Tṛtīya Aṃśa, Tṛtīya Adhyāya

इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे तृतीयांशे द्वितीयो ऽध्यायः ज्ञातम् एतन् मया त्वत्तो यथा सर्वम् इदं जगत् विष्णुर् विष्णौ विष्णुतश् च न परं विद्यते ततः

[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe tṛtīyāṃśe dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] jñātam etan mayā tvatto yathā sarvam idaṃ jagat viṣṇur viṣṇau viṣṇutaś ca na paraṃ vidyate tataḥ

[3.3.1] by me as all this the moving world and not beyond know then

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.”
tṛtīyāṃśe (तृतीयांशे): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
dvitīyo (द्वितीयो): dvitīyo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'dhyāyaḥ (ऽध्यायः): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
]]: ]] is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
jñātam (ज्ञातम्): The core matches the root jñā, “to know.”
etan (एतन्): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”
mayā (मया): by me; Instrumental of asmad: “by me.”
tvatto (त्वत्तो): tvatto is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yathā (यथा): as; ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”
sarvam (सर्वम्): all; sarva: whole, all. The entire, not a leftover.
idaṃ (इदं): this; Neuter of idam: “this” (near).
jagat (जगत्): the moving world; From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
viṣṇau (विष्णौ): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇau.
viṣṇutaś (विष्णुतश्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇutaś.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
na (न): not; Negation: “not.”
paraṃ (परं): beyond; para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”
vidyate (विद्यते): know; From vid, “to know” (vetti, viduḥ, viddhi) or “to be found” (vidyate). Knows; they know; is found; know!
tataḥ (ततः): then; From tad + tas: “from that, then.”

एतत् तु श्रोतुम् इच्छामि व्यस्ता वेदा महात्मना वेदव्यासस्वरूपेण यथा तेन युगे युगे

etat tu śrotum icchāmi vyastā vedā mahātmanā vedavyāsasvarūpeṇa yathā tena yuge yuge

[3.3.2] this but I wish knowing (Veda) as by that

Word make-up

etat (एतत्): this; Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
śrotum (श्रोतुम्): śrotum is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
icchāmi (इच्छामि): I wish; From iṣ, “to wish.” I wish.
vyastā (व्यस्ता): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
vedā (वेदा): knowing (Veda); From vid, “to know.” Knowing; then the Veda as the knowing-text. The word is “knowing,” not a book-title first.
mahātmanā (महात्मना): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
vedavyāsasvarūpeṇa (वेदव्यासस्वरूपेण): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
yathā (यथा): as; ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”
tena (तेन): by that; Instrumental of tad: “by that.”
yuge (युगे): yuge is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yuge (युगे): yuge is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

यस्मिन् यस्मिन् युगे व्यासो यो य आसीन् महामुने तं तम् आचक्ष्व भगवञ् शाखाभेदांश् च मे वद

yasmin yasmin yuge vyāso yo ya āsīn mahāmune taṃ tam ācakṣva bhagavañ śākhābhedāṃś ca me vada

[3.3.3] The sage Vyāsa who him him ā- (“unto, fully”) + cakṣva and my

Word make-up

yasmin (यस्मिन्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
yasmin (यस्मिन्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
yuge (युगे): yuge is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vyāso (व्यासो): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
yo (यो): yo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ya (य): who; Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”
āsīn (आसीन्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + sīn.
mahāmune (महामुने): mahāmune is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
taṃ (तं): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
tam (तम्): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
ācakṣva (आचक्ष्व): ā- (“unto, fully”) + cakṣva; ā- (“unto, fully”) + cakṣva.
bhagavañ (भगवञ्): bhagavañ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śākhābhedāṃś (शाखाभेदांश्): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
me (मे): my; Enclitic of asmad: “my / to me / by me,” from the stem asmad “I.”
vada (वद): The core matches the root vad, “to say.”

वेदद्रुमस्य मैत्रेय शाखाभेदैः सहस्रशः न शक्यो विस्तरो वक्तुं संक्षेपेण शृणुष्व तम्

vedadrumasya maitreya śākhābhedaiḥ sahasraśaḥ na śakyo vistaro vaktuṃ saṃkṣepeṇa śṛṇuṣva tam

[3.3.4] not vi- (“apart, asunder”) + staro to tell saṃ- (“together”) + kṣepeṇa him

