Dvitīya Aṃśa, Ekādaśa Adhyāya

इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे द्वितीये ऽंशे दशमो ऽध्यायः यद् एतद् भगवान् आह गणः सप्तविधो रवेः मण्डले हिमतापादेः कारणं तन् मया श्रुतम्

[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe dvitīye 'ṃśe daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] yad etad bhagavān āha gaṇaḥ saptavidho raveḥ maṇḍale himatāpādeḥ kāraṇaṃ tan mayā śrutam

[2.11.1] which this the Lord said troop the causing by me hearing

Word make-up

[[iti (इति): [[iti is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīviṣṇupurāṇe (श्रीविष्णुपुराणे): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
dvitīye (द्वितीये): dvitīye is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'ṃśe (ऽंशे): 'ṃśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
daśamo (दशमो): The core matches the root śam, “to be calm.”
'dhyāyaḥ (ऽध्यायः): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
]]: ]] is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yad (यद्): which; Neuter of yad: “which, what, that.” Relative stem ya-.
etad (एतद्): this; Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
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.
āha (आह): said; Perfect of ah, “to say.” He said.
gaṇaḥ (गणः): troop; gaṇa: a troop, a flock, a counted group.
saptavidho (सप्तविधो): The core matches the root vid, “to know / to find.”
raveḥ (रवेः): raveḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
maṇḍale (मण्डले): maṇḍale is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
himatāpādeḥ (हिमतापादेः): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
kāraṇaṃ (कारणं): the causing; From kṛ: the causing; a cause as that which makes.
tan (तन्): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”
mayā (मया): by me; Instrumental of asmad: “by me.”
śrutam (श्रुतम्): hearing; From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.

व्यापाराश् चापि कथिता गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम् ऋषीणां वालखिल्यानां तथैवाप्सरसां गुरो

vyāpārāś cāpi kathitā gandharvoragarakṣasām ṛṣīṇāṃ vālakhilyānāṃ tathaivāpsarasāṃ guro

[2.11.2] bow seer

Word make-up

vyāpārāś (व्यापाराश्): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
cāpi (चापि): bow; Inflected from cāpa. dhanus: bow. cāpa also bow.
kathitā (कथिता): kathitā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
gandharvoragarakṣasām (गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
ṛṣīṇāṃ (ऋषीणां): seer; ṛṣi: seer, from ṛṣ / dṛś related “to go, to see.” One who sees (the hymn, the truth).
vālakhilyānāṃ (वालखिल्यानां): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
tathaivāpsarasāṃ (तथैवाप्सरसां): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
guro (गुरो): guro is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

यक्षाणां च रथे भानोर् विष्णुशक्तिधृतात्मनाम् किं त्वादित्यस्य यत् कर्म तन् नात्रोक्तं त्वया मुने

yakṣāṇāṃ ca rathe bhānor viṣṇuśaktidhṛtātmanām kiṃ tvādityasya yat karma tan nātroktaṃ tvayā mune

[2.11.3] and chariot what which action by you

Word make-up

yakṣāṇāṃ (यक्षाणां): yakṣāṇāṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
rathe (रथे): chariot; ratha: chariot, the going-vehicle (from ram/ṛ “to go”).
bhānor (भानोर्): bhānor is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
viṣṇuśaktidhṛtātmanām (विष्णुशक्तिधृतात्मनाम्): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇuśaktidhṛtātmanām.
kiṃ (किं): what; Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”
tvādityasya (त्वादित्यस्य): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
yat (यत्): which; Neuter of yad: “which, what, that.” Relative stem ya-.
karma (कर्म): action; From kṛ, “to do, to make.” The deed, the doing. Not “fate” and not “ritual” unless the verse is about offering.
tan (तन्): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”
nātroktaṃ (नात्रोक्तं): nātroktaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tvayā (त्वया): by you; Instrumental of yuṣmad: “by you.”
mune (मुने): mune is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

यदि सप्तगणो वारि हिमम् उष्णं च वर्षति तत् किम् अत्र रवेर् येन वृष्टिः सूर्याद् इतीर्यते

yadi saptagaṇo vāri himam uṣṇaṃ ca varṣati tat kim atra raver yena vṛṣṭiḥ sūryād itīryate

