Prathama Aṃśa, Aṣṭama Adhyāya

इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे प्रथमे ऽंशे सप्तमो ऽध्यायः कथितस् तामसः सर्गो ब्रह्मणस् ते महामुने रुद्रसर्गं प्रवक्ष्यामि तन् मे निगदतः शृणु

[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe prathame 'ṃśe saptamo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] kathitas tāmasaḥ sargo brahmaṇas te mahāmune rudrasargaṃ pravakṣyāmi tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu

[1.8.1] pra- (“forth, forward”) + thame of darkness that-which-is-vast (brahman) you I shall speak my ni- (“down, in”) + gadataḥ hearing

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.”
prathame (प्रथमे): pra- (“forth, forward”) + thame; pra- (“forth, forward”) + thame.
'ṃśe (ऽंशे): 'ṃśe is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
saptamo (सप्तमो): saptamo 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.
kathitas (कथितस्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tāmasaḥ (तामसः): of darkness; Of tamas: belonging to darkness.
sargo (सर्गो): sargo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
brahmaṇas (ब्रह्मणस्): 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.
te (ते): you; Enclitic of yuṣmad (“your / to you”) or nominative plural of tad (“they”). Sense follows the verse.
mahāmune (महामुने): mahāmune is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
rudrasargaṃ (रुद्रसर्गं): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
pravakṣyāmi (प्रवक्ष्यामि): I shall speak; pra- (“forth, forward”) joined to vakṣyāmi. Future of vac, “to speak.” I shall speak. Together the form means pra + that sense.
tan (तन्): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”
me (मे): my; Enclitic of asmad: “my / to me / by me,” from the stem asmad “I.”
nigadataḥ (निगदतः): ni- (“down, in”) + gadataḥ; ni- (“down, in”) + gadataḥ.
śṛṇu (शृणु): hearing; From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.

कल्पादाव् आत्मनस् तुल्यं सुतं प्रध्यायतस् ततः प्रादुर् आसीत् प्रभोर् अङ्के कुमारो नीललोहितः

kalpādāv ātmanas tulyaṃ sutaṃ pradhyāyatas tataḥ prādur āsīt prabhor aṅke kumāro nīlalohitaḥ

[1.8.2] the self him then pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhor a- (“not”) + ṅke

Word make-up

kalpādāv (कल्पादाव्): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.”
ātmanas (आत्मनस्): the self; ātman is the self. Related to an, “to breathe”: the breathing one, the inner self of a living being. Not a ghost-soul added from outside; it is the self.
tulyaṃ (तुल्यं): tulyaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sutaṃ (सुतं): him; su- (“well, good”) joined to taṃ. Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.” Together the form means su + that sense.
pradhyāyatas (प्रध्यायतस्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + dhyāyatas.
tataḥ (ततः): then; From tad + tas: “from that, then.”
prādur (प्रादुर्): prādur is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
āsīt (आसीत्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + sīt.
prabhor (प्रभोर्): pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhor; pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhor.
aṅke (अङ्के): a- (“not”) + ṅke; a- (“not”) + ṅke.
kumāro (कुमारो): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
nīlalohitaḥ (नीललोहितः): The core matches the root nī, “to lead.”

रुदन् वै सुस्वरं सो ऽथ द्रवंश् च द्विजसत्तम किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं प्रत्युवाच ह

rudan vai susvaraṃ so 'tha dravaṃś ca dvijasattama kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ pratyuvāca ha

[1.8.3] indeed su- (“well, good”) + svaraṃ and what him Not the neuter brahma pra- (“forth, forward”) + tyuvāca