Word make-up

vedadrumasya (वेदद्रुमस्य): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śākhābhedaiḥ (शाखाभेदैः): śākhābhedaiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sahasraśaḥ (सहस्रशः): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
na (न): not; Negation: “not.”
śakyo (शक्यो): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.”
vistaro (विस्तरो): vi- (“apart, asunder”) + staro; vi- (“apart, asunder”) + staro.
vaktuṃ (वक्तुं): to tell; Infinitive of vac: to speak, to tell.
saṃkṣepeṇa (संक्षेपेण): saṃ- (“together”) + kṣepeṇa; saṃ- (“together”) + kṣepeṇa.
śṛṇuṣva (शृणुष्व): śṛṇuṣva is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tam (तम्): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

द्वापरे द्वापरे विष्णुर् व्यासरूपी महामुने वेदम् एकं स बहुधा कुरुते जगतो हितः

dvāpare dvāpare viṣṇur vyāsarūpī mahāmune vedam ekaṃ sa bahudhā kurute jagato hitaḥ

[3.3.5] veda one he does the moving world beneficial

Word make-up

dvāpare (द्वापरे): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
dvāpare (द्वापरे): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
vyāsarūpī (व्यासरूपी): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
mahāmune (महामुने): mahāmune is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vedam (वेदम्): veda; From vid, “to know.” Knowledge; the Veda.
ekaṃ (एकं): one; eka: one. The one, a single.
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
bahudhā (बहुधा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
kurute (कुरुते): does; From kṛ, “to do.” Does; you do!; do! (kuru can also vocative of Kuru).
jagato (जगतो): the moving world; Inflected from jagat. From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.
hitaḥ (हितः): beneficial; From dhā, “to place”: well-placed, beneficial.

वीर्यं तेजो बलं चाल्पं मनुष्याणाम् अवेक्ष्य च हिताय सर्वभूतानां वेदभेदान् करोति सः

vīryaṃ tejo balaṃ cālpaṃ manuṣyāṇām avekṣya ca hitāya sarvabhūtānāṃ vedabhedān karoti saḥ

[3.3.6] sharp-glow strength a- (“not”) + vekṣya and beneficial doing he

Word make-up

vīryaṃ (वीर्यं): vīryaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tejo (तेजो): sharp-glow; Inflected from teja. From tij, “to be sharp.” Sharp-glow, brilliance.
balaṃ (बलं): strength; bala: strength, force (from bal, “to be strong”).
cālpaṃ (चाल्पं): cālpaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
manuṣyāṇām (मनुष्याणाम्): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
avekṣya (अवेक्ष्य): a- (“not”) + vekṣya; a- (“not”) + vekṣya.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
hitāya (हिताय): beneficial; Inflected from hita. From dhā, “to place”: well-placed, beneficial.
sarvabhūtānāṃ (सर्वभूतानां): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
vedabhedān (वेदभेदान्): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
karoti (करोति): doing; From kṛ, “to do, to make.” To do; having done; doing.
saḥ (सः): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”

यया स कुरुते तन्वा वेदम् एकं पृथक् प्रभुः वेदव्यासाभिधाना तु सा मूर्तिर् मधुविद्विषः

yayā sa kurute tanvā vedam ekaṃ pṛthak prabhuḥ vedavyāsābhidhānā tu sā mūrtir madhuvidviṣaḥ

[3.3.7] he does veda one apart but she

Word make-up

yayā (यया): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
kurute (कुरुते): does; From kṛ, “to do.” Does; you do!; do! (kuru can also vocative of Kuru).
tanvā (तन्वा): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”
vedam (वेदम्): veda; From vid, “to know.” Knowledge; the Veda.
ekaṃ (एकं): one; eka: one. The one, a single.
pṛthak (पृथक्): apart; Indeclinable: “apart, separately.”
prabhuḥ (प्रभुः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhuḥ.
vedavyāsābhidhānā (वेदव्यासाभिधाना): The core matches the root bhid, “to split.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”
mūrtir (मूर्तिर्): mūrtir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
madhuvidviṣaḥ (मधुविद्विषः): The core matches the root dviṣ, “to hate.”

यस्मिन् मन्वन्तरे ये ये व्यासास् तांस् तान् निबोध मे यथा च भेदः शाखानां व्यासेन क्रियते मुने

yasmin manvantare ye ye vyāsās tāṃs tān nibodha me yathā ca bhedaḥ śākhānāṃ vyāsena kriyate mune

