Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Tṛtīya Aṃśa, Caturdaśa Adhyāya · Back to chapter

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

abhivāñchitāni(अभिवाञ्छितानि)

abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + vāñchitāni

abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + vāñchitāni.

ādareṇa(आदरेण)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dareṇa

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dareṇa.

āmaṃ(आमं)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + maṃ

ā- (“unto, fully”) + maṃ.

asita name(असित)

asita: dark; a seer’s name

Inflected from asita. asita: dark; a seer’s name.

atra(अत्र)

here

a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.

bhūyaḥ(भूयः)

again

Comparative of bahu / from bhū: “more, again.”

cāpa(चाप)

bow

Inflected from cāpa. dhanus: bow. cāpa also bow.

dattam(दत्तम्)

gives

From dā, “to give.” Gives; having given; given.

dattaṃ(दत्तं)

gives

From dā, “to give.” Gives; having given; given.

devānām(देवानाम्)

shining one

From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”

duritāni(दुरितानि)

dur- (“ill, hard”) + itāni

dur- (“ill, hard”) + itāni.

dve(द्वे)

two

dvi: two. Dual forms “these two.”

dvija(द्विज)

twice-born

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

etat(एतत्)

this

Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.

gacchati(गच्छति)

going

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

gatvā(गत्वा)

going

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

idam(इदम्)

this

Neuter of idam: “this” (near).

jagat(जगत्)

the moving world

From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.

kālaḥ(कालः)

time

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

kāle(काले)

time

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

kāmya(काम्य)

wishing

Inflected from kāmya. From kam, “to wish” + -ya: what is wished; wishing.

kriyate(क्रियते)

is done

Passive of kṛ: it is done.

kṛṣṇa(कृष्ण)

Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa

Inflected from kṛṣṇa. kṛṣṇa: dark, black. From kṛṣ, “to draw, to drag,” or as the dark colour. The dark one. Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa.

munaya(मुनय)

silent thinker

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

nāma(नाम)

name

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

naraḥ(नरः)

a man

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

paraḥ(परः)

beyond

para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

param(परम्)

beyond

Inflected from param. para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

parāṃ(परां)

beyond

para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

prayacchaty(प्रयच्छत्य्)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + yacchaty

pra- (“forth, forward”) + yacchaty.

sa(स)

he

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

sahasraṃ(सहस्रं)

a thousand

sahasra: a thousand.

samagraṃ(समग्रं)

sam- (“together”) + agraṃ

sam- (“together”) + agraṃ.

samāḥ(समाः)

even

sama: same, even, equal. Evenness.

samavetāñ(समवेताञ्)

sam- (“together”) + avetāñ

sam- (“together”) + avetāñ.

śṛṇu(शृणु)

hearing

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

śrutvā(श्रुत्वा)

hearing

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

tadā(तदा)

then

ta- + dā: “at that time, then.”

tathā(तथा)

so

ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

tathaiva(तथैव)

likewise

tathā + eva: just so, likewise.

uddiśya(उद्दिश्य)

ud- (“up, out”) + diśya

ud- (“up, out”) + diśya.

upaplave(उपप्लवे)

upa- (“near, toward”) + plave

upa- (“near, toward”) + plave.

vāpi(वापि)

or even

vā “or” + api “even.”

viduḥ(विदुः)

know

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

vimiśraṃ(विमिश्रं)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + miśraṃ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + miśraṃ.

viprebhyo(विप्रेभ्यो)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + prebhyo

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + prebhyo.

vittaṃ(वित्तं)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ttaṃ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ttaṃ.

vittaśāṭhyaṃ(वित्तशाठ्यं)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ttaśāṭhyaṃ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ttaśāṭhyaṃ.

yadā(यदा)

when

ya- + dā: “at which time, when.”

yadi(यदि)

if

ya- + di: “if.”

yaḥ(यः)

who

Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”

yatra(यत्र)

where

ya- + tra: “in which place, where.”