I’m working on my names masterlist and would love to add more Sanskrit names! What are some of your favorites??
[name_f]Nila[/name_f]
Aruni + [name_f]Aruna[/name_f]
[name_m]Vivek[/name_m]
[name_f]Reva[/name_f]
Kashi
[name_f]Sunita[/name_f]
[name_f]Kali[/name_f]
[name_m]Rahul[/name_m]
Shankari
[name_f]Tanvi[/name_f]
[name_m]Arjan[/name_m]
[name_f]Dara[/name_f]
[name_m]Darshan[/name_m] + [name_f]Darshini[/name_f]
[name_f]Avani[/name_f]
[name_f]Kavita[/name_f] + [name_m]Kavi[/name_m]
[name_f]Riya[/name_f]
[name_m]Navin[/name_m]
[name_f]Rukmini[/name_f]
Sovann + Sovana
Sundar + Sundara
Lilivati
[name_f]Nandita[/name_f] + [name_f]Nanda[/name_f]
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I have a whole list with Sanskrit names, but these are probably my most interesting ones.
Vaasvi - “divine night”
[name_f]Miraya[/name_f]
[name_f]Adhira[/name_f] - “lightning”
Atasi - “blue flower”
Aashika - “lover”
Karnika - “lotus” 
Vati - “nature”
Kaviarasi - “queen of poetry”
Aarnavi - “one who has a heart as large as the ocean”
Janki - “daughter of king janak”
[name_m]Yuvaan[/name_m] - “youthful”
[name_m]Kavi[/name_m] - “poet”
Arit - “one worthy of praise”
Lakshay - “target”
[name_m]Yug[/name_m] - “era”
Kartik - “the first month”
[name_m]Advait[/name_m] - “unparalleled”
Hriday - “heart”
[name_m]Atharva[/name_m] - “knowledge”
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I’ve little knowledge on Sanskrit names aside from Praveen (meaning “skilled” or “talented”) [name_f]Priya[/name_f] (meaning “dear” or “beloved”), and [name_m]Sanjay[/name_m] (meaning “triumphant”); all three are names I like the sound and meanings of quite a bit!
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I got so excited when I saw this post 
here are some random favorites that you might like!
[name_f]Aishwarya[/name_f] - prosperity
Anasuya - without envy
Arundhati - unrestrained
[name_m]Ashoka[/name_m] (m) - without sorrow
Bhakti - loving devotion
Bharati - being maintained
Chaitanya (m) - consciousness
Chakori - the name of a mythic bird who lives on moon beams
Chandrakala - moonbeam
Devanshi - part of god
Gayatri - a specific type of hymn
Hridaya - spiritual heart
[name_f]Karuna[/name_f] - compassion
Kasthoori - fragrance
Laasya - graceful dance
Maitreyi - friendly one
Mayura - peacock
[name_f]Medha[/name_f] - wisdom
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] - ocean
Murali (m) - flute
Nirantara - ceaseless, eternal
Nishantha (m) - dawn
[name_f]Pranavi[/name_f] - the sacred syllable (om)
Sahitya - literature, verse
Sahaja - natural
Sahridaya - of the same heart (usually refers to someone who can fully sympathize with and embody the emotions expressed in a performance)
[name_f]Samadhi[/name_f] - complete meditation
Sangita - music, harmony
Samyukta - joined together
Sandhiya - twilight
[name_f]Sarayu[/name_f] - wind river
Savitri - of the sun
Shailaja - daughter of the mountain
[name_f]Shakti[/name_f] - divine feminine power
[name_f]Shanti[/name_f] - peace
[name_f]Simran[/name_f] - meditation
[name_f]Sonali[/name_f] - gold
Soumya - peaceful, good natured
Srishti - universe
Sudarshana - beautiful
Sundara (m) - beautiful (feminine version is Sundari 
)
Sumitra - good friend
[name_m]Surya[/name_m] (m) - sun
[name_f]Veena[/name_f] - lute
Yamuna - twin (name of a holy river)
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Devika
Shreya
Ishani
Vismaya
Anishka
Kalpana
Kavita
Harshini
Sharada
Akash
Rohan
Rakesh
Viraaj
Sunil
Kalyan
Agni
Darshan
Nishant
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[name_f]Divya[/name_f] & [name_m]Nirav[/name_m]
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