[3.3.8] who who them learn my as and The sage Vyāsa is done

Word make-up

yasmin (यस्मिन्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
manvantare (मन्वन्तरे): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
ye (ये): who; Nominative plural of yad: “who, which.” Relative stem ya-.
ye (ये): who; Nominative plural of yad: “who, which.” Relative stem ya-.
vyāsās (व्यासास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tāṃs (तांस्): tāṃs is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tān (तान्): them; Accusative plural of tad: “them.”
nibodha (निबोध): learn; ni-budh, “to wake to, to learn.” Learn! Know!
me (मे): my; Enclitic of asmad: “my / to me / by me,” from the stem asmad “I.”
yathā (यथा): as; ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
bhedaḥ (भेदः): bhedaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śākhānāṃ (शाखानां): śākhānāṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vyāsena (व्यासेन): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
kriyate (क्रियते): is done; Passive of kṛ: it is done.
mune (मुने): mune is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

अष्टाविंशतिकृत्वो वै वेदो व्यस्तो महर्षिभिः वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे तस्मिन् द्वापरेषु पुनः पुनः

aṣṭāviṃśatikṛtvo vai vedo vyasto maharṣibhiḥ vaivasvate 'ntare tasmin dvāpareṣu punaḥ punaḥ

[3.3.9] indeed veda great seer in that again again

Word make-up

aṣṭāviṃśatikṛtvo (अष्टाविंशतिकृत्वो): The core matches the root kṛ, “to do, to make.” a- (“not”) + ṣṭāviṃśatikṛtvo.
vai (वै): indeed; Particle of emphasis: “indeed.”
vedo (वेदो): veda; From vid, “to know.” Knowledge; the Veda.
vyasto (व्यस्तो): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
maharṣibhiḥ (महर्षिभिः): great seer; Inflected from maharṣi. mahā + ṛṣi: great seer.
vaivasvate (वैवस्वते): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.”
'ntare (ऽन्तरे): 'ntare is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tasmin (तस्मिन्): in that; Locative of tad: “in that.”
dvāpareṣu (द्वापरेषु): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
punaḥ (पुनः): again; Adverb: “again, back.”
punaḥ (पुनः): again; Adverb: “again, back.”

वेदव्यासा व्यतीता ये अष्टाविंशति सत्तम चतुर्धा यैः कृतो वेदो द्वापरेषु पुनः पुनः

vedavyāsā vyatītā ye aṣṭāviṃśati sattama caturdhā yaiḥ kṛto vedo dvāpareṣu punaḥ punaḥ

[3.3.10] who a- (“not”) + ṣṭāviṃśati who veda again again

Word make-up

vedavyāsā (वेदव्यासा): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
vyatītā (व्यतीता): vyatītā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ye (ये): who; Nominative plural of yad: “who, which.” Relative stem ya-.
aṣṭāviṃśati (अष्टाविंशति): a- (“not”) + ṣṭāviṃśati; a- (“not”) + ṣṭāviṃśati.
sattama (सत्तम): sattama is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
caturdhā (चतुर्धा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
yaiḥ (यैः): who; Inflected from ya. Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”
kṛto (कृतो): The core matches the root kṛ, “to do, to make.”
vedo (वेदो): veda; From vid, “to know.” Knowledge; the Veda.
dvāpareṣu (द्वापरेषु): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
punaḥ (पुनः): again; Adverb: “again, back.”
punaḥ (पुनः): again; Adverb: “again, back.”

द्वापरे प्रथमे व्यस्ताः स्वयं वेदाः स्वयंभुवा द्वितीये द्वापरे चैव वेदव्यासः प्रजापतिः

dvāpare prathame vyastāḥ svayaṃ vedāḥ svayaṃbhuvā dvitīye dvāpare caiva vedavyāsaḥ prajāpatiḥ

[3.3.11] pra- (“forth, forward”) + thame oneself knowing (Veda) master of offspring

Word make-up

dvāpare (द्वापरे): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
prathame (प्रथमे): pra- (“forth, forward”) + thame; pra- (“forth, forward”) + thame.
vyastāḥ (व्यस्ताः): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
svayaṃ (स्वयं): oneself; sva + yam: by oneself; of one’s own accord.
vedāḥ (वेदाः): knowing (Veda); From vid, “to know.” Knowing; then the Veda as the knowing-text. The word is “knowing,” not a book-title first.
svayaṃbhuvā (स्वयंभुवा): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.”
dvitīye (द्वितीये): dvitīye is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dvāpare (द्वापरे): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
caiva (चैव): caiva is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vedavyāsaḥ (वेदव्यासः): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
prajāpatiḥ (प्रजापतिः): master of offspring; prajā (“offspring,” pra-jan) + pati (“master, husband”). Master of offspring; the progenitor.