[2.11.4] if and that what here by which

Word make-up

yadi (यदि): if; ya- + di: “if.”
saptagaṇo (सप्तगणो): saptagaṇo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vāri (वारि): vāri is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
himam (हिमम्): himam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
uṣṇaṃ (उष्णं): uṣṇaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
varṣati (वर्षति): varṣati is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tat (तत्): that; Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
kim (किम्): what; Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”
atra (अत्र): here; a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.
raver (रवेर्): raver is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yena (येन): by which; Instrumental of yad: “by which.”
vṛṣṭiḥ (वृष्टिः): The core matches the root vṛ, “to cover / to choose.”
sūryād (सूर्याद्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
itīryate (इतीर्यते): itīryate is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

विवस्वान् उदितो मध्ये यात्य् अस्तम् इति किं जनः ब्रवीत्य् एतत् समं कर्म यदि सप्तगणस्य तत्

vivasvān udito madhye yāty astam iti kiṃ janaḥ bravīty etat samaṃ karma yadi saptagaṇasya tat

[2.11.5] ud- (“up, out”) + ito middle thus what this even action if that

Word make-up

vivasvān (विवस्वान्): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vasvān.
udito (उदितो): ud- (“up, out”) + ito; ud- (“up, out”) + ito.
madhye (मध्ये): middle; madhya: middle.
yāty (यात्य्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
astam (अस्तम्): The core matches the root as, “to be.” a- (“not”) + stam.
iti (इति): thus; Quotative particle: “thus” — closes speech or thought.
kiṃ (किं): what; Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”
janaḥ (जनः): The core matches the root jan, “to be born.”
bravīty (ब्रवीत्य्): bravīty is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
etat (एतत्): this; Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
samaṃ (समं): even; sama: same, even, equal. Evenness.
karma (कर्म): action; From kṛ, “to do, to make.” The deed, the doing. Not “fate” and not “ritual” unless the verse is about offering.
yadi (यदि): if; ya- + di: “if.”
saptagaṇasya (सप्तगणस्य): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tat (तत्): that; Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.

मैत्रेय श्रूयताम् एतद् यद् भवान् परिपृच्छति यथा सप्तगणे ऽप्य् एकः प्राधान्येनाधिको रविः

maitreya śrūyatām etad yad bhavān paripṛcchati yathā saptagaṇe 'py ekaḥ prādhānyenādhiko raviḥ

[2.11.6] this which you pari- (“around”) + pṛcchati as one

Word make-up

maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrūyatām (श्रूयताम्): śrūyatām is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
etad (एतद्): this; Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
yad (यद्): which; Neuter of yad: “which, what, that.” Relative stem ya-.
bhavān (भवान्): you; Honorific “you” (from bhū, the becoming-one as polite you).
paripṛcchati (परिपृच्छति): pari- (“around”) + pṛcchati; pari- (“around”) + pṛcchati.
yathā (यथा): as; ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”
saptagaṇe (सप्तगणे): saptagaṇe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'py (ऽप्य्): 'py is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ekaḥ (एकः): one; eka: one. The one, a single.
prādhānyenādhiko (प्राधान्येनाधिको): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
raviḥ (रविः): raviḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

या तु शक्तिः परा विष्णोर् ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञिता सैषा त्रयी तपत्य् अंहो जगतश् च हिनस्ति यत्

yā tu śaktiḥ parā viṣṇor ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñitā saiṣā trayī tapaty aṃho jagataś ca hinasti yat

[2.11.7] but beyond three a- (“not”) + ṃho and which

Word make-up

yā (या): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
śaktiḥ (शक्तिः): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.”
parā (परा): beyond; para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”
viṣṇor (विष्णोर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇor.
ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñitā (ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञिता): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
saiṣā (सैषा): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
trayī (त्रयी): three; Inflected from traya. tri: three.
tapaty (तपत्य्): The core matches the root tap, “to heat.”
aṃho (अंहो): a- (“not”) + ṃho; a- (“not”) + ṃho.
jagataś (जगतश्): jagataś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
hinasti (हिनस्ति): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
yat (यत्): which; Neuter of yad: “which, what, that.” Relative stem ya-.

