Sanskrit terms in English for Sankalpam

Panchanga Slokam -

�तथेश्च �श्रयम् आप्नो�त वारात् आयुष्यं वधर्नम् ।

न�त्रात् हरते पापं योगात् रोग �नवारणम् ।

करणात् कायर् �सिध्दश्च पञ्चाङ्ग पठनात् फलम् ॥

titheshcha shriyam Apnoti vArAt AyuSyam vardhanam,

nakStrAt harate pApam yogAt roga nivAraNam,

karaNAt kArya siddhishca pancAnga patanAt phalam.

Knowing the thithi brings prosperity,

knowing the day increases the life span,

knowing the nakshatram destroys our sins,

knowing the yogam cures diseases and

knowing the karanam brings success in our work.

Months in Sanskrit

चैत्र chaitra (March – April) (chitra-nakshatra)

वैशाख vaishAkha (April – May) (vishAkha-nakshatra)

ज्येष्ठ jyEShTha (May – June) (jyestha-nakshatra)

आषाढ AShADha (June – July) (purvAShADha-nakshatra)

श्रावण shrAvaNa (July – August) (shravaNa-nakshatra)

भाद्रपद bhAdrapada (August – September) (pUrva-bhAdra-nakshatra)

आिश्वन Ashvina (September – October) (ashvini-nakshatra)

का�तर्क kArteeka (October – November) (krittikA-nakshatra)

मागर्शीषर् mArgashira (November – December) (mRugashira-nakshatra)

पौष pauSha (December – January) (puShya-nakshatra)

माघ mAgha (January – February) (makha-nakshatra)

फाल्गुन phalguNa (February – March) (phalguni-nakshatra)

Seasons in Sanskrit

ऊत्तरायन UttarAyana - (mid Jan - mid July)

�श�शर shishira (extreme winter) – mAgha and phAlguna

वसन्त vasanta (spring) – chaitra and vaishAkha

ग्रीष्म greeShma (summer) – jyEShTha and AShADha

द��णायन DakshinAyana - (mid July to - mid Jan)

वषर् varSha (rainy) – shrAvaNa and bhAdrapada

शरद् sharad (autumn) – Ashvina and kArteeka

हेमन्त hEmanta (early winter) – mArgashira and pauSha

Days in Sanskrit

Any of the given name can be used for Vasaram (day).

Sunday - भानुवासर / आ�दवासर bhAnuvAsara/AdivAsara

Monday - सोमवासर / इन्दुवासर induvAsara/somavAsara

Tuesday - भौमवासर / मङ्गलवासर bhaumavAsara/mangalavAsara

Wednesday - सौम्यवासर / बुधवासर saumyavAsara/budhavAsara

Thursday - गुरुवासर / बृहस्प�तवासर guruvAsara/brihaspathivAsara

Friday - भृगुवासर / शुक्रवासर briguvAsara/shukravAsara

Saturday - िस्थरवासर / श�नवासर sthiravAsara/shanivAsara

Tithi ( tithi in brackets is changed as per grammatical rules for sankalpam)

prathamA प्रथमा - (प्रथमायाम्) prathamAyAm

dwitIyA द्�वतीया - ( द्�वतीयायाम्) dwithIyAyAm

trtIyA तृतीया - (तृतीयायाम्) trtIyAyAm

caturthI चतुथ� - (चतुथ्यार्म्) caturthyAm

pancamI पञ्चमी - (पञ्चम्याम्) pancamYam

SaSThI षष्ठ� - (षष्ठ्याम्) SaSThyam

saptamI सप्तमी - (सप्तम्याम्) saptamyAm

aSTamI अष्टमी - (अष्टम्याम्) aSTamyAm

navamI नवमी - (नवम्याम्) navamyAm

dashamI दशमी - (दशम्याम्) dashamyAm

ekAdashI एकादशी - (एकादश्याम्) ekAdashyAm

dwAdashI द्वादशी - (द्वादश्याम्) dwAdashyAm

trayodashI त्रयोदशी - (त्रयोदश्याम्) trayodashyAm

caturdashI चतुदर्शी - (चतुदर्श्याम्) caturdashyAm

These 14 Tithis are common for both pakSa, the following ones are to be told
during their respective pakSa.

कृष्ण प� krishna pakSa - अमावास्या amAvAsyA - (अमावास्यायाम् )

amAvAsyAyAm

शुक्ल प� shukla pakSa - पौणर्मी paurNamI - (पौणर्म्याम्) paurNamyAm

Karana in Sanskrit (karana and yoga are mentioned in special sankalpam)

bhava भव

bAlava बालव
kaulava कौलव

taitula तैतुल

garajA or garaja गरजा / गरज

vaNija व�णज

viSti/bhadrA �विष्ट / भद्रा

shakuni शकु�न

catuSpada चतुष्पद

nAga नाग

kimstugna �कंस्तुघ्न

Yogas in Sanskrit

1. viShakambha �वष्कम्भ
2. preeti प्री�त
3. AyushmAn आयुष्मान्
4. saubhAgya सौभाग्य
5. shObhana शोभन
6. atigandha अ�तगण्ड
7. sukarma सुकमार्
8. dhRuti धृ�त
9. shoola शूल
10. gandha गण्ड
11. vRuddhi वृ�द्ध
12. dhruva ध्रुव
13. vyAghAta व्याघात
14. harShaNa हषर्ण
15. vajra वज्र
16. siddhi �स�द्ध
17. vyateepAta व्यातीपात
18. variyAn वर�यान
19. parigha प�रघ
20. shiva �शव
21. siddha �सद्ध
22. sAdhya साध्य
23. shubha शुभ
24. shukla शुक्ल
25. brahma ब्रह्म
26. mahEndra माहेन्द्र
27. vaidhRiti वैधृ�त

Nakshatras in Sanskrit

1.ashvinI अिश्वनी
2.bharaNI / apabharaNI भरणी / अपभरणी
3.krittikA कृित्तका
4.rohini रो�हणी
5.mrigashIrSa म्रृगशीषर्
6.ArdrA आद्रार्
7.punarvasu पुनवर्सु
8.puSya पुष्य
9.AshleshA आश्लेषा
10.maghA मघा
11.poorva phAlguni पूवर् फाल्गुनी
12.uttara phAlguni उत्तर फाल्गुनी
13.hasta हस्त
14.citrA �चत्रा
15.svAtI स्वाती
16.VishakhA �वशाखा
17.AnuradhA अनुराधा
18.jyeSthA ज्येष्ठा
19.moola मूल
20.purvASaDhA पूवार्षाढा
21.uttarASaDhA उत्तराषाढा
22.shravaNa श्रवण
23.dhaniSThA / shraviSThA ध�नष्ठा / श्र�वष्ठा
24.shatabhiSA शत�भषा
25.poorva bhAdrapadA/ poorva पूवर्भाद्रपदा /
proSThapadA
पूवर्प्रोष्ठपदा
26.uttara bhAdrapadA/ uttara उत्तरभाद्रपदा/
proSThapadA
उत्तरप्रोष्ठपदा
27.revati रेवती