Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Pañcama Aṃśa, Ṣaṭtriṃśa Adhyāya · Back to chapter

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

ājagmur(आजग्मुर्)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + jagmur

ā- (“unto, fully”) + jagmur.

ativegavān(अतिवेगवान्)

ati- (“beyond”) + vegavān

ati- (“beyond”) + vegavān.

dehin(देहिन्)

the embodied

Inflected from dehin. deha from dih, “to plaster”: the body. dehin is the one who has a body, the embodied.

devā(देवा)

shining one

From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”

dvija(द्विज)

twice-born

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

eṣa(एष)

this one

Masculine of etad: “this one.”

etad(एतद्)

this

Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.

etat(एतत्)

this

Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.

gira(गिर)

speech

Inflected from gira. From vac, “to speak.” Speech; a speaking.

gṛhītvā(गृहीत्वा)

grasps

From grah, “to grasp.” Grasps; having grasped.

jāyate(जायते)

is born

From jan, “to be born.” Is born; born.

kapiḥ(कपिः)

monkey-bannered

kapi “monkey” + dhvaja “banner.” Monkey-bannered (Hanumān on the flag).

kṛṣṇa(कृष्ण)

Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa

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

mahat(महत्)

great

mahat: great. From mah, “to be great.”

mūrdhni(मूर्ध्नि)

head

śiras: head. mūrdhan: head, peak.

nāma(नाम)

name

nāman: name, from a root of bending/marking. The name.

praśaśaṃsus(प्रशशंसुस्)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + śaśaṃsus

pra- (“forth, forward”) + śaśaṃsus.

sa(स)

he

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

(सा)

she

Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”

samacūrṇayat(समचूर्णयत्)

sam- (“together”) + acūrṇayat

sam- (“together”) + acūrṇayat.

saṃcūrṇayati(संचूर्णयति)

saṃ- (“together”) + cūrṇayati

saṃ- (“together”) + cūrṇayati.

samullaṅghya(समुल्लङ्घ्य)

sam- (“together”) + ullaṅghya

sam- (“together”) + ullaṅghya.

samutthāya(समुत्थाय)

sam- (“together”) + utthāya

sam- (“together”) + utthāya.

sarvaṃ(सर्वं)

all

sarva: whole, all. The entire, not a leftover.

suduḥkhitam(सुदुःखितम्)

su- (“well, good”) + duḥkhitam

su- (“well, good”) + duḥkhitam.

sura(सुर)

shining one

Inflected from sura. sura: a shining one, a god. Parallel to deva (div, “to shine”).

tam(तम्)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

taṃ(तं)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

tataḥ(ततः)

then

From tad + tas: “from that, then.”

tathā(तथा)

so

ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

tathaiva(तथैव)

likewise

tathā + eva: just so, likewise.

udvelo(उद्वेलो)

ud- (“up, out”) + velo

ud- (“up, out”) + velo.

vikṣobhitaś(विक्षोभितश्)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + kṣobhitaś

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + kṣobhitaś.

yajñān(यज्ञान्)

offering

From yaj, “to offer.” The offering.