Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Pañcama Aṃśa, Dviaviṃśa Adhyāya · Back to chapter

English lines use these phrases for common nouns. Only names (people, deities, epithets) stay in Sanskrit in the translation.

ākāśād(आकाशाद्)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + kāśād

ā- (“unto, fully”) + kāśād.

apakrānto(अपक्रान्तो)

apa- (“away”) + krānto

apa- (“away”) + krānto.

balaṃ(बलं)

strength

bala: strength, force (from bal, “to be strong”).

daśa(दश)

ten

daśan: ten.

dvijottama(द्विजोत्तम)

twice-born

dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.

gata(गत)

going

Inflected from gata. From gam / yā, “to go.” Goes; they go; having gone; gone; he goes.

jagataḥ(जगतः)

the moving world

From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.

jita(जित)

victory

Inflected from jita. ji (“to conquer”); substantive: victory.

kṛṣṇas(कृष्णस्)

Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa: dark, black. From kṛṣ, “to draw, to drag,” or as the dark colour. The dark one. Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa.

mat(मत्)

my

Inflected from mat. mad-/mat- from asmad, the “I” stem: my, of me, coming from me.

punar(पुनर्)

again

Adverb: “again, back.”

purāṇa(पुराण)

ancient

Inflected from purāṇa. purā “formerly” + ana: ancient, of old.

sa(स)

he

Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”

(सा)

she

Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”

sainyasya(सैन्यस्य)

army

senā: army, a missile-throwing host (si, “to bind/hurl”).

samaṃ(समं)

even

sama: same, even, equal. Evenness.

saṃdhiṃ(संधिं)

saṃ- (“together”) + dhiṃ

saṃ- (“together”) + dhiṃ.

saṃhāraṃ(संहारं)

saṃ- (“together”) + hāraṃ

saṃ- (“together”) + hāraṃ.

taṃ(तं)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

tathā(तथा)

so

ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

ubhau(उभौ)

both

ubha: both.

udyamavistaraḥ(उद्यमविस्तरः)

ud- (“up, out”) + yamavistaraḥ

ud- (“up, out”) + yamavistaraḥ.

upayeme(उपयेमे)

upa- (“near, toward”) + yeme

upa- (“near, toward”) + yeme.

uttamām(उत्तमाम्)

upmost

ud- (“up”) + tama (superlative). The upmost, the highest.

vipra(विप्र)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra.

yādava(यादव)

Of the Yadu line

Inflected from yādava. Of the Yadu line.

yaḥ(यः)

who

Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”

yuddha(युद्ध)

battle

Inflected from yuddha. From yudh, “to fight.” Fight; battle. yudhi is locative: in battle.

yuddhaṃ(युद्धं)

battle

From yudh, “to fight.” Fight; battle. yudhi is locative: in battle.

yuddhe(युद्धे)

battle

From yudh, “to fight.” Fight; battle. yudhi is locative: in battle.