सैष विष्णुः स्थितः स्थित्यां जगतः पालनोद्यतः ऋग्यजुःसामभूतो ऽन्तः सवितुर् द्विज तिष्ठति

saiṣa viṣṇuḥ sthitaḥ sthityāṃ jagataḥ pālanodyataḥ ṛgyajuḥsāmabhūto 'ntaḥ savitur dvija tiṣṭhati

[2.11.8] The pervading one standing the moving world twice-born standing

Word make-up

saiṣa (सैष): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
viṣṇuḥ (विष्णुः): The pervading one; From viṣ, “to be active, to pervade.” The pervading one.
sthitaḥ (स्थितः): standing; From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands.
sthityāṃ (स्थित्यां): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
jagataḥ (जगतः): the moving world; From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.
pālanodyataḥ (पालनोद्यतः): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.”
ṛgyajuḥsāmabhūto (ऋग्यजुःसामभूतो): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
'ntaḥ (ऽन्तः): 'ntaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
savitur (सवितुर्): savitur is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dvija (द्विज): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति): standing; From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands.

मासि मासि रविर् यो यस् तत्र तत्र हि सा परा त्रयीमयी विष्णुशक्तिर् अवस्थानं करोति वै

māsi māsi ravir yo yas tatra tatra hi sā parā trayīmayī viṣṇuśaktir avasthānaṃ karoti vai

[2.11.9] who there there for she beyond standing doing indeed

Word make-up

māsi (मासि): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
māsi (मासि): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
ravir (रविर्): ravir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yo (यो): yo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yas (यस्): who; Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”
tatra (तत्र): there; ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”
tatra (तत्र): there; ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”
hi (हि): for; Particle: “for, because, indeed” — marks a reason or emphasis.
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”
parā (परा): beyond; para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”
trayīmayī (त्रयीमयी): trayīmayī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
viṣṇuśaktir (विष्णुशक्तिर्): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇuśaktir.
avasthānaṃ (अवस्थानं): standing; ava- (“down, off”) joined to sthānaṃ. From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands. Together the form means ava + that sense.
karoti (करोति): doing; From kṛ, “to do, to make.” To do; having done; doing.
vai (वै): indeed; Particle of emphasis: “indeed.”

ऋचस् तपन्ति पूर्वाह्णे मध्याह्ने च यजूंष्य् अथ बृहद्रथन्तरादीनि सामान्य् अह्नः क्षये रवौ

ṛcas tapanti pūrvāhṇe madhyāhne ca yajūṃṣy atha bṛhadrathantarādīni sāmāny ahnaḥ kṣaye ravau

[2.11.10] and then a- (“not”) + hnaḥ

Word make-up

ṛcas (ऋचस्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tapanti (तपन्ति): The core matches the root tap, “to heat.”
pūrvāhṇe (पूर्वाह्णे): The core matches the root pū, “to purify.”
madhyāhne (मध्याह्ने): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
yajūṃṣy (यजूंष्य्): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
atha (अथ): then; Particle: “then, now” — starts a new move.
bṛhadrathantarādīni (बृहद्रथन्तरादीनि): The core matches the root han, “to strike.”
sāmāny (सामान्य्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
ahnaḥ (अह्नः): a- (“not”) + hnaḥ; a- (“not”) + hnaḥ.
kṣaye (क्षये): kṣaye is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ravau (रवौ): ravau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

अंश एषा त्रयी विष्णोर् ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञिता विष्णुशक्तिर् अवस्थानं सदादित्ये करोति सा

aṃśa eṣā trayī viṣṇor ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñitā viṣṇuśaktir avasthānaṃ sadāditye karoti sā

[2.11.11] a- (“not”) + ṃśa this one three standing doing she

Word make-up

aṃśa (अंश): a- (“not”) + ṃśa; a- (“not”) + ṃśa.
eṣā (एषा): this one; Inflected from eṣa. Masculine of etad: “this one.”
trayī (त्रयी): three; Inflected from traya. tri: three.
viṣṇor (विष्णोर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇor.
ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñitā (ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञिता): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
viṣṇuśaktir (विष्णुशक्तिर्): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇuśaktir.
avasthānaṃ (अवस्थानं): standing; ava- (“down, off”) joined to sthānaṃ. From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands. Together the form means ava + that sense.
sadāditye (सदादित्ये): The core matches the root sad, “to sit.”
karoti (करोति): doing; From kṛ, “to do, to make.” To do; having done; doing.
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”

