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The ten avatars of Vishnu.Aditya from Sanskrit
āditya
, theVedic sungod. 
[1]
Agni from Sanskrit
 Agnih
, which means "fire".
[2]
Ahimsa from Sanskrit
ahimsā
, which means "not-harmful".
[3]
Ambarella throughSinhaleseultimately from Sanskrit, a kind of tree.
[4]
Amrita from Sanskrit
amrtam
, nectar of everlasting life.
[5]
Aniline throughGerman, French and Portuguese from Arabic
al-nili
, ultimately fromSanskrit
nili
. 
[6]
Annapurna from Sanskrit, consort of Shivaand an aspect of Devi. 
[7]
Arya from Sanskrit
ārya
.
[8]
Aryan fromLatin 
 Ariana
, fromGreek  
 Aria
, ultimately from Sanskrit
 Arya-s
"noble,honorable".
[9]
Asana from Sanskrit
āsanam
which means "seat", a term describingyogapostures.
[10]
Ashram ultimately from Sanskrit
āsramah
, a religious hermitage. 
[11]
Asura 
 
from Sanskrit
a-sura
, which means "negation of 
 sura
[god]", ie someone whohave demonish qualities or someone who is against God.
[12]
"Sura" in Sanskritalso means liquor / alcoholic drink. A-sura means the one who does not drink liquor.Atoll throughMaldiveanprobably ultimately from Sanskrit
antala
.
[13]
Aubergine fromCatalan 
alberginera
, via Arabic (
al-badinjan
) and Persian (
badin-gan
)ultimately from Sanskrit
vātinganah
.
[14]
Avatar  from Sanskrit
avatarana
, which means "descent".
[15]
Ayurveda from Sanskrit
āyurvedah
, which means "knowledge of life".
[16]
[edit] B
A handcoloured engraving of Brahma.Bandana fromHindi 
bandhnu
, ultimately from Sanskrit
badhnati
, "binds". 
[17]
Banyan from Sanskrit
vanija
, which means "a merchant". 
[18]
Basmati through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit
vāsah
.
[19]
Bahuvrihi from Sanskrit
bahuvrīhih
, a composite word. 
[20]
Beryl from Old French
beryl 
, via Latin, Greek and Prakrit (
veruliya
) ultimately fromSanskrit
vaidurya-
, of Dravidian origin, maybe from the name of  Belur . 
[21]
Bhagavad-Gita from Sanskrit, which means "song of the sublime".
[22]
Bhagavata from Sanskrit, one loyal toBhagavat. 
[23]
 
Bhakti from Sanskrit
bhakti
, which means "loyalty".
[24]
Bhang from Hindi
bhang 
, which is from Sanskrit
bhangah
"hemp".
[25]
Bharata from Sanskrit
bhārata
.
[26]
Bidi through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit
vītikam
.
[27]
Brahma from Sanskrit
brahmā
, which means "a prayer".
[28]
Brahman from Sanskrit
brāhmana
.
[29]
Brahmin from Sanskrit
brahmana-s
, from
brahman
. 
[30]
Brinjal from Persian
badingān
, probably from Sanskrit
vātingana
. 
[31]
Buddha from Sanskrit
buddha
, which means "awakened, enligtened", refers to SiddharthaGautama, founder of Buddhism
[32]
 Also refers to one who is enlightened inaccordance with the teachings of Buddhaor a likeness of Buddha
[33]
[edit] C
Acheetah.Candy fromOld French 
 sucre candi
, viaArabicandPersianprobably ultimately from Sanskrit
khanda
"sugar", perhaps fromDravidian. 
[34]
Carmine from French
carmin
, via Middle Latin from Arabic
qirmiz 
"crimson", which isfrom Sanskrit
krimiga
.
[35]
Cash fromPortuguese 
caixa
, fromTamil 
kAcu
, which is from Sanskrit
karsha
, a weightof gold or silver. This is the proper noun related with the miscellaneous coins of small value,
common noun "cash" is not of Sanskrit origin
.
[36]
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