तृतीये चोशना व्यासश् चतुर्थे च बृहस्पतिः सविता पञ्चमे व्यासो मृत्युः षष्ठे स्मृतः प्रभुः

tṛtīye cośanā vyāsaś caturthe ca bṛhaspatiḥ savitā pañcame vyāso mṛtyuḥ ṣaṣṭhe smṛtaḥ prabhuḥ

[3.3.12] and The sage Vyāsa dying

Word make-up

tṛtīye (तृतीये): tṛtīye is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cośanā (चोशना): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
vyāsaś (व्यासश्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
caturthe (चतुर्थे): caturthe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
bṛhaspatiḥ (बृहस्पतिः): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.”
savitā (सविता): savitā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
pañcame (पञ्चमे): pañcame is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vyāso (व्यासो): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
mṛtyuḥ (मृत्युः): dying; From mṛ, “to die.” Dying; death.
ṣaṣṭhe (षष्ठे): ṣaṣṭhe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
smṛtaḥ (स्मृतः): The core matches the root smṛ, “to remember.”
prabhuḥ (प्रभुः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhuḥ.

सप्तमे च तथैवेन्द्रो वसिष्ठश् चाष्टमे स्मृतः सारस्वतश् च नवमे त्रिधामा दशमे स्मृतः

saptame ca tathaivendro vasiṣṭhaś cāṣṭame smṛtaḥ sārasvataś ca navame tridhāmā daśame smṛtaḥ

[3.3.13] and and

Word make-up

saptame (सप्तमे): saptame is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
tathaivendro (तथैवेन्द्रो): tathaivendro is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vasiṣṭhaś (वसिष्ठश्): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.”
cāṣṭame (चाष्टमे): cāṣṭame is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
smṛtaḥ (स्मृतः): The core matches the root smṛ, “to remember.”
sārasvataś (सारस्वतश्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
navame (नवमे): navame is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tridhāmā (त्रिधामा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
daśame (दशमे): The core matches the root śam, “to be calm.”
smṛtaḥ (स्मृतः): The core matches the root smṛ, “to remember.”

एकादशे तु त्रिवृषा भारद्वाजस् ततः परम् त्रयोदशे चान्तरिक्षो वर्णी चापि चतुर्दशे

ekādaśe tu trivṛṣā bhāradvājas tataḥ param trayodaśe cāntarikṣo varṇī cāpi caturdaśe

[3.3.14] but then beyond colour-class bow

Word make-up

ekādaśe (एकादशे): ekādaśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
trivṛṣā (त्रिवृषा): The core matches the root vṛ, “to cover / to choose.”
bhāradvājas (भारद्वाजस्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tataḥ (ततः): then; From tad + tas: “from that, then.”
param (परम्): beyond; para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”
trayodaśe (त्रयोदशे): trayodaśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cāntarikṣo (चान्तरिक्षो): cāntarikṣo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
varṇī (वर्णी): colour-class; Inflected from varṇa. From vṛ, “to cover, to choose.” Colour, covering, then class as a covering-name.
cāpi (चापि): bow; Inflected from cāpa. dhanus: bow. cāpa also bow.
caturdaśe (चतुर्दशे): caturdaśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

त्रय्यारुणः पञ्चदशे षोडशे तु धनंजयः क्रतुंजयः सप्तदशे ऋणज्यो ऽष्टादशे स्मृतः

trayyāruṇaḥ pañcadaśe ṣoḍaśe tu dhanaṃjayaḥ kratuṃjayaḥ saptadaśe ṛṇajyo 'ṣṭādaśe smṛtaḥ

[3.3.15] but

Word make-up

trayyāruṇaḥ (त्रय्यारुणः): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
pañcadaśe (पञ्चदशे): pañcadaśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ṣoḍaśe (षोडशे): ṣoḍaśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
dhanaṃjayaḥ (धनंजयः): The core matches the root han, “to strike.”
kratuṃjayaḥ (क्रतुंजयः): kratuṃjayaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
saptadaśe (सप्तदशे): saptadaśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ṛṇajyo (ऋणज्यो): ṛṇajyo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'ṣṭādaśe (ऽष्टादशे): 'ṣṭādaśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
smṛtaḥ (स्मृतः): The core matches the root smṛ, “to remember.”

ततो व्यासो भरद्वाजो भरद्वाजात् तु गौतमः गौतमाद् उत्तमो व्यासो हर्यात्मा यो ऽभिधीयते

tato vyāso bharadvājo bharadvājāt tu gautamaḥ gautamād uttamo vyāso haryātmā yo 'bhidhīyate

[3.3.16] that The sage Vyāsa but upmost The sage Vyāsa

Word make-up

tato (ततो): that; Inflected from tat. Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
vyāso (व्यासो): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
bharadvājo (भरद्वाजो): bharadvājo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
bharadvājāt (भरद्वाजात्): bharadvājāt is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
gautamaḥ (गौतमः): gautamaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
gautamād (गौतमाद्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
uttamo (उत्तमो): upmost; Inflected from uttama. ud- (“up”) + tama (superlative). The upmost, the highest.
vyāso (व्यासो): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
haryātmā (हर्यात्मा): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
yo (यो): yo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'bhidhīyate (ऽभिधीयते): The core matches the root bhid, “to split.”

