abhijño(अभिज्ञो)
abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + jño
abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + jño.
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.
ācāryas(आचार्यस्)
teacher
ā-car, “to go toward, to practice.” One who goes the way and shows it; the teacher by practice.
acyuta name(अच्युत)
Unfallen; he who does not fall away
Inflected from acyuta. a- (“not”) + cyuta (cyu, “to fall, to drop”). Unfallen; he who does not fall away.
adha(अध)
below
Inflected from adha. Indeclinable: “below.”
adhaḥ(अधः)
below
Indeclinable: “below.”
adhirūḍho(अधिरूढो)
adhi- (“over, concerning, unto”) + rūḍho
adhi- (“over, concerning, unto”) + rūḍho.
ātmānam(आत्मानम्)
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.
avabodhaya(अवबोधय)
ava- (“down, off”) + bodhaya
ava- (“down, off”) + bodhaya.
bahiḥ(बहिः)
outside
Indeclinable: “outside.”
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.
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.
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.
cāpa(चाप)
bow
Inflected from cāpa. dhanus: bow. cāpa also bow.
dṛśyate(दृश्यते)
is seen
Passive of dṛś: it is seen.
dūre(दूरे)
far
Locative of dūra: “in the far.”
dvija(द्विज)
twice-born
dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
dvijaḥ(द्विजः)
twice-born
dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
ekaḥ(एकः)
one
eka: one. The one, a single.
eṣa(एष)
this one
Masculine of etad: “this one.”
etad(एतद्)
this
Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
guruḥ(गुरुः)
the weighty one
guru: heavy, weighty. Then the weighty one, the teacher whose word has weight.
gurum(गुरुम्)
the weighty one
guru: heavy, weighty. Then the weighty one, the teacher whose word has weight.
gurus(गुरुस्)
the weighty one
guru: heavy, weighty. Then the weighty one, the teacher whose word has weight.
jānāti(जानाति)
knowing
From jñā, “to know.” Having known; knows; to-be-known.
kathayati(कथयति)
tell
From kath, “to tell.” Tell!; tells.
kiṃ(किं)
what
Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”
mahān(महान्)
great
mahat: great. From mah, “to be great.”
manye(मन्ये)
thinks
From man, “to think.” Thinks; I think; thought.
mat(मत्)
my
Inflected from mat. mad-/mat- from asmad, the “I” stem: my, of me, coming from me.
muniḥ(मुनिः)
silent thinker
From man, “to think,” or maun “silence.” The thinker / the silent one.
nāmna(नाम्न)
name
Inflected from nāmna. nāman: name, from a root of bending/marking. The name.
paraṃ(परं)
beyond
para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”
pragṛhya(प्रगृह्य)
pra- (“forth, forward”) + gṛhya
pra- (“forth, forward”) + gṛhya.
prāha(प्राह)
spoken forth
pra-vac, “to speak forth.” Spoken forth; he has said forth.
pravivikṣau(प्रविविक्षौ)
pra- (“forth, forward”) + vivikṣau
pra- (“forth, forward”) + vivikṣau.
pṛthak(पृथक्)
apart
Indeclinable: “apart, separately.”
sa(स)
he
Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
samatīte(समतीते)
sam- (“together”) + atīte
sam- (“together”) + atīte.
saṃkṣepeṇa(संक्षेपेण)
saṃ- (“together”) + kṣepeṇa
saṃ- (“together”) + kṣepeṇa.
saṃsaraṇeṣu(संसरणेषु)
saṃ- (“together”) + saraṇeṣu
saṃ- (“together”) + saraṇeṣu.
sarvam(सर्वम्)
all
sarva: whole, all. The entire, not a leftover.
śṛṇoti(शृणोति)
hearing
From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.
sthita(स्थित)
standing
Inflected from sthita. From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands.
tam(तम्)
him
Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
tathā(तथा)
so
ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
ubhau(उभौ)
both
ubha: both.
vimalamatir(विमलमतिर्)
vi- (“apart, asunder”) + malamatir
vi- (“apart, asunder”) + malamatir.
vipra(विप्र)
vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra
vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra.
yadi(यदि)
if
ya- + di: “if.”
yathā(यथा)
as
ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”