न केवलं रवेः शक्तिर् वैष्णवी सा त्रयीमयी ब्रह्माथ पुरुषो रुद्रस् त्रयम् एतत् त्रयीमयम्

na kevalaṃ raveḥ śaktir vaiṣṇavī sā trayīmayī brahmātha puruṣo rudras trayam etat trayīmayam

[2.11.12] not she the Person rudras three this

Word make-up

na (न): not; Negation: “not.”
kevalaṃ (केवलं): kevalaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
raveḥ (रवेः): raveḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śaktir (शक्तिर्): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.”
vaiṣṇavī (वैष्णवी): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”
trayīmayī (त्रयीमयी): trayīmayī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
brahmātha (ब्रह्माथ): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
puruṣo (पुरुषो): the Person; Often analysed as pūr “filling” or pur “citadel” + śī “to lie”: the one who lies in the stronghold (the body). The Person, as against prakṛti the making-forth.
rudras (रुद्रस्): ” The howler; Rudra, later a name of Śiva; From rud, “to howl, to cry.” The howler; Rudra, later a name of Śiva.
trayam (त्रयम्): three; Inflected from traya. tri: three.
etat (एतत्): this; Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
trayīmayam (त्रयीमयम्): trayīmayam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

सर्गादौ ऋङ्मयो ब्रह्मा स्थितौ विष्णुर् यजुर्मयः रुद्रः साममयो ऽन्ताय तस्मात् तस्याशुचिर् ध्वनिः

sargādau ṛṅmayo brahmā sthitau viṣṇur yajurmayaḥ rudraḥ sāmamayo 'ntāya tasmāt tasyāśucir dhvaniḥ

[2.11.13] Not the neuter brahma standing rudraḥ therefore

Word make-up

sargādau (सर्गादौ): sargādau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ṛṅmayo (ऋङ्मयो): ṛṅmayo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
brahmā (ब्रह्मा): Not the neuter brahma; Masculine of brahman: Brahmā, the creator god, “the swelling/vast one” as a person. Not the neuter brahma.
sthitau (स्थितौ): standing; Inflected from sthita. From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands.
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
yajurmayaḥ (यजुर्मयः): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
rudraḥ (रुद्रः): ” The howler; Rudra, later a name of Śiva; From rud, “to howl, to cry.” The howler; Rudra, later a name of Śiva.
sāmamayo (साममयो): sāmamayo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'ntāya (ऽन्ताय): 'ntāya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tasmāt (तस्मात्): therefore; Ablative of tad: “from that”; often “therefore.”
tasyāśucir (तस्याशुचिर्): The core matches the root śuc, “to gleam, to be clean.”
dhvaniḥ (ध्वनिः): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”

एवं सा सात्त्विकी शक्तिर् वैष्णवी या त्रयीमयी आत्मसप्तगणस्थं तं भास्वन्तम् अधितिष्ठति

evaṃ sā sāttvikī śaktir vaiṣṇavī yā trayīmayī ātmasaptagaṇasthaṃ taṃ bhāsvantam adhitiṣṭhati

[2.11.14] just she of being-ness him standing

Word make-up

evaṃ (एवं): just; Inflected from eva. Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”
sāttvikī (सात्त्विकी): of being-ness; Of sattva: belonging to being-ness, the lucid strand.
śaktir (शक्तिर्): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.”
vaiṣṇavī (वैष्णवी): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
yā (या): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
trayīmayī (त्रयीमयी): trayīmayī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ātmasaptagaṇasthaṃ (आत्मसप्तगणस्थं): The core matches the root as, “to be.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + tmasaptagaṇasthaṃ.
taṃ (तं): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
bhāsvantam (भास्वन्तम्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
adhitiṣṭhati (अधितिष्ठति): standing; adhi- (“over, concerning, unto”) joined to tiṣṭhati. From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands. Together the form means adhi + that sense.