Word make-up

rudan (रुदन्): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
vai (वै): indeed; Particle of emphasis: “indeed.”
susvaraṃ (सुस्वरं): su- (“well, good”) + svaraṃ; su- (“well, good”) + svaraṃ.
so (सो): so is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'tha (ऽथ): 'tha is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dravaṃś (द्रवंश्): dravaṃś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
dvijasattama (द्विजसत्तम): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
kiṃ (किं): what; Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”
rodiṣīti (रोदिषीति): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
taṃ (तं): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
brahmā (ब्रह्मा): Not the neuter brahma; Masculine of brahman: Brahmā, the creator god, “the swelling/vast one” as a person. Not the neuter brahma.
rudantaṃ (रुदन्तं): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
pratyuvāca (प्रत्युवाच): pra- (“forth, forward”) + tyuvāca; pra- (“forth, forward”) + tyuvāca.
ha (ह): Enclitic of emphasis, often after a verb of saying; Enclitic of emphasis, often after a verb of saying.

नाम देहीति तं सो ऽथ प्रत्युवाच प्रजापतिः रुद्रस् त्वं देव नाम्नासि मा रोदीर् धैर्यम् आवह एवम् उक्तः पुनः सो ऽथ सप्तकृत्वो रुरोद वै

nāma dehīti taṃ so 'tha pratyuvāca prajāpatiḥ rudras tvaṃ deva nāmnāsi mā rodīr dhairyam āvaha evam uktaḥ punaḥ so 'tha saptakṛtvo ruroda vai

[1.8.4] name him pra- (“forth, forward”) + tyuvāca master of offspring rudras you shining one me just said again indeed

Word make-up

nāma (नाम): name; nāman: name, from a root of bending/marking. The name.
dehīti (देहीति): dehīti is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
taṃ (तं): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
so (सो): so is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'tha (ऽथ): 'tha is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
pratyuvāca (प्रत्युवाच): pra- (“forth, forward”) + tyuvāca; pra- (“forth, forward”) + tyuvāca.
prajāpatiḥ (प्रजापतिः): master of offspring; prajā (“offspring,” pra-jan) + pati (“master, husband”). Master of offspring; the progenitor.
rudras (रुद्रस्): ” The howler; Rudra, later a name of Śiva; From rud, “to howl, to cry.” The howler; Rudra, later a name of Śiva.
tvaṃ (त्वं): you; Nominative of yuṣmad: “you.”
deva (देव): shining one; From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”
nāmnāsi (नाम्नासि): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
mā (मा): me; Accusative of asmad: “me.”
rodīr (रोदीर्): rodīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dhairyam (धैर्यम्): dhairyam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
āvaha (आवह): The core matches the root vah, “to carry.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + vaha.
evam (एवम्): just; Inflected from eva. Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
uktaḥ (उक्तः): said; Past participle of vac: said.
punaḥ (पुनः): again; Adverb: “again, back.”
so (सो): so is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'tha (ऽथ): 'tha is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
saptakṛtvo (सप्तकृत्वो): The core matches the root kṛ, “to do, to make.”
ruroda (रुरोद): ruroda is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vai (वै): indeed; Particle of emphasis: “indeed.”

ततो ऽन्यानि ददौ तस्मै सप्त नामानि स प्रभुः स्थानानि चैषाम् अष्टानां पत्नीः पुत्रांश् च वै विभुः

tato 'nyāni dadau tasmai sapta nāmāni sa prabhuḥ sthānāni caiṣām aṣṭānāṃ patnīḥ putrāṃś ca vai vibhuḥ

[1.8.5] that seven name he a- (“not”) + ṣṭānāṃ and indeed

Word make-up

tato (ततो): that; Inflected from tat. Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
'nyāni (ऽन्यानि): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
dadau (ददौ): dadau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tasmai (तस्मै): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
sapta (सप्त): seven; saptan: seven.
nāmāni (नामानि): name; nāman: name, from a root of bending/marking. The name.
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
prabhuḥ (प्रभुः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhuḥ.
sthānāni (स्थानानि): The core matches the root sthā, “to stand.”
caiṣām (चैषाम्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
aṣṭānāṃ (अष्टानां): a- (“not”) + ṣṭānāṃ; a- (“not”) + ṣṭānāṃ.
patnīḥ (पत्नीः): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.”
putrāṃś (पुत्रांश्): putrāṃś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
vai (वै): indeed; Particle of emphasis: “indeed.”
vibhuḥ (विभुः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + bhuḥ.