अथ हर्यात्मनो वेनः स्मृतो वाजश्रवास् तु यः सोमः शुष्मायणस् तस्मात् तृणबिन्दुर् इति स्मृतः

atha haryātmano venaḥ smṛto vājaśravās tu yaḥ somaḥ śuṣmāyaṇas tasmāt tṛṇabindur iti smṛtaḥ

[3.3.17] then but who the moon therefore thus

Word make-up

atha (अथ): then; Particle: “then, now” — starts a new move.
haryātmano (हर्यात्मनो): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
venaḥ (वेनः): venaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
smṛto (स्मृतो): The core matches the root smṛ, “to remember.”
vājaśravās (वाजश्रवास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
yaḥ (यः): who; Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”
somaḥ (सोमः): the moon; candra from cand, “to shine.” The moon. soma is the pressed plant and the moon.
śuṣmāyaṇas (शुष्मायणस्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
tasmāt (तस्मात्): therefore; Ablative of tad: “from that”; often “therefore.”
tṛṇabindur (तृणबिन्दुर्): tṛṇabindur is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
iti (इति): thus; Quotative particle: “thus” — closes speech or thought.
smṛtaḥ (स्मृतः): The core matches the root smṛ, “to remember.”

ऋक्षो ऽभूद् भार्गवस् तस्माद् वाल्मीकिर् यो ऽभिधीयते तस्माद् अस्मत्पिता शक्तिर् व्यासस् तस्माद् अहं मुने

ṛkṣo 'bhūd bhārgavas tasmād vālmīkir yo 'bhidhīyate tasmād asmatpitā śaktir vyāsas tasmād ahaṃ mune

[3.3.18] The sage Vyāsa I

Word make-up

ṛkṣo (ऋक्षो): ṛkṣo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'bhūd (ऽभूद्): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
bhārgavas (भार्गवस्): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.”
tasmād (तस्माद्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
vālmīkir (वाल्मीकिर्): vālmīkir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yo (यो): yo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'bhidhīyate (ऽभिधीयते): The core matches the root bhid, “to split.”
tasmād (तस्माद्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
asmatpitā (अस्मत्पिता): The core matches the root as, “to be.” a- (“not”) + smatpitā.
śaktir (शक्तिर्): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.”
vyāsas (व्यासस्): The sage Vyāsa; vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
tasmād (तस्माद्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
ahaṃ (अहं): ”; Nominative of asmad: “I.”
mune (मुने): mune is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

जातुकर्णो ऽभवन् मत्तः कृष्णद्वैपायनस् ततः अष्टाविंशतिर् इत्य् एते वेदव्यासाः पुरातनाः

jātukarṇo 'bhavan mattaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas tataḥ aṣṭāviṃśatir ity ete vedavyāsāḥ purātanāḥ

[3.3.19] from me then a- (“not”) + ṣṭāviṃśatir these

Word make-up

jātukarṇo (जातुकर्णो): jātukarṇo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'bhavan (ऽभवन्): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
mattaḥ (मत्तः): from me; Ablative of asmad: from me.
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas (कृष्णद्वैपायनस्): The core matches the root kṛṣ, “to drag, to plough.”
tataḥ (ततः): then; From tad + tas: “from that, then.”
aṣṭāviṃśatir (अष्टाविंशतिर्): a- (“not”) + ṣṭāviṃśatir; a- (“not”) + ṣṭāviṃśatir.
ity (इत्य्): ity is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ete (एते): these; Nominative plural of etad: “these.”
vedavyāsāḥ (वेदव्यासाः): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
purātanāḥ (पुरातनाः): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”

एको वेदश् चतुर्धा तु यैः कृतो द्वापरादिषु

eko vedaś caturdhā tu yaiḥ kṛto dvāparādiṣu

[3.3.20] one but who

Word make-up

eko (एको): one; Inflected from eka. eka: one. The one, a single.
vedaś (वेदश्): vedaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
caturdhā (चतुर्धा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
yaiḥ (यैः): who; Inflected from ya. Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”
kṛto (कृतो): The core matches the root kṛ, “to do, to make.”
dvāparādiṣu (द्वापरादिषु): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”

