Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Caturtha Aṃśa, Pañcadaśa Adhyāya · Back to chapter

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

ānakadundubhir(आनकदुन्दुभिर्)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + nakadundubhir

ā- (“unto, fully”) + nakadundubhir.

apagatarāgadveṣādidoṣaṃ(अपगतरागद्वेषादिदोषं)

apa- (“away”) + gatarāgadveṣādidoṣaṃ

apa- (“away”) + gatarāgadveṣādidoṣaṃ.

aṣṭau(अष्टौ)

eight

aṣṭan: eight.

asya(अस्य)

of this

Genitive of idam: “of this.”

atiprauḍhavairānubhāvād(अतिप्रौढवैरानुभावाद्)

ati- (“beyond”) + prauḍhavairānubhāvād

ati- (“beyond”) + prauḍhavairānubhāvād.

atra(अत्र)

here

a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.

avatīrṇāḥ(अवतीर्णाः)

ava- (“down, off”) + tīrṇāḥ

ava- (“down, off”) + tīrṇāḥ.

ayam(अयम्)

this

Masculine of idam: “this one.”

ayaṃ(अयं)

this

Masculine of idam: “this one.”

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.

bhagavat(भगवत्)

the Lord

Inflected from bhagavat. 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.

devā(देवा)

shining one

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

dvija(द्विज)

twice-born

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

ekam(एकम्)

one

eka: one. The one, a single.

etad(एतद्)

this

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

etat(एतत्)

this

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

hṛdaya(हृदय)

heart

Inflected from hṛdaya. hṛd / hṛdaya: the heart as the inner place (not only the pump).

jāta(जात)

is born

Inflected from jāta. From jan, “to be born.” Is born; born.

kaḥ(कः)

who

Nominative of kim: “who?” Interrogative stem ka-.

kathaṃ(कथं)

how

ka- + tham: “how?”

kim(किम्)

what

Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”

naraḥ(नरः)

a man

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

niśaṭholmukau(निशठोल्मुकौ)

ni- (“down, in”) + śaṭholmukau

ni- (“down, in”) + śaṭholmukau.

paraṃ(परं)

beyond

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

phalaṃ(फलं)

fruit

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

pradyumno(प्रद्युम्नो)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + dyumno

pra- (“forth, forward”) + dyumno.

prayacchati(प्रयच्छति)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + yacchati

pra- (“forth, forward”) + yacchati.

punaḥ(पुनः)

again

Adverb: “again, back.”

punar(पुनर्)

again

Adverb: “again, back.”

rūpam(रूपम्)

form

rūpa: form, outward shape (what is seen). Not “beauty” first.

sa(स)

he

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

sadā(सदा)

always

sa- + dā: “always, at every time.”

samavatatāra(समवततार)

sam- (“together”) + avatatāra

sam- (“together”) + avatatāra.

samyag(सम्यग्)

sam- (“together”) + yag

sam- (“together”) + yag.

sarva(सर्व)

all

Inflected from sarva. sarva: whole, all. The entire, not a leftover.

sarvān(सर्वान्)

all

sarva: whole, all. The entire, not a leftover.

śāśvata(शाश्वत)

everlasting

Inflected from śāśvata. From śaśvat “ever.” Everlasting as “through the ages,” still not akṣara.

ṣaṭ(षट्)

six

ṣaṣ: six.

sattvam(सत्त्वम्)

being-ness

sat (“being,” from as “to be”) + -tva (abstract). Being-ness; the strand of lucidity and being-true.

śṛṇoti(शृणोति)

hearing

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

subhadrāṃ(सुभद्रां)

su- (“well, good”) + bhadrāṃ

su- (“well, good”) + bhadrāṃ.

sucāruḥ(सुचारुः)

su- (“well, good”) + cāruḥ

su- (“well, good”) + cāruḥ.

sumahābalāḥ(सुमहाबलाः)

su- (“well, good”) + mahābalāḥ

su- (“well, good”) + mahābalāḥ.

tam(तम्)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

tatra(तत्र)

there

ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”

teṣām(तेषाम्)

of them

Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”

teṣāṃ(तेषां)

of them

Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”

upayayau(उपययौ)

upa- (“near, toward”) + yayau

upa- (“near, toward”) + yayau.

vara(वर)

best

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

vāsudevaḥ name(वासुदेवः)

Son of Vasudeva (vāsu “good, shining” + deva “shining one”). Patronym of Kṛṣṇa; also “the shining one in whom all dwell.”

yaḥ(यः)

who

Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”