adhikāni(अधिकानि)
adhi- (“over, concerning, unto”) + kāni
adhi- (“over, concerning, unto”) + kāni.
Word senses
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English lines use these phrases for common nouns. Only names (people, deities, epithets) stay in Sanskrit in the translation.
antar(अन्तर्)
inner
antar: inside, among. The inner.
aṣṭau(अष्टौ)
eight
aṣṭan: eight.
asya(अस्य)
of this
Genitive of idam: “of this.”
āyur(आयुर्)
ā- (“unto, fully”) + yur
ā- (“unto, fully”) + yur.
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.
brahmā(ब्रह्मा)
Not the neuter brahma
Masculine of brahman: Brahmā, the creator god, “the swelling/vast one” as a person. Not the neuter brahma.
brahman(ब्रह्मन्)
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.
brahmaṇas(ब्रह्मणस्)
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.
catur(चतुर्)
four
catur: four.
catvāri(चत्वारि)
four
catur: four.
daśa(दश)
ten
daśan: ten.
devānām(देवानाम्)
shining one
From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”
dvau(द्वौ)
two
dvi: two. Dual forms “these two.”
dve(द्वे)
two
dvi: two. Dual forms “these two.”
dvija(द्विज)
twice-born
dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
ekam(एकम्)
one
eka: one. The one, a single.
eṣa(एष)
this one
Masculine of etad: “this one.”
kāla(काल)
time
Inflected from kāla. kāla: time; also “the dark, the calculating.” Time as what counts out and cuts off.
kālaḥ(कालः)
time
kāla: time; also “the dark, the calculating.” Time as what counts out and cuts off.
kathaṃ(कथं)
how
ka- + tham: “how?”
mana(मन)
mind
Inflected from mana. From man, “to think, to mind.” The thinking organ; mind as what thinks, not a ghost.
nāma(नाम)
name
nāman: name, from a root of bending/marking. The name.
nibodha(निबोध)
learn
ni-budh, “to wake to, to learn.” Learn! Know!
nijena(निजेन)
ni- (“down, in”) + jena
ni- (“down, in”) + jena.
nimeṣā(निमेषा)
ni- (“down, in”) + meṣā
ni- (“down, in”) + meṣā.
nimeṣau(निमेषौ)
ni- (“down, in”) + meṣau
ni- (“down, in”) + meṣau.
nitya(नित्य)
continual
From ni- (“in, own”) + tya: what is in-dwelling, continual, one’s own as constant. Continually-there; not a calendar “eternal.”
niyutāni(नियुतानि)
ni- (“down, in”) + yutāni
ni- (“down, in”) + yutāni.
parākhyaṃ(पराख्यं)
parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + khyaṃ
parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + khyaṃ.
parārdham(परार्धम्)
parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + rdham
parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + rdham.
parārdhaṃ(परार्धं)
parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + rdhaṃ
parā- (“away, forth beyond”) + rdhaṃ.
prathamaḥ(प्रथमः)
pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamaḥ
pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamaḥ.
prathame(प्रथमे)
pra- (“forth, forward”) + thame
pra- (“forth, forward”) + thame.
punaḥ(पुनः)
again
Adverb: “again, back.”
sa(स)
he
Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
saḥ(सः)
he
Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
sahasram(सहस्रम्)
a thousand
sahasra: a thousand.
saṃkhyeyaṃ(संख्येयं)
saṃ- (“together”) + khyeyaṃ
saṃ- (“together”) + khyeyaṃ.
sarvaṃ(सर्वं)
all
sarva: whole, all. The entire, not a leftover.
ṣaṭ(षट्)
six
ṣaṣ: six.
śataṃ(शतं)
a hundred
śata: a hundred.
śete(शेते)
lies
From śī, “to lie.” Lies.
śreṣṭha(श्रेष्ठ)
most excellent
Superlative of śrī-related “excellent.” The most excellent.
śṛṇu(शृणु)
hearing
From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.
surādīnāṃ(सुरादीनां)
su- (“well, good”) + rādīnāṃ
su- (“well, good”) + rādīnāṃ.
surāḥ(सुराः)
shining one
sura: a shining one, a god. Parallel to deva (div, “to shine”).
tadā(तदा)
then
ta- + dā: “at that time, then.”
tathā(तथा)
so
ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
teṣāṃ(तेषां)
of them
Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”
trīṇi(त्रीणि)
three
tri: three.
uttaraṃ(उत्तरं)
ut- (“up, out”) + taraṃ
ut- (“up, out”) + taraṃ.
viṃśatiś(विंशतिश्)
vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṃśatiś
vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṃśatiś.
yaḥ(यः)
who
Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”
yathā(यथा)
as
ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”