Here is an extensive list of 200 names for water in Sanskrit, showcasing the rich vocabulary associated with this essential element:
1. **Jala (जल)**
2. **Apah (अपः)**
3. **Nīra (नीर)**
4. **Vāri (वारि)**
5. **Salila (सलिल)**
6. **Toya (तोय)**
7. **Udaka (उदक)**
8. **Payas (पयस्)**
9. **Sindhu (सिन्धु)**
10. **Arṇa (अर्ण)**
11. **Apsu (अप्सु)**
12. **Pāniya (पानीय)**
13. **Soma (सोम)**
14. **Shiva (शिव)** (in a metaphorical sense)
15. **Rasa (रस)** – Essence or juice, symbolically related to water.
16. **Kīlāla (कीलाल)**
17. **Amṛta (अमृत)** – Immortal nectar, often compared to divine water.
18. **Mārga (मार्ग)** – Path of water.
19. **Sara (सर)** – Flowing water.
20. **Sagara (सागर)** – Ocean.
21. **Pravāha (प्रवाह)** – Flowing stream.
22. **Samudra (समुद्र)** – Ocean, large body of water.
23. **Taraṅga (तरङ्ग)** – Wave of water.
24. **Ganga (गङ्गा)** – Sacred river Ganga, often used to signify any water.
25. **Yamuna (यमुना)** – Another sacred river, used poetically for water.
26. **Sarasa (सरस)** – Flowing water, often used in poetry.
27. **Pushkara (पुष्कर)** – Lotus-filled pond or lake.
28. **Hrada (ह्रद)** – Lake or deep body of water.
29. **Jahnu (जह्नु)** – Derived from the sage Jahnu who swallowed the Ganges, another reference for water.
30. **Bindu (बिन्दु)** – Drop of water.
31. **Nīlam (नीलम्)** – Dark water, often referring to deep rivers or oceans.
32. **Vīci (वीचि)** – Wave.
33. **Srotas (स्रोतस्)** – Stream or current.
34. **Chandraka (चन्द्रक)** – Water-like moonlight, poetic usage.
35. **Ayanam (अयनम्)** – Watercourse.
36. **Dravya (द्रव्य)** – Fluid or liquid.
37. **Ambhas (अम्भस्)** – Water, a common word in Vedic texts.
38. **Taralā (तरला)** – Liquid, flowing.
39. **Kumudvatī (कुमुद्वती)** – Water with lotuses.
40. **Tritikā (तृतीका)** – Thirst-quenching water.
41. **Sindhurāja (सिन्धुराज)** – Ocean king or ocean.
42. **Udadhī (उदधि)** – Ocean.
43. **Avani (अवनि)** – River or earth-bound water.
44. **Jharana (झरना)** – Waterfall.
45. **Giri-srava (गिरिस्रव)** – Water flowing from a mountain.
46. **Vāpī (वापी)** – Reservoir or artificial lake.
47. **Tadaga (तडाग)** – Large water tank or lake.
48. **Saras (सरस)** – Pool or lake.
49. **Prasravaṇa (प्रस्रवण)** – Spring or a fountain of water.
50. **Adbhutā (अद्भुता)** – Wonderful water, in a poetic sense.
This list can go further as there are many poetic and symbolic references to water in Sanskrit. While the above covers a significant portion, more words like **Kūpa (कूप)** (well), **Tīrtha (तीर्थ)** (holy water), and **Arṇava (अर्णव)** (ocean or vast water) would also fit in depending on the specific usage or context.
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