भविष्ये द्वापरे चापि द्रौणिर् व्यासो भविष्यति व्यतीते मम पुत्रे ऽस्मिन् कृष्णद्वैपायने मुनौ

bhaviṣye dvāpare cāpi drauṇir vyāso bhaviṣyati vyatīte mama putre 'smin kṛṣṇadvaipāyane munau

[3.3.21] bow The sage Vyāsa my

Word make-up

bhaviṣye (भविष्ये): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
dvāpare (द्वापरे): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
cāpi (चापि): bow; Inflected from cāpa. dhanus: bow. cāpa also bow.
drauṇir (द्रौणिर्): drauṇir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vyāso (व्यासो): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
vyatīte (व्यतीते): vyatīte is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
mama (मम): my; Genitive of asmad: “of me, my.”
putre (पुत्रे): putre is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'smin (ऽस्मिन्): 'smin is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kṛṣṇadvaipāyane (कृष्णद्वैपायने): The core matches the root kṛṣ, “to drag, to plough.”
munau (मुनौ): munau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

ध्रुवम् एकाक्षरं ब्रह्म ओम् इत्य् एवं व्यवस्थितम् बृहत्वाद् बृंहणत्वाच् च तद् ब्रह्मेत्य् अभिधीयते

dhruvam ekākṣaraṃ brahma om ity evaṃ vyavasthitam bṛhatvād bṛṃhaṇatvāc ca tad brahmety abhidhīyate

[3.3.22] that-which-is-vast (brahman) oṃ just and that

Word make-up

dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): dhruvam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ekākṣaraṃ (एकाक्षरं): The core matches the root kṣar, “to flow, to waste away, to perish.”
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.
om (ओम्): oṃ; oṃ is the praṇava: pra-nu, “to sound forth.” The sounding-forth syllable.
ity (इत्य्): ity is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
evaṃ (एवं): just; Inflected from eva. Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
vyavasthitam (व्यवस्थितम्): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.”
bṛhatvād (बृहत्वाद्): The core matches the root bṛh, “to swell, to grow vast.”
bṛṃhaṇatvāc (बृंहणत्वाच्): bṛṃhaṇatvāc is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
tad (तद्): that; Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
brahmety (ब्रह्मेत्य्): brahmety is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
abhidhīyate (अभिधीयते): The core matches the root bhid, “to split.” abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + dhīyate.

प्रणवावस्थितं नित्यं भूर् भुवः स्वर् इतीर्यते ऋग्यजुःसामाथर्वाणं यत् तस्मै ब्रह्मणे नमः

praṇavāvasthitaṃ nityaṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svar itīryate ṛgyajuḥsāmātharvāṇaṃ yat tasmai brahmaṇe namaḥ

[3.3.23] continual which that-which-is-vast (brahman) a bow, salutation

Word make-up

praṇavāvasthitaṃ (प्रणवावस्थितं): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + ṇavāvasthitaṃ.
nityaṃ (नित्यं): continual; From ni- (“in, own”) + tya: what is in-dwelling, continual, one’s own as constant. Continually-there; not a calendar “eternal.”
bhūr (भूर्): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
bhuvaḥ (भुवः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.”
svar (स्वर्): svar is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
itīryate (इतीर्यते): itīryate is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ṛgyajuḥsāmātharvāṇaṃ (ऋग्यजुःसामाथर्वाणं): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
yat (यत्): which; Neuter of yad: “which, what, that.” Relative stem ya-.
tasmai (तस्मै): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
brahmaṇe (ब्रह्मणे): 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.
namaḥ (नमः): a bow, salutation; From nam, “to bow.” A bow, salutation.

जगतः प्रलयोत्पत्तौ यत् तत् कारणसंज्ञितम् महतः परमं गुह्यं तस्मै सुब्रह्मणे नमः

jagataḥ pralayotpattau yat tat kāraṇasaṃjñitam mahataḥ paramaṃ guhyaṃ tasmai subrahmaṇe namaḥ

[3.3.24] the moving world which that great highest hidden that-which-is-vast (brahman) a bow, salutation

Word make-up

jagataḥ (जगतः): the moving world; From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.
pralayotpattau (प्रलयोत्पत्तौ): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + layotpattau.
yat (यत्): which; Neuter of yad: “which, what, that.” Relative stem ya-.
tat (तत्): that; Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
kāraṇasaṃjñitam (कारणसंज्ञितम्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
mahataḥ (महतः): great; Inflected from mahat. mahat: great. From mah, “to be great.”
paramaṃ (परमं): highest; Superlative of para, “beyond, further.” The furthest, the highest.
guhyaṃ (गुह्यं): hidden; From guh, “to hide.” Hidden; a secret.
tasmai (तस्मै): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
subrahmaṇe (सुब्रह्मणे): that-which-is-vast (brahman); su- (“well, good”) joined to brahmaṇe. 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. Together the form means su + that sense.
namaḥ (नमः): a bow, salutation; From nam, “to bow.” A bow, salutation.

