Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Ṣaṣṭha Aṃśa, Pañcama Adhyāya · Back to chapter

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

ādhibhautādikāni(आधिभौतादिकानि)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dhibhautādikāni

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dhibhautādikāni.

ananta(अनन्त)

without end

Inflected from ananta. a- + anta: without end.

asya(अस्य)

of this

Genitive of idam: “of this.”

ata(अत)

hence

Inflected from ata. From idam/a-tas: “hence, therefore.”

ātmanaḥ(आत्मनः)

the self

ātman is the self. Related to an, “to breathe”: the breathing one, the inner self of a living being. Not a ghost-soul added from outside; it is the self.

ātmaviceṣṭitam(आत्मविचेष्टितम्)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + tmaviceṣṭitam

ā- (“unto, fully”) + tmaviceṣṭitam.

atra(अत्र)

here

a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.

āturaḥ(आतुरः)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + turaḥ

ā- (“unto, fully”) + turaḥ.

avidyā(अविद्या)

non-knowing

Inflected from avidyā. a- (“not”) + vidyā (vid, “to know”). Non-knowing as a covering, not a hole.

bhagavān(भगवान्)

the Lord

bhaga (“share, portion, majesty,” from bhaj “to share”) + -vant “possessing.” One who has the share of majesty. The Lord as the one possessed of majesty, not a first name.

bhūya(भूय)

again

Inflected from bhūya. Comparative of bahu / from bhū: “more, again.”

brahma(ब्रह्म)

that-which-is-vast (brahman)

Neuter of brahman, from bṛh, “to grow, to swell, to be vast.” It names that which is vast — an entity, not a person. The creator god is a different word, Brahmā (masculine). A brāhmaṇa is a person of that class.

brahmaṇa(ब्रह्मण)

that-which-is-vast (brahman)

Inflected from brahmaṇa. Neuter of brahman, from bṛh, “to grow, to swell, to be vast.” It names that which is vast — an entity, not a person. The creator god is a different word, Brahmā (masculine). A brāhmaṇa is a person of that class.

brahmaṇi(ब्रह्मणि)

that-which-is-vast (brahman)

Neuter of brahman, from bṛh, “to grow, to swell, to be vast.” It names that which is vast — an entity, not a person. The creator god is a different word, Brahmā (masculine). A brāhmaṇa is a person of that class.

cāpa(चाप)

bow

Inflected from cāpa. dhanus: bow. cāpa also bow.

dīrgha(दीर्घ)

long

Inflected from dīrgha. dīrgha: long.

duḥkham(दुःखम्)

unease

dus- (“ill, hard”) + kha (“space, hole, axle-hole”). Ill-fitting; unease, pain. The opposite of sukha.

duḥkhaṃ(दुःखं)

unease

dus- (“ill, hard”) + kha (“space, hole, axle-hole”). Ill-fitting; unease, pain. The opposite of sukha.

duḥkhāni(दुःखानि)

unease

dus- + kha: ill-fitting, unease, pain.

dve(द्वे)

two

dvi: two. Dual forms “these two.”

dvija(द्विज)

twice-born

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

eṣa(एष)

this one

Masculine of etad: “this one.”

ete(एते)

these

Nominative plural of etad: “these.”

gatim(गतिम्)

going

From gam: a going, a destination.

iha(इह)

here

Adverb: “here, in this world.”

jānāti(जानाति)

knowing

From jñā, “to know.” Having known; knows; to-be-known.

janmana(जन्मन)

birth

Inflected from janmana. From jan, “to be born.” Birth.

jāyate(जायते)

is born

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

jñānam(ज्ञानम्)

knowing

From jñā, “to know.” Knowing; the known-as-knowledge. Not a mystic glow: the act and fruit of knowing.

jñānaṃ(ज्ञानं)

knowing

From jñā, “to know.” Knowing; the known-as-knowledge. Not a mystic glow: the act and fruit of knowing.

jñātvā(ज्ञात्वा)

knowing

From jñā, “to know.” Having known; knows; to-be-known.

jñāyate(ज्ञायते)

is known

Passive of jñā: it is known.

jñeyaṃ(ज्ञेयं)

knowing

From jñā, “to know.” Having known; knows; to-be-known.

