Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Tṛtīya Aṃśa, Dvādaśa Adhyāya · Back to chapter

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

ārohet(आरोहेत्)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + rohet

ā- (“unto, fully”) + rohet.

āśrayet(आश्रयेत्)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + śrayet

ā- (“unto, fully”) + śrayet.

hitaṃ(हितं)

beneficial

From dhā, “to place”: well-placed, beneficial.

jāyate(जायते)

is born

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

kāle(काले)

time

kāla: time; also “the dark, the calculating.” Time as what counts out and cuts off.

kara(कर)

hand

Inflected from kara. hasta: hand. kara from kṛ, “doer,” also hand.

karmaṇā(कर्मणा)

action

Inflected karma, from kṛ, “to do.” Deeds; in the doing; of action.

lokān(लोकान्)

world

From lok, “to see”: a seen-world.

namas(नमस्)

a bow, salutation

From nam, “to bow.” A bow, salutation.

nara(नर)

a man

Inflected from nara. nara: a man, a human being (as mortal person).

naraḥ(नरः)

a man

nara: a man, a human being (as mortal person).

nayati(नयति)

leads

From nī, “to lead.” Leads.

nirdhūnayet(निर्धूनयेत्)

nir- (“out, without”) + dhūnayet

nir- (“out, without”) + dhūnayet.

nityam(नित्यम्)

continual

From ni- (“in, own”) + tya: what is in-dwelling, continual, one’s own as constant. Continually-there; not a calendar “eternal.”

pāda(पाद)

foot

Inflected from pāda. pāda: foot, quarter (pad, “to go”). caraṇa from car, “to move.”

paṇḍitaḥ(पण्डितः)

a learned one

paṇḍita: learned, from a stem of wisdom/heap. One who knows.

pāpa(पाप)

ill-deed

Inflected from pāpa. pāpa: evil, what is ill, a bad deed. Not a Christian “sin” imported whole.

parivādarataiḥ(परिवादरतैः)

pari- (“around”) + vādarataiḥ

pari- (“around”) + vādarataiḥ.

parivarjayet(परिवर्जयेत्)

pari- (“around”) + varjayet

pari- (“around”) + varjayet.

phalam(फलम्)

fruit

Fruit; the produce of a deed (from a root of bursting/ripening). Result as fruit, not a score.

prabho(प्रभो)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + bho

pra- (“forth, forward”) + bho.

pravarteta(प्रवर्तेत)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + varteta

pra- (“forth, forward”) + varteta.

puruṣe(पुरुषे)

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.

sa(स)

he

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

sadā(सदा)

always

sa- + dā: “always, at every time.”

saṃśrayet(संश्रयेत्)

saṃ- (“together”) + śrayet

saṃ- (“together”) + śrayet.

samyak(सम्यक्)

rightly

sam- + añc: “together-going, rightly, fully.”

satyaṃ(सत्यं)

being-true

From sat, “being” (as, “to be”). Being-true; what is as it is.

śreyas(श्रेयस्)

the better

Comparative of śrī / śrī- related “better, more splendid.” The better; what is more excellent.

sthita(स्थित)

standing

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

sūrya(सूर्य)

the sun

Inflected from sūrya. From sūr / svar, “to shine.” The sun, the shining one.

tathā(तथा)

so

ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

tatra(तत्र)

there

ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”

teṣām(तेषाम्)

of them

Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”

tyajet(त्यजेत्)

leaving

From tyaj, “to leave.” Having left; one leaves; one should leave.

udīrayet(उदीरयेत्)

ud- (“up, out”) + īrayet

ud- (“up, out”) + īrayet.

upakārāya(उपकाराय)

upa- (“near, toward”) + kārāya

upa- (“near, toward”) + kārāya.

uparāgādike(उपरागादिके)

upa- (“near, toward”) + rāgādike

upa- (“near, toward”) + rāgādike.

uttama(उत्तम)

upmost

Inflected from uttama. ud- (“up”) + tama (superlative). The upmost, the highest.

vākyaṃ(वाक्यं)

speech

From vac, “to speak.” Speech; a speaking.

vicakṣaṇaḥ(विचक्षणः)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + cakṣaṇaḥ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + cakṣaṇaḥ.

viparītān(विपरीतान्)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + parītān

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + parītān.

virodhaṃ(विरोधं)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + rodhaṃ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + rodhaṃ.

vivādaś(विवादश्)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vādaś

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vādaś.

vivāhaś(विवाहश्)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vāhaś

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + vāhaś.

yaḥ(यः)

who

Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”

yāti(याति)

going

From gam / yā, “to go.” Goes; they go; having gone; gone; he goes.