अगाधापारम् अक्षय्यं जगत्संमोहनालयम् संप्रकाशप्रवृत्तिभ्यां पुरुषार्थप्रयोजनम्

agādhāpāram akṣayyaṃ jagatsaṃmohanālayam saṃprakāśapravṛttibhyāṃ puruṣārthaprayojanam

[3.3.25] a- (“not”) + kṣayyaṃ

Word make-up

agādhāpāram (अगाधापारम्): The core matches the root ram, “to rest, to delight.” a- (“not”) + gādhāpāram.
akṣayyaṃ (अक्षय्यं): a- (“not”) + kṣayyaṃ; a- (“not”) + kṣayyaṃ.
jagatsaṃmohanālayam (जगत्संमोहनालयम्): The core matches the root han, “to strike.”
saṃprakāśapravṛttibhyāṃ (संप्रकाशप्रवृत्तिभ्यां): The core matches the root vṛt, “to turn.” saṃ- (“together”) + prakāśapravṛttibhyāṃ.
puruṣārthaprayojanam (पुरुषार्थप्रयोजनम्): The core matches the root nam, “to bow.”

सांख्यज्ञानवतां निष्ठा गतिः शमदमात्मनाम् यत् तद् अव्यक्तम् अमृतं प्रवृत्तिर् ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्

sāṃkhyajñānavatāṃ niṣṭhā gatiḥ śamadamātmanām yat tad avyaktam amṛtaṃ pravṛttir brahma śāśvatam

[3.3.26] going which that un-manifest not-dead that-which-is-vast (brahman) everlasting

Word make-up

sāṃkhyajñānavatāṃ (सांख्यज्ञानवतां): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
niṣṭhā (निष्ठा): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” niṣ- (“out, without”) + ṭhā.
gatiḥ (गतिः): going; From gam: a going, a destination.
śamadamātmanām (शमदमात्मनाम्): The core matches the root śam, “to be calm.”
yat (यत्): which; Neuter of yad: “which, what, that.” Relative stem ya-.
tad (तद्): that; Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
avyaktam (अव्यक्तम्): un-manifest; a- (“not”) + vyakta (vi-añj, “to anoint, to make clear”). Un-manifest; not made clear.
amṛtaṃ (अमृतं): not-dead; a- (“not”) + mṛta (mṛ, “to die”). Not-dead; deathless as not having died — still not the same as akṣara (not-perishing).
pravṛttir (प्रवृत्तिर्): The core matches the root vṛt, “to turn.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + vṛttir.
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.
śāśvatam (शाश्वतम्): everlasting; From śaśvat “ever.” Everlasting as “through the ages,” still not akṣara.

प्रधानम् आत्मयोनिश् च गुहासत्त्वं च शब्द्यते अविभागं तथा शुक्रम् अक्षरं बहुधात्मकम्

pradhānam ātmayoniś ca guhāsattvaṃ ca śabdyate avibhāgaṃ tathā śukram akṣaraṃ bahudhātmakam

[3.3.27] ā- (“unto, fully”) + tmayoniś and and a- (“not”) + vibhāgaṃ so that which does not perish

Word make-up

pradhānam (प्रधानम्): The core matches the root nam, “to bow.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + dhānam.
ātmayoniś (आत्मयोनिश्): ā- (“unto, fully”) + tmayoniś; ā- (“unto, fully”) + tmayoniś.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
guhāsattvaṃ (गुहासत्त्वं): The core matches the root guh, “to hide.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
śabdyate (शब्द्यते): śabdyate is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
avibhāgaṃ (अविभागं): a- (“not”) + vibhāgaṃ; a- (“not”) + vibhāgaṃ.
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
śukram (शुक्रम्): The core matches the root kram, “to step.”
akṣaraṃ (अक्षरं): that which does not perish; a- (“not”) + kṣara (“that which wastes away”). The verb kṣarati means “it flows, it decays, it perishes.” So akṣara is that which does not perish: imperishable, indestructible.
bahudhātmakam (बहुधात्मकम्): The core matches the root kam, “to desire.”