kāraṇaṃ(कारणं)

the causing

From kṛ: the causing; a cause as that which makes.

karmaṇāṃ(कर्मणां)

action

Inflected karma, from kṛ, “to do.” Deeds; in the doing; of action.

kāryaṃ(कार्यं)

what-is-to-be-done

Gerundive of kṛ: what is to be done; the effect as “that which is to-be-made.”

katham(कथम्)

how

ka- + tham: “how?”

kathaṃ(कथं)

how

ka- + tham: “how?”

kim(किम्)

what

Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”

kiṃ(किं)

what

Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”

kriyate(क्रियते)

is done

Passive of kṛ: it is done.

kutaḥ(कुतः)

from where

From ku- + tas: “from where? why?”

madhyam(मध्यम्)

middle

Inflected from madhyam. madhya: middle.

maharṣayaḥ(महर्षयः)

great seer

mahā + ṛṣi: great seer.

mahat(महत्)

great

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

mahatā(महता)

great

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

mahatī(महती)

great

Inflected from mahatī. mahat: great. From mah, “to be great.”

mat(मत्)

my

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

mriyate(म्रियते)

dies

From mṛ, “to die.” Dies; dead.

mṛta(मृत)

dies

Inflected from mṛta. From mṛ, “to die.” Dies; dead.

muhuḥ(मुहुः)

again and again

Indeclinable: “again and again.”

nara(नर)

a man

Inflected from nara. nara: a man, a human being (as mortal person).

naraḥ(नरः)

a man

nara: a man, a human being (as mortal person).

nirmalam(निर्मलम्)

nir- (“out, without”) + malam

nir- (“out, without”) + malam.

niruddhakaṇṭho(निरुद्धकण्ठो)

nir- (“out, without”) + uddhakaṇṭho

nir- (“out, without”) + uddhakaṇṭho.

nirviṇṇāśeṣabāndhavaḥ(निर्विण्णाशेषबान्धवः)

nir- (“out, without”) + viṇṇāśeṣabāndhavaḥ

nir- (“out, without”) + viṇṇāśeṣabāndhavaḥ.

nityaṃ(नित्यं)

continual

From ni- (“in, own”) + tya: what is in-dwelling, continual, one’s own as constant. Continually-there; not a calendar “eternal.”

paṇḍita(पण्डित)

a learned one

Inflected from paṇḍita. paṇḍita: learned, from a stem of wisdom/heap. One who knows.

para(पर)

beyond

Inflected from para. para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

paraḥ(परः)

beyond

para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

param(परम्)

beyond

para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

paraṃ(परं)

beyond

para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

paramaṃ(परमं)

highest

Superlative of para, “beyond, further.” The furthest, the highest.

parāṇāṃ(पराणां)

parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + ṇāṃ

parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + ṇāṃ.

parāvareśe(परावरेशे)

parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + vareśe

parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + vareśe.

parivarte(परिवर्ते)

pari- (“around”) + varte

pari- (“around”) + varte.

phalam(फलम्)

fruit

Fruit; the produce of a deed (from a root of bursting/ripening). Result as fruit, not a score.

prabalaiḥ(प्रबलैः)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + balaiḥ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + balaiḥ.

prakṣīṇākhilaśaucaś(प्रक्षीणाखिलशौचश्)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + kṣīṇākhilaśaucaś

pra- (“forth, forward”) + kṣīṇākhilaśaucaś.

pralayaṃ(प्रलयं)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + layaṃ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + layaṃ.

prāpnoti(प्राप्नोति)

reaching

pra- āp, “to reach, to obtain.” Having reached; reaches.

prāpya(प्राप्य)

reaching

pra- āp, “to reach, to obtain.” Having reached; reaches.

pratyekaṃ(प्रत्येकं)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + tyekaṃ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + tyekaṃ.

praveśyatām(प्रवेश्यताम्)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + veśyatām

pra- (“forth, forward”) + veśyatām.

punar(पुनर्)

again

Adverb: “again, back.”

purā(पुरा)

formerly

Indeclinable: “formerly, of old.”