भवं शर्वम् अथेशानं तथा पशुपतिं द्विज भीमम् उग्रं महादेवम् उवाच स पितामहः

bhavaṃ śarvam atheśānaṃ tathā paśupatiṃ dvija bhīmam ugraṃ mahādevam uvāca sa pitāmahaḥ

[1.8.6] be a- (“not”) + theśānaṃ so twice-born bhīmam said he

Word make-up

bhavaṃ (भवं): be; Inflected from bhava. Imperative of bhū: “be, become.” Also a noun: coming-to-be.
śarvam (शर्वम्): śarvam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
atheśānaṃ (अथेशानं): a- (“not”) + theśānaṃ; a- (“not”) + theśānaṃ.
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
paśupatiṃ (पशुपतिं): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.”
dvija (द्विज): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
bhīmam (भीमम्): The Pāṇḍava Bhīma; Inflected from bhīma. From bhī, “to fear.” The fearful, the terrible. The Pāṇḍava Bhīma.
ugraṃ (उग्रं): ugraṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
mahādevam (महादेवम्): mahādevam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
uvāca (उवाच): said; Perfect of vac, “to speak.” He said.
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
pitāmahaḥ (पितामहः): pitāmahaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

चक्रे नामान्य् अथैतानि स्थानान्य् एषां चकार सः सूर्यो जलं मही वायुर् वह्निर् आकाशम् एव च दीक्षितो ब्राह्मणः सोम इत्य् एतास् तनवः क्रमात्

cakre nāmāny athaitāni sthānāny eṣāṃ cakāra saḥ sūryo jalaṃ mahī vāyur vahnir ākāśam eva ca dīkṣito brāhmaṇaḥ soma ity etās tanavaḥ kramāt

[1.8.7] a- (“not”) + thaitāni he the sun just and a brāhmaṇa the moon

Word make-up

cakre (चक्रे): cakre is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nāmāny (नामान्य्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
athaitāni (अथैतानि): a- (“not”) + thaitāni; a- (“not”) + thaitāni.
sthānāny (स्थानान्य्): The core matches the root sthā, “to stand.”
eṣāṃ (एषां): eṣāṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cakāra (चकार): cakāra is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
saḥ (सः): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
sūryo (सूर्यो): the sun; Inflected from sūrya. From sūr / svar, “to shine.” The sun, the shining one.
jalaṃ (जलं): jalaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
mahī (मही): mahī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vāyur (वायुर्): vāyur is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vahnir (वह्निर्): The core matches the root vah, “to carry.”
ākāśam (आकाशम्): The core matches the root śam, “to be calm.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + kāśam.
eva (एव): just; Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
dīkṣito (दीक्षितो): The core matches the root īkṣ, “to see, to look.”
brāhmaṇaḥ (ब्राह्मणः): a brāhmaṇa; Belonging to brahman (that-which-is-vast). A person of that class; not the same word as brahma.
soma (सोम): the moon; candra from cand, “to shine.” The moon. soma is the pressed plant and the moon.
ity (इत्य्): ity is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
etās (एतास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tanavaḥ (तनवः): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”
kramāt (क्रमात्): The core matches the root kram, “to step.”

सुवर्चला तथैवोषा विकेशी चापरा शिवा स्वाहा दिशस् तथा दीक्षा रोहिणी च यथाक्रमम्

suvarcalā tathaivoṣā vikeśī cāparā śivā svāhā diśas tathā dīkṣā rohiṇī ca yathākramam

[1.8.8] direction so and

Word make-up

suvarcalā (सुवर्चला): The core matches the root cal, “to stir.” su- (“well, good”) + varcalā.
tathaivoṣā (तथैवोषा): tathaivoṣā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vikeśī (विकेशी): The core matches the root śī, “to lie.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + keśī.
cāparā (चापरा): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
śivā (शिवा): śivā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
svāhā (स्वाहा): svāhā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
diśas (दिशस्): direction; diś: direction, quarter of the sky.
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
dīkṣā (दीक्षा): The core matches the root īkṣ, “to see, to look.”
rohiṇī (रोहिणी): rohiṇī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
yathākramam (यथाक्रमम्): The core matches the root kram, “to step.”