तया चाधिष्ठितः सो ऽपि जाज्वलीति स्वरश्मिभिः तमः समस्तजगतां नाशं नयति चाखिलम्

tayā cādhiṣṭhitaḥ so 'pi jājvalīti svaraśmibhiḥ tamaḥ samastajagatāṃ nāśaṃ nayati cākhilam

[2.11.15] darkness perishing leads

Word make-up

tayā (तया): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
cādhiṣṭhitaḥ (चाधिष्ठितः): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
so (सो): so is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'pi (ऽपि): 'pi is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
jājvalīti (जाज्वलीति): jājvalīti is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
svaraśmibhiḥ (स्वरश्मिभिः): svaraśmibhiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tamaḥ (तमः): darkness; From tam, “to faint, to be dark.” Darkness; the strand of dullness and covering.
samastajagatāṃ (समस्तजगतां): The core matches the root as, “to be.” sam- (“together”) + astajagatāṃ.
nāśaṃ (नाशं): perishing; From naś, “to be lost, to perish.” Loss; perishing.
nayati (नयति): leads; From nī, “to lead.” Leads.
cākhilam (चाखिलम्): cākhilam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

स्तुवन्ति तं वै मुनयो गन्धर्वैर् गीयते पुरः नृत्यन्त्य् अप्सरसो यान्ति तस्य चानु निशाचराः

stuvanti taṃ vai munayo gandharvair gīyate puraḥ nṛtyanty apsaraso yānti tasya cānu niśācarāḥ

[2.11.16] him indeed silent thinker is sung going of that

Word make-up

stuvanti (स्तुवन्ति): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
taṃ (तं): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
vai (वै): indeed; Particle of emphasis: “indeed.”
munayo (मुनयो): silent thinker; Inflected from munaya. From man, “to think,” or maun “silence.” The thinker / the silent one.
gandharvair (गन्धर्वैर्): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
gīyate (गीयते): is sung; Passive of gai, “to sing.” It is sung.
puraḥ (पुरः): puraḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nṛtyanty (नृत्यन्त्य्): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
apsaraso (अप्सरसो): The core matches the root as, “to be.” a- (“not”) + psaraso.
yānti (यान्ति): going; From gam / yā, “to go.” Goes; they go; having gone; gone; he goes.
tasya (तस्य): of that; Genitive of tad: “of that, his.”
cānu (चानु): cānu is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
niśācarāḥ (निशाचराः): The core matches the root car, “to move.” ni- (“down, in”) + śācarāḥ.

वहन्ति पन्नगा यक्षैः क्रियते ऽभीषुसंग्रहः वालखिल्यास् तथैवैनं परिवार्य समासते

vahanti pannagā yakṣaiḥ kriyate 'bhīṣusaṃgrahaḥ vālakhilyās tathaivainaṃ parivārya samāsate

[2.11.17] is done pari- (“around”) + vārya

Word make-up

vahanti (वहन्ति): The core matches the root vah, “to carry.”
pannagā (पन्नगा): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
yakṣaiḥ (यक्षैः): yakṣaiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kriyate (क्रियते): is done; Passive of kṛ: it is done.
'bhīṣusaṃgrahaḥ (ऽभीषुसंग्रहः): The core matches the root grah, “to grasp.”
vālakhilyās (वालखिल्यास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tathaivainaṃ (तथैवैनं): tathaivainaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
parivārya (परिवार्य): pari- (“around”) + vārya; pari- (“around”) + vārya.
samāsate (समासते): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.” sam- (“together”) + āsate.

नोदेता नास्तमेता च कदाचिच् छक्तिरूपधृक् विष्णुर् विष्णोः पृथक् तस्य गणः सप्तविधो ऽप्य् अयम्

nodetā nāstametā ca kadācic chaktirūpadhṛk viṣṇur viṣṇoḥ pṛthak tasya gaṇaḥ saptavidho 'py ayam

[2.11.18] and apart of that troop this

Word make-up

nodetā (नोदेता): nodetā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nāstametā (नास्तमेता): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
kadācic (कदाचिच्): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
chaktirūpadhṛk (छक्तिरूपधृक्): The core matches the root pad, “to go, to fall.”
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
viṣṇoḥ (विष्णोः): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇoḥ.
pṛthak (पृथक्): apart; Indeclinable: “apart, separately.”
tasya (तस्य): of that; Genitive of tad: “of that, his.”
gaṇaḥ (गणः): troop; gaṇa: a troop, a flock, a counted group.
saptavidho (सप्तविधो): The core matches the root vid, “to know / to find.”
'py (ऽप्य्): 'py is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ayam (अयम्): this; Masculine of idam: “this one.”

