Viṣṇu Purāṇa

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.

abhilaṣitavāṃl(अभिलषितवांल्)

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

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

ārādhya(आराध्य)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + rādhya

ā- (“unto, fully”) + rādhya.

arjunaḥ name(अर्जुनः)

Vocative arjuna: O Arjuna

arjuna: white, silvery, clear. From a root of brightness (raj/arg). The Pāṇḍava named for that brightness. Vocative arjuna: O Arjuna.

ataḥ(अतः)

hence

From idam/a-tas: “hence, therefore.”

atra(अत्र)

here

a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.

avatatāra(अवततार)

ava- (“down, off”) + tatāra

ava- (“down, off”) + tatāra.

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.

catvāra(चत्वार)

four

Inflected from catvāra. catur: four.

catvāraḥ(चत्वारः)

four

catur: four.

daśa(दश)

ten

daśan: ten.

etad(एतद्)

this

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

etān(एतान्)

these

Accusative plural of etad: “these.”

gatiṃ(गतिं)

going

From gam: a going, a destination.

gīyate(गीयते)

is sung

Passive of gai, “to sing.” It is sung.

kuntiḥ name(कुन्तिः)

Also called Pṛthā

Kuntī, mother of the three elder Pāṇḍavas. Also called Pṛthā.

mṛtyu(मृत्यु)

dying

Inflected from mṛtyu. From mṛ, “to die.” Dying; death.

naraḥ(नरः)

a man

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

pañca(पञ्च)

five

pañcan: five.

paraṃ(परं)

beyond

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

praśrayeṇa(प्रश्रयेण)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + śrayeṇa

pra- (“forth, forward”) + śrayeṇa.

samyak(सम्यक्)

rightly

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

śrutvā(श्रुत्वा)

hearing

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

tataḥ(ततः)

then

From tad + tas: “from that, then.”

trayaḥ(त्रयः)

three

tri: three.

vara(वर)

best

Inflected from vara. From vṛ, “to choose.” The chosen; the best. Vocative: O best.

yeṣāṃ(येषां)

of whom

Genitive plural of yad: “of whom.”