सूर्यादीनां नरश्रेष्ठ रुद्राद्यैर् नामभिः सह पत्न्यः स्मृता महाभाग तदपत्यानि मे शृणु

sūryādīnāṃ naraśreṣṭha rudrādyair nāmabhiḥ saha patnyaḥ smṛtā mahābhāga tadapatyāni me śṛṇu

[1.8.9] name with my hearing

Word make-up

sūryādīnāṃ (सूर्यादीनां): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
naraśreṣṭha (नरश्रेष्ठ): naraśreṣṭha is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
rudrādyair (रुद्राद्यैर्): rudrādyair is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nāmabhiḥ (नामभिः): name; Inflected from nāma. nāman: name, from a root of bending/marking. The name.
saha (सह): with; Indeclinable: “with, together.”
patnyaḥ (पत्न्यः): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.”
smṛtā (स्मृता): The core matches the root smṛ, “to remember.”
mahābhāga (महाभाग): mahābhāga is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tadapatyāni (तदपत्यानि): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.”
me (मे): my; Enclitic of asmad: “my / to me / by me,” from the stem asmad “I.”
śṛṇu (शृणु): hearing; From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.

येषां सूतिप्रसूतैश् च इदम् आपूरितं जगत्

yeṣāṃ sūtiprasūtaiś ca idam āpūritaṃ jagat

[1.8.10] of whom and this the moving world

Word make-up

yeṣāṃ (येषां): of whom; Genitive plural of yad: “of whom.”
sūtiprasūtaiś (सूतिप्रसूतैश्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
idam (इदम्): this; Neuter of idam: “this” (near).
āpūritaṃ (आपूरितं): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + pūritaṃ.
jagat (जगत्): the moving world; From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.

शनैश्चरस् तथा शुक्रो लोहिताङ्गो मनोजवः स्कन्दः स्वर्गो ऽथ सन्तानो बुधश् चानुक्रमात् सुताः

śanaiścaras tathā śukro lohitāṅgo manojavaḥ skandaḥ svargo 'tha santāno budhaś cānukramāt sutāḥ

[1.8.11] so su- (“well, good”) + tāḥ

Word make-up

śanaiścaras (शनैश्चरस्): The core matches the root car, “to move.”
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
śukro (शुक्रो): śukro is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lohitāṅgo (लोहिताङ्गो): lohitāṅgo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
manojavaḥ (मनोजवः): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
skandaḥ (स्कन्दः): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
svargo (स्वर्गो): svargo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'tha (ऽथ): 'tha is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
santāno (सन्तानो): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
budhaś (बुधश्): The core matches the root budh, “to wake, to be aware.”
cānukramāt (चानुक्रमात्): The core matches the root kram, “to step.”
sutāḥ (सुताः): su- (“well, good”) + tāḥ; su- (“well, good”) + tāḥ.

एवंप्रकारो रुद्रो ऽसौ सतीं भार्याम् अविन्दत दक्षकोपाच् च तत्याज सा सती स्वं कलेवरम्

evaṃprakāro rudro 'sau satīṃ bhāryām avindata dakṣakopāc ca tatyāja sā satī svaṃ kalevaram

[1.8.12] rudro a- (“not”) + vindata and she what is husk-body

Word make-up

evaṃprakāro (एवंप्रकारो): evaṃprakāro is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
rudro (रुद्रो): ” The howler; Rudra, later a name of Śiva; Inflected from rudra. From rud, “to howl, to cry.” The howler; Rudra, later a name of Śiva.
'sau (ऽसौ): 'sau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
satīṃ (सतीं): satīṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
bhāryām (भार्याम्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
avindata (अविन्दत): a- (“not”) + vindata; a- (“not”) + vindata.
dakṣakopāc (दक्षकोपाच्): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
tatyāja (तत्याज): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”
satī (सती): what is; Inflected from sat. Present participle of as, “to be”: “being, what is.”
svaṃ (स्वं): svaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kalevaram (कलेवरम्): husk-body; kalevara: the body as a husk/covering.

