additive particle

उपयुक्त

upayukt — Appropriate, suitable, fitting for a purpose

हैं

haiṃ — Are; third-person plural present tense of 'to be'

और

aur — And, also; conjunction joining words or clauses

शायद

śāyad — Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty

कुछ

kuch — Some, a few, something; indefinite quantity

समकालीन

samkālīn — Contemporary, of the same era or period

विकल्पों

vikalpoṃ — Options, alternatives, choices (oblique plural)

से

se — From, by, with; ablative postposition

अधिक

adhik — More, greater in quantity or degree

सहायक

sahāyak — Helpful, assistant; one who aids or supports

बहुत

bahut — Very, much, many; intensifier of degree

शिक्षक

śikṣak — Teacher; one who educates students

पर

par — On, upon, but; postposition or conjunction

छोड़ा

choṛā — Left, abandoned, released; past tense of 'to leave'

गया

gayā — Went; past tense masculine of 'to go'

पाठ

pāṭh — Lesson, text; unit of study or reading

दी

dī — Given; feminine past tense of 'to give'

गई

gaī — Went; past tense feminine of 'to go'

व्याख्याएँ

vyākhyāeṃ — Explanations, interpretations, commentaries (plural)

किसी

kisī — Someone, some; oblique form of 'koi'

बच्चे

bacce — Children, child; young ones

को

ko — To, for; dative/accusative postposition

पढ़ना

paṛhnā — To read; act of reading

लिखना

likhnā — To write; act of writing

सिखाने

sikhāne — To teach; causing someone to learn

की

kī — Of; feminine possessive postposition

शुरुआत

śurūāt — Beginning, start, commencement of something

लिए

lie — For, for the sake of; postposition

पर्याप्त

paryāpt — Sufficient, enough, adequate

अंकों

aṃkoṃ — Numerals, digits, figures (oblique plural)

गिनती

gintī — Counting, enumeration, numbering

संख्याओं

saṃkhyāoṃ — Numbers, numerals (oblique plural)

रूप

rūp — Form, shape, appearance, manner

एक

ek — One; the numeral one, also means 'a/an'

अतिरिक्त

atirikt — Extra, additional, beyond what is needed

लाभ

lābh — Benefit, profit, advantage gained

शामिल

śāmil — Included, involved, part of something

किया

kiyā — Did, made; masculine past tense of 'karnā'

शैक्षिक

śaikṣik — Educational, academic, relating to education

श्रृंखला

śṛṃkhalā — Series, chain, sequence of related items

पंजीकृत

paṃjīkṛt — Registered, enrolled, officially recorded

संशोधित

saṃśodhit — Revised, amended, corrected version

संस्करण

saṃskaraṇ — Edition, version of a book or publication

चित्रण

citran — Illustration, depiction, visual representation

झूले

jhūle — Swings; swinging seats hung from above

दो

do — Two; the numeral two

द्वारा

dvārā — By, through; agent marker postposition

प्रस्तावना

prastāvanā — Preface, introduction, foreword of a book

पाठकों

pāṭhakoṃ — Readers (oblique plural); those who read

चापलूसी

cāplūsī — Flattery, sycophancy, excessive insincere praise

भरी

bharī — Filled, full; feminine past participle of 'bharnā'

सफलता

saphalatā — Success, achievement, accomplishment

कार्य

kārya — Work, task, function, deed

पहले

pahle — Before, first, previously, earlier

वर्ष

varṣ — Year; a period of twelve months

उपयोग

upayog — Use, usage, application of something

जाने

jāne — To go; infinitive or subjunctive form

वाली

vālī — One who does; feminine agentive suffix particle

प्राथमिक

prāthamik — Primary, elementary, of first importance

पठन

paṭhan — Reading; the act or process of reading

सामग्री

sāmagrī — Material, content, ingredients, resources

माँग

māṃg — Demand, request; need for something

ने

ne — Ergative case marker for past tense agent

प्रकाशकों

prakāśakoṃ — Publishers (oblique plural); those who publish

तैयार

taiyār — Ready, prepared, set for a task

करने

karne — To do; oblique infinitive of 'karnā'

प्रेरित

prerit — Motivated, inspired, prompted to act

जिसका

jiskā — Whose, of which; relative possessive pronoun

सुव्यवस्थित

suvyavasthit — Well-organized, systematic, neatly arranged

प्रथम

pratham — First, primary, foremost in order

पाठक

pāṭhak — Reader; one who reads texts

जा

jā — Go; imperative or stem form of 'jānā'

सकता

saktā — Can, is able to; masculine potential auxiliary

अपनाई

apnāī — Adopted, embraced; feminine past tense

विधि

vidhi — Method, procedure, rule, technique

वही

vahī — That very, the same one; emphatic pronoun

जो

jo — Who, which, that; relative pronoun

सबसे

sabse — Most, from all; superlative marker

छोटे

choṭe — Small, little, young (plural/oblique)

बच्चों

baccoṃ — Children (oblique plural); young ones

अनुकूल

anukūl — Favorable, suitable, compatible, adaptable

क्रमिकता

kramikatā — Gradualness, sequential progression, step-by-step order

सुनिश्चित

suniścit — Ensured, certain, confirmed, guaranteed

अधिकतम

adhikatam — Maximum, greatest possible amount or degree

संभव

saṃbhav — Possible, feasible, able to happen

सावधानी

sāvadhānī — Caution, care, carefulness, precaution

बरती

bartī — Exercised, practiced; feminine past of 'bartnā'

प्रत्येक

pratyek — Each, every, every single one

केवल

keval — Only, merely, just, solely

लगभग

lagbhag — Approximately, about, nearly, roughly

छह

chah — Six; the numeral six

नए

nae — New (plural/oblique); not previously known

शब्दों

śabdoṃ — Words (oblique plural); units of language

महारत

mahārat — Mastery, expertise, proficiency in a skill

हासिल

hāsil — Achieved, obtained, gained, acquired

करनी

karnī — To do; feminine obligatory infinitive form