स्तम्भस्थदर्पणस्यैति यो ऽयम् आसन्नतां नरः छायादर्शनसंयोगं स संप्राप्नोत्य् अथात्मनः

stambhasthadarpaṇasyaiti yo 'yam āsannatāṃ naraḥ chāyādarśanasaṃyogaṃ sa saṃprāpnoty athātmanaḥ

[2.11.19] a man he

Word make-up

stambhasthadarpaṇasyaiti (स्तम्भस्थदर्पणस्यैति): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
yo (यो): yo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'yam (ऽयम्): 'yam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
āsannatāṃ (आसन्नतां): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + sannatāṃ.
naraḥ (नरः): a man; nara: a man, a human being (as mortal person).
chāyādarśanasaṃyogaṃ (छायादर्शनसंयोगं): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
saṃprāpnoty (संप्राप्नोत्य्): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.” saṃ- (“together”) + prāpnoty.
athātmanaḥ (अथात्मनः): The core matches the root man, “to think.” a- (“not”) + thātmanaḥ.

एवं सा वैष्णवी शक्तिर् नैवापैति ततो द्विज मासानुमासं भास्वन्तम् अध्यास्ते तत्र संस्थितम्

evaṃ sā vaiṣṇavī śaktir naivāpaiti tato dvija māsānumāsaṃ bhāsvantam adhyāste tatra saṃsthitam

[2.11.20] just she that twice-born there standing

Word make-up

evaṃ (एवं): just; Inflected from eva. Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”
vaiṣṇavī (वैष्णवी): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
śaktir (शक्तिर्): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.”
naivāpaiti (नैवापैति): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
tato (ततो): that; Inflected from tat. Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
dvija (द्विज): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
māsānumāsaṃ (मासानुमासं): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
bhāsvantam (भास्वन्तम्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
adhyāste (अध्यास्ते): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.” a- (“not”) + dhyāste.
tatra (तत्र): there; ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”
saṃsthitam (संस्थितम्): standing; saṃ- (“together”) joined to sthitam. From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands. Together the form means saṃ + that sense.

पितृदेवमनुष्यादीन् स सदाप्याययन् प्रभुः परिवर्तत्य् अहोरात्रकारणं सविता द्विज

pitṛdevamanuṣyādīn sa sadāpyāyayan prabhuḥ parivartaty ahorātrakāraṇaṃ savitā dvija

[2.11.21] he pari- (“around”) + vartaty a- (“not”) + horātrakāraṇaṃ twice-born

Word make-up

pitṛdevamanuṣyādīn (पितृदेवमनुष्यादीन्): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
sadāpyāyayan (सदाप्याययन्): The core matches the root sad, “to sit.”
prabhuḥ (प्रभुः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhuḥ.
parivartaty (परिवर्तत्य्): pari- (“around”) + vartaty; pari- (“around”) + vartaty.
ahorātrakāraṇaṃ (अहोरात्रकारणं): a- (“not”) + horātrakāraṇaṃ; a- (“not”) + horātrakāraṇaṃ.
savitā (सविता): savitā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dvija (द्विज): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.

सूर्यरश्मिः सुषुम्णो यस् तर्पितस् तेन चन्द्रमाः कृष्णपक्षे ऽमरैः शश्वत् पीयते वै सुधामयः

sūryaraśmiḥ suṣumṇo yas tarpitas tena candramāḥ kṛṣṇapakṣe 'maraiḥ śaśvat pīyate vai sudhāmayaḥ

[2.11.22] su- (“well, good”) + ṣumṇo who by that indeed

Word make-up

sūryaraśmiḥ (सूर्यरश्मिः): sūryaraśmiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
suṣumṇo (सुषुम्णो): su- (“well, good”) + ṣumṇo; su- (“well, good”) + ṣumṇo.
yas (यस्): who; Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”
tarpitas (तर्पितस्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tena (तेन): by that; Instrumental of tad: “by that.”
candramāḥ (चन्द्रमाः): The core matches the root ram, “to rest, to delight.”
kṛṣṇapakṣe (कृष्णपक्षे): The core matches the root kṛṣ, “to drag, to plough.”
'maraiḥ (ऽमरैः): 'maraiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śaśvat (शश्वत्): śaśvat is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
pīyate (पीयते): pīyate is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vai (वै): indeed; Particle of emphasis: “indeed.”
sudhāmayaḥ (सुधामयः): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.” su- (“well, good”) + dhāmayaḥ.

