Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Tṛtīya Aṃśa, Caturtha Adhyāya · Back to chapter

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

ādhvaryavaṃ(आध्वर्यवं)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dhvaryavaṃ

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dhvaryavaṃ.

ādyo(आद्यो)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dyo

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dyo.

ārṣādi(आर्षादि)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + rṣādi

ā- (“unto, fully”) + rṣādi.

atra(अत्र)

here

a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.

brahmaṇā(ब्रह्मणा)

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

Inflected from catur. catur: four.

dvija(द्विज)

twice-born

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

dvijottama(द्विजोत्तम)

twice-born

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

eka(एक)

one

eka: one. The one, a single.

ekaṃ(एकं)

one

eka: one. The one, a single.

etān(एतान्)

these

Inflected from etān. Accusative plural of etad: “these.”

ete(एते)

these

Nominative plural of etad: “these.”

jātaṃ(जातं)

is born

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

kṛtsna(कृत्स्न)

the whole

Inflected from kṛtsna. From kṛt, related to cutting/completing: the whole, entire.

muniḥ(मुनिः)

silent thinker

From man, “to think,” or maun “silence.” The thinker / the silent one.

nāmāni(नामानि)

name

nāman: name, from a root of bending/marking. The name.

niruktaś(निरुक्तश्)

nir- (“out, without”) + uktaś

nir- (“out, without”) + uktaś.

pañca(पञ्च)

five

pañcan: five.

pradadau(प्रददौ)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + dadau

pra- (“forth, forward”) + dadau.

prathamaṃ(प्रथमं)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamaṃ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamaṃ.

pratiśākhābhyo(प्रतिशाखाभ्यो)

prati- (“back, against, toward each”) + śākhābhyo

prati- (“back, against, toward each”) + śākhābhyo.

pravartitāḥ(प्रवर्तिताः)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + vartitāḥ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + vartitāḥ.

prokta(प्रोक्त)

spoken forth

Inflected from prokta. pra-vac, “to speak forth.” Spoken forth; he has said forth.

proktaṃ(प्रोक्तं)

spoken forth

pra-vac, “to speak forth.” Spoken forth; he has said forth.

sa(स)

he

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

saṃhitāṃ(संहितां)

saṃ- (“together”) + hitāṃ

saṃ- (“together”) + hitāṃ.

saṃhitātritayaṃ(संहितात्रितयं)

saṃ- (“together”) + hitātritayaṃ

saṃ- (“together”) + hitātritayaṃ.

śiṣya(शिष्य)

pupil

Inflected from śiṣya. From śās, “to instruct.” One to be instructed; a pupil.

śṛṇu(शृणु)

hearing

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

sthānaṃ(स्थानं)

standing

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

sumahāmuniḥ(सुमहामुनिः)

su- (“well, good”) + mahāmuniḥ

su- (“well, good”) + mahāmuniḥ.

sūta(सूत)

charioteer

Inflected from sūta. sūta: charioteer; also “born.” Sañjaya is addressed as sūta in the frame elsewhere; here often the bard.

tadā(तदा)

then

ta- + dā: “at that time, then.”

taṃ(तं)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

tataḥ(ततः)

then

From tad + tas: “from that, then.”

tathā(तथा)

so

ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

teṣāṃ(तेषां)

of them

Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”

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.

vedam(वेदम्)

veda

From vid, “to know.” Knowledge; the Veda.

vedān(वेदान्)

knowing (Veda)

From vid, “to know.” Knowing; then the Veda as the knowing-text. The word is “knowing,” not a book-title first.

vedās(वेदास्)

knowing (Veda)

From vid, “to know.” Knowing; then the Veda as the knowing-text. The word is “knowing,” not a book-title first.

vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ(वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः)

accomplished in Vedas and limbs

veda + vedāṅga + pāraga. Accomplished in the Vedas and their limbs.

viddhi(विद्धि)

know

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

vipra(विप्र)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra.

vyāsa(व्यास)

The sage Vyāsa

Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.

ya(य)

who

Inflected from ya. Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”

yathā(यथा)

as

ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”