Sanskrit Vocabulary
Living Wisely
Name the Concept
We went to Balvihar
Chinmaya Mission
100
This word means “action and its result.”
Karma (and Karma Phala)
100
What is Śreyas?
Choosing long-term good over short-term pleasure
100
A student keeps checking their phone while studying, unable to stay focused on one task.
Rajas – Restlessness
100
Who are Lord Krishna birth parents?
Devaki and Vasudeva
100
What is the name of Chinmaya Mission wing for youth?
CHYK (Chinmaya Yuva Kendra)
200
This word means “righteous duty or way of living.”
Dharma
200
What is Viveka?
Intellectual tool that helps to discriminate
200
Sid knows junk food is unhealthy but still chooses it because it feels good in the moment.
Preyas – Short term Pleasure
200
What is the name of Lord Vishnu form which is half human and half lion?
Lord Narasimha
200
Who started the Chinmaya Mission?
Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda
300
This word refers to the true Self beyond body, mind and intellect.
- Atma/Brahman
300
What are these three disciplines Śama, Dama, and Uparama help us with?
They help seekers control the mind, manage senses, and withdraw from distractions
300
Two students face the same insult—one reacts instantly, while the other pauses and responds calmly after thinking. The second student is using this.
Śama - Control of Mind
300
How many Avatars Lord Vishnu has taken so far?
9 (Not including the 10th one as it has not happenned yet)
300
What is Chinmaya Mission's emblem?
A lit deepa/oil lamp of knowledge with the hamsa/swan bird of wisdom at its crown.
400
This word means fear, often arising from lack of clarity
Bhaya
400
What is Vairagya?
dispassion/detachment
400
Rani notices that she always feel jealous in similar situations and realizes this pattern comes from deep past conditioning.
Vasana – Tendencies
400
Names of Rama 3 brothers ?
Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna.
400
What is Chinmaya mission Motto?
To give maximum happiness to the maximum number for the maximum time
500
A Guna (quality), representing darkness, lethargy, inertia, and ignorance.
Thamas
500
What is Satchitananda?
Living with awareness of truth (Sat), consciousness (Chit), and bliss (Ananda) in everyday actions
500
Tej understands that thoughts, emotions, and roles keep changing, but something within them remains constant and aware of all changes.
Ātman – Self
500
What is the mountain that Lord Hanuman brought to Lanka?
Sanjeevani
500
Where is Gurudev’s samadhi mandir is located?
The Chinmaya Mission ashram at Sidhbari in Himachal Pradesh contains the sacred Samadhi Sthal of Swami Chinmayananda, founder of the Chinmaya Mission, who attained Mahasamadhi in 1993.