पीतं तं द्विकलं सोमं कृष्णपक्षक्षये द्विज पिबन्ति पितरस् तेषां भास्करात् तर्पणं तथा

pītaṃ taṃ dvikalaṃ somaṃ kṛṣṇapakṣakṣaye dvija pibanti pitaras teṣāṃ bhāskarāt tarpaṇaṃ tathā

[2.11.23] him the moon twice-born of them so

Word make-up

pītaṃ (पीतं): pītaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
taṃ (तं): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
dvikalaṃ (द्विकलं): dvikalaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
somaṃ (सोमं): the moon; Inflected from soma. candra from cand, “to shine.” The moon. soma is the pressed plant and the moon.
kṛṣṇapakṣakṣaye (कृष्णपक्षक्षये): The core matches the root kṛṣ, “to drag, to plough.”
dvija (द्विज): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
pibanti (पिबन्ति): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
pitaras (पितरस्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
teṣāṃ (तेषां): of them; Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”
bhāskarāt (भास्करात्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tarpaṇaṃ (तर्पणं): tarpaṇaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

आदत्ते रश्मिभिर् यं तु क्षितिसंस्थं रसं रविः तम् उत्सृजति भूतानां पुष्ट्यर्थं सस्यवृद्धये

ādatte raśmibhir yaṃ tu kṣitisaṃsthaṃ rasaṃ raviḥ tam utsṛjati bhūtānāṃ puṣṭyarthaṃ sasyavṛddhaye

[2.11.24] ā- (“unto, fully”) + datte whom but him

Word make-up

ādatte (आदत्ते): ā- (“unto, fully”) + datte; ā- (“unto, fully”) + datte.
raśmibhir (रश्मिभिर्): raśmibhir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yaṃ (यं): whom; Accusative of yad: “whom, which.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
kṣitisaṃsthaṃ (क्षितिसंस्थं): The core matches the root kṣi, “to dwell / to destroy.”
rasaṃ (रसं): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
raviḥ (रविः): raviḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tam (तम्): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
utsṛjati (उत्सृजति): The core matches the root sṛj, “to emit.” ut- (“up, out”) + sṛjati.
bhūtānāṃ (भूतानां): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
puṣṭyarthaṃ (पुष्ट्यर्थं): puṣṭyarthaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sasyavṛddhaye (सस्यवृद्धये): The core matches the root vṛ, “to cover / to choose.”

तेन प्रीणात्य् अशेषाणि भूतानि भगवान् रविः पितृदेवमनुष्यादीन् एवम् आप्याययत्य् असौ

tena prīṇāty aśeṣāṇi bhūtāni bhagavān raviḥ pitṛdevamanuṣyādīn evam āpyāyayaty asau

[2.11.25] by that a- (“not”) + śeṣāṇi the Lord just

Word make-up

tena (तेन): by that; Instrumental of tad: “by that.”
prīṇāty (प्रीणात्य्): The core matches the root prī, “to please.”
aśeṣāṇi (अशेषाणि): a- (“not”) + śeṣāṇi; a- (“not”) + śeṣāṇi.
bhūtāni (भूतानि): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
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.
raviḥ (रविः): raviḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
pitṛdevamanuṣyādīn (पितृदेवमनुष्यादीन्): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
evam (एवम्): just; Inflected from eva. Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
āpyāyayaty (आप्याययत्य्): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + pyāyayaty.
asau (असौ): The core matches the root as, “to be.” a- (“not”) + sau.

पक्षतृप्तिं तु देवानां पितॄणां चैव मासिकीम् शश्वत् तृप्तिं च मर्त्यानां मैत्रेयार्कः प्रयच्छति

pakṣatṛptiṃ tu devānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ caiva māsikīm śaśvat tṛptiṃ ca martyānāṃ maitreyārkaḥ prayacchati

[2.11.26] but shining one and pra- (“forth, forward”) + yacchati

Word make-up

pakṣatṛptiṃ (पक्षतृप्तिं): pakṣatṛptiṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
devānāṃ (देवानां): shining one; From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”
pitṝṇāṃ (पितॄणां): pitṝṇāṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
caiva (चैव): caiva is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
māsikīm (मासिकीम्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
śaśvat (शश्वत्): śaśvat is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tṛptiṃ (तृप्तिं): tṛptiṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
martyānāṃ (मर्त्यानां): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
maitreyārkaḥ (मैत्रेयार्कः): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
prayacchati (प्रयच्छति): pra- (“forth, forward”) + yacchati; pra- (“forth, forward”) + yacchati.

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