Caturtha Aṃśa, Saptadaśa Adhyāya

Viṣṇu Purāṇa · Word senses (2)

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इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे चतुर्थे ऽंशे षोडशो ऽध्यायः द्रुह्योस् तु तनयो बभ्रुः

[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe caturthe 'ṃśe ṣoḍaśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] druhyos tu tanayo babhruḥ

[4.17.1] but

Word make-up

[[iti (इति): [[iti is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīviṣṇupurāṇe (श्रीविष्णुपुराणे): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
caturthe (चतुर्थे): caturthe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'ṃśe (ऽंशे): 'ṃśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ṣoḍaśo (षोडशो): ṣoḍaśo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'dhyāyaḥ (ऽध्यायः): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
]]: ]] is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
druhyos (द्रुह्योस्): druhyos is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
tanayo (तनयो): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”
babhruḥ (बभ्रुः): babhruḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

ततः सेतुः सेतुपुत्र आरद्वान्नामा तदात्मजो गान्धारः ततो धर्मो धर्माद् धृतो धृताद् दुर्दमः ततः प्रचेताः प्रचेतसः पुत्रशतम् अधर्मबहुलानां म्लेच्छानाम् उदीच्यानाम् आधिपत्यम् अकरोत्

tataḥ setuḥ setuputra āradvānnāmā tadātmajo gāndhāraḥ tato dharmo dharmād dhṛto dhṛtād durdamaḥ tataḥ pracetāḥ pracetasaḥ putraśatam adharmabahulānāṃ mlecchānām udīcyānām ādhipatyam akarot

[4.17.2] then that that which holds taming then pra- (“forth, forward”) + cetāḥ a- (“not”) + karot

Word make-up

tataḥ (ततः): then; From tad + tas: “from that, then.”
setuḥ (सेतुः): setuḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
setuputra (सेतुपुत्र): setuputra is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
āradvānnāmā (आरद्वान्नामा): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + radvānnāmā.
tadātmajo (तदात्मजो): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
gāndhāraḥ (गान्धारः): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
tato (ततो): that; Inflected from tat. Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
dharmo (धर्मो): that which holds; From dhṛ, “to hold, to uphold.” That which holds, the holding: law, right, the way a thing is held in place. Not a one-word “religion.”
dharmād (धर्माद्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
dhṛto (धृतो): The core matches the root dhṛ, “to hold.”
dhṛtād (धृताद्): The core matches the root dhṛ, “to hold.”
durdamaḥ (दुर्दमः): taming; dur- (“ill, hard”) joined to damaḥ. From dam, “to tame.” Taming (of the sense-powers). Together the form means dur + that sense.
tataḥ (ततः): then; From tad + tas: “from that, then.”
pracetāḥ (प्रचेताः): pra- (“forth, forward”) + cetāḥ; pra- (“forth, forward”) + cetāḥ.
pracetasaḥ (प्रचेतसः): The core matches the root as, “to be.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + cetasaḥ.
putraśatam (पुत्रशतम्): putraśatam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
adharmabahulānāṃ (अधर्मबहुलानां): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” a- (“not”) + dharmabahulānāṃ.
mlecchānām (म्लेच्छानाम्): mlecchānām is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
udīcyānām (उदीच्यानाम्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.” ud- (“up, out”) + īcyānām.
ādhipatyam (आधिपत्यम्): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + dhipatyam.
akarot (अकरोत्): a- (“not”) + karot; a- (“not”) + karot.