ṛta(ऋत)

the fitted-true

Inflected from ṛta. ṛta: the fitted, the true course (from ṛ, “to go”). What is right-fitted.

sa(स)

he

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

saḥ(सः)

he

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

saṃbharteti(संभर्तेति)

saṃ- (“together”) + bharteti

saṃ- (“together”) + bharteti.

saṃsādhitāśeṣajagaddhito(संसाधिताशेषजगद्धितो)

saṃ- (“together”) + sādhitāśeṣajagaddhito

saṃ- (“together”) + sādhitāśeṣajagaddhito.

saṃspṛṣṭo(संस्पृष्टो)

saṃ- (“together”) + spṛṣṭo

saṃ- (“together”) + spṛṣṭo.

saṃveśyate(संवेश्यते)

saṃ- (“together”) + veśyate

saṃ- (“together”) + veśyate.

sarvaṃ(सर्वं)

all

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

sarvāṇi(सर्वाणि)

all

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

smṛtvā(स्मृत्वा)

remembering

From smṛ, “to remember.” Remembering; remembers; having remembered; remember along (anu-smṛ).

śṛṇu(शृणु)

hearing

From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.

śrutvā(श्रुत्वा)

hearing

From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.

sthāna(स्थान)

standing

Inflected from sthāna. From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands.

sukhaṃ(सुखं)

ease

su- (“well, good”) + kha (“axle-hole, space”). Well-fitting; ease. Not a thin “happiness.”

sūkṣmaṃ(सूक्ष्मं)

fine

sūkṣma: fine, subtle.

suptaḥ(सुप्तः)

su- (“well, good”) + ptaḥ

su- (“well, good”) + ptaḥ.

sūryas(सूर्यस्)

the sun

From sūr / svar, “to shine.” The sun, the shining one.

taṃ(तं)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

tāmasa(तामस)

of darkness

Inflected from tāmasa. Of tamas: belonging to darkness.

tān(तान्)

them

Inflected from tān. Accusative plural of tad: “them.”

tataḥ(ततः)

then

From tad + tas: “from that, then.”

tathā(तथा)

so

ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

tatra(तत्र)

there

ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”

tattvaṃ(तत्त्वं)

that-ness

tad + tva: that-ness; the being-that of a thing. tattvataḥ: from that-ness, in reality as that.

tattvataḥ(तत्त्वतः)

that-ness

tad + tva: that-ness; the being-that of a thing. tattvataḥ: from that-ness, in reality as that.

teṣāṃ(तेषां)

of them

Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”

upacārataḥ(उपचारतः)

upa- (“near, toward”) + cārataḥ

upa- (“near, toward”) + cārataḥ.

utkrāntim(उत्क्रान्तिम्)

ut- (“up, out”) + krāntim

ut- (“up, out”) + krāntim.

vartate(वर्तते)

turns

From vṛt, “to turn.” Turns, goes on. pra-vṛt: turns forth, starts.

vasati(वसति)

dwells

From vas, “to dwell.” Dwells.

vāsudeva name(वासुदेव)

Inflected from vāsudeva. Son of Vasudeva (vāsu “good, shining” + deva “shining one”). Patronym of Kṛṣṇa; also “the shining one in whom all dwell.”

vāsudevas name(वासुदेवस्)

Son of Vasudeva (vāsu “good, shining” + deva “shining one”). Patronym of Kṛṣṇa; also “the shining one in whom all dwell.”

vetti(वेत्ति)

know

From vid, “to know” (vetti, viduḥ, viddhi) or “to be found” (vidyate). Knows; they know; is found; know!

vidyā(विद्या)

knowing

Inflected from vidyā. From vid, “to know.” Knowing-as-a-discipline; knowledge that is found.

vidyate(विद्यते)

know

From vid, “to know” (vetti, viduḥ, viddhi) or “to be found” (vidyate). Knows; they know; is found; know!

vikāraṃ(विकारं)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + kāraṃ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + kāraṃ.

vilīyate(विलीयते)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + līyate

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + līyate.

vinivāraṇe(विनिवारणे)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + nivāraṇe

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + nivāraṇe.

vipra(विप्र)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra.

viprarṣe(विप्रर्षे)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + prarṣe

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + prarṣe.

vivekāc(विवेकाच्)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vekāc

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vekāc.

vivekajam(विवेकजम्)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vekajam

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vekajam.

yathā(यथा)

as

ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”

yatra(यत्र)

where

ya- + tra: “in which place, where.”