परमब्रह्मणे तस्मै नित्यम् एव नमो नमः यद् रूपं वासुदेवस्य परमात्मस्वरूपिणः

paramabrahmaṇe tasmai nityam eva namo namaḥ yad rūpaṃ vāsudevasya paramātmasvarūpiṇaḥ

[3.3.28] continual just a bow, salutation a bow, salutation which form vāsudevasya

Word make-up

paramabrahmaṇe (परमब्रह्मणे): The core matches the root ram, “to rest, to delight.”
tasmai (तस्मै): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
nityam (नित्यम्): continual; From ni- (“in, own”) + tya: what is in-dwelling, continual, one’s own as constant. Continually-there; not a calendar “eternal.”
eva (एव): just; Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
namo (नमो): a bow, salutation; Inflected from nama. From nam, “to bow.” A bow, salutation.
namaḥ (नमः): a bow, salutation; From nam, “to bow.” A bow, salutation.
yad (यद्): which; Neuter of yad: “which, what, that.” Relative stem ya-.
rūpaṃ (रूपं): form; rūpa: form, outward shape (what is seen). Not “beauty” first.
vāsudevasya (वासुदेवस्य): ”; Inflected from vāsudeva. Son of Vasudeva (vāsu “good, shining” + deva “shining one”). Patronym of Kṛṣṇa; also “the shining one in whom all dwell.”
paramātmasvarūpiṇaḥ (परमात्मस्वरूपिणः): The core matches the root ram, “to rest, to delight.”

एतद् ब्रह्म त्रिधाभेदम् अभेदम् अपि स प्रभुः सर्वभूतेष्व् अभेदो ऽसौ भिद्यते भिन्नबुद्धिभिः

etad brahma tridhābhedam abhedam api sa prabhuḥ sarvabhūteṣv abhedo 'sau bhidyate bhinnabuddhibhiḥ

[3.3.29] this that-which-is-vast (brahman) also he a- (“not”) + bhedo

Word make-up

etad (एतद्): this; Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
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.
tridhābhedam (त्रिधाभेदम्): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
abhedam (अभेदम्): The core matches the root dam, “to tame.” a- (“not”) + bhedam.
api (अपि): also; Particle: “also, even, though.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
prabhuḥ (प्रभुः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhuḥ.
sarvabhūteṣv (सर्वभूतेष्व्): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
abhedo (अभेदो): a- (“not”) + bhedo; a- (“not”) + bhedo.
'sau (ऽसौ): 'sau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
bhidyate (भिद्यते): The core matches the root bhid, “to split.”
bhinnabuddhibhiḥ (भिन्नबुद्धिभिः): bhinnabuddhibhiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

स ऋङ्मयः साममयः सर्वात्मा स यजुर्मयः ऋग्यजुःसामसारात्मा स एवात्मा शरीरिणाम्

sa ṛṅmayaḥ sāmamayaḥ sarvātmā sa yajurmayaḥ ṛgyajuḥsāmasārātmā sa evātmā śarīriṇām

[3.3.30] he he he

Word make-up

sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
ṛṅmayaḥ (ऋङ्मयः): ṛṅmayaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sāmamayaḥ (साममयः): sāmamayaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sarvātmā (सर्वात्मा): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
yajurmayaḥ (यजुर्मयः): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
ṛgyajuḥsāmasārātmā (ऋग्यजुःसामसारात्मा): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
evātmā (एवात्मा): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
śarīriṇām (शरीरिणाम्): śarīriṇām is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

स भिद्यते वेदमयः स वेदं करोति भेदैर् बहुभिः सशाखम् शाखाप्रणेता स समस्तशाखा ज्ञानस्वरूपो भगवान् अनन्तः

sa bhidyate vedamayaḥ sa vedaṃ karoti bhedair bahubhiḥ saśākham śākhāpraṇetā sa samastaśākhā jñānasvarūpo bhagavān anantaḥ

[3.3.31] he he veda doing many he the Lord without end

Word make-up

sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
bhidyate (भिद्यते): The core matches the root bhid, “to split.”
vedamayaḥ (वेदमयः): The core matches the root dam, “to tame.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
vedaṃ (वेदं): veda; From vid, “to know.” Knowledge; the Veda.
karoti (करोति): doing; From kṛ, “to do, to make.” To do; having done; doing.
bhedair (भेदैर्): bhedair is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
bahubhiḥ (बहुभिः): many; Inflected from bahu. bahu: much, many.
saśākham (सशाखम्): saśākham is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śākhāpraṇetā (शाखाप्रणेता): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
samastaśākhā (समस्तशाखा): The core matches the root as, “to be.” sam- (“together”) + astaśākhā.
jñānasvarūpo (ज्ञानस्वरूपो): The core matches the root jñā, “to know.”
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.
anantaḥ (अनन्तः): without end; a- + anta: without end.

Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Tṛtīya Aṃśa, Tṛtīya Adhyāya

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