उपयेमे दुहितरं दक्षस्यैव प्रजापतेः

upayeme duhitaraṃ dakṣasyaiva prajāpateḥ

[1.8.12.27] upa- (“near, toward”) + yeme

Word make-up

upayeme (उपयेमे): upa- (“near, toward”) + yeme; upa- (“near, toward”) + yeme.
duhitaraṃ (दुहितरं): duhitaraṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dakṣasyaiva (दक्षस्यैव): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
prajāpateḥ (प्रजापतेः): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + jāpateḥ.

हिमवद्दुहिता साभून् मेनायां द्विजसत्तम उपयेमे पुनश् चोमाम् अनन्यां भगवान् भवः

himavadduhitā sābhūn menāyāṃ dvijasattama upayeme punaś comām ananyāṃ bhagavān bhavaḥ

[1.8.13] upa- (“near, toward”) + yeme the Lord be

Word make-up

himavadduhitā (हिमवद्दुहिता): The core matches the root vad, “to say.”
sābhūn (साभून्): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
menāyāṃ (मेनायां): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
dvijasattama (द्विजसत्तम): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
upayeme (उपयेमे): upa- (“near, toward”) + yeme; upa- (“near, toward”) + yeme.
punaś (पुनश्): The core matches the root naś, “to perish.”
comām (चोमाम्): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
ananyāṃ (अनन्यां): The core matches the root yā, “to go.” a- (“not”) + nanyāṃ.
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.
bhavaḥ (भवः): be; Imperative of bhū: “be, become.” Also a noun: coming-to-be.

देवौ धातृविधातारौ भृगोः ख्यातिर् असूयत श्रियं च देवदेवस्य पत्नी नारायणस्य या

devau dhātṛvidhātārau bhṛgoḥ khyātir asūyata śriyaṃ ca devadevasya patnī nārāyaṇasya yā

[1.8.14] shining one and god of gods

Word make-up

devau (देवौ): shining one; Inflected from deva. From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”
dhātṛvidhātārau (धातृविधातारौ): The core matches the root vid, “to know / to find.”
bhṛgoḥ (भृगोः): The core matches the root bhṛ, “to bear.”
khyātir (ख्यातिर्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
asūyata (असूयत): The core matches the root as, “to be.” a- (“not”) + sūyata.
śriyaṃ (श्रियं): The core matches the root śri, “to lean.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
devadevasya (देवदेवस्य): god of gods; Inflected from devadeva. deva + deva: shining one of shining ones.
patnī (पत्नी): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.”
nārāyaṇasya (नारायणस्य): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
yā (या): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”

क्षीराब्धौ श्रीः समुत्पन्ना श्रूयते ऽमृतमन्थने भृगोः ख्यात्यां समुत्पन्नेत्य् एतद् आह कथं भवान्

kṣīrābdhau śrīḥ samutpannā śrūyate 'mṛtamanthane bhṛgoḥ khyātyāṃ samutpannety etad āha kathaṃ bhavān

[1.8.15] splendour this said how you

Word make-up

kṣīrābdhau (क्षीराब्धौ): kṣīrābdhau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīḥ (श्रीः): splendour; śrī: splendour, the honour-prefix, from śri “to lean / to shine.”
samutpannā (समुत्पन्ना): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.” sam- (“together”) + utpannā.
śrūyate (श्रूयते): śrūyate is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'mṛtamanthane (ऽमृतमन्थने): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
bhṛgoḥ (भृगोः): The core matches the root bhṛ, “to bear.”
khyātyāṃ (ख्यात्यां): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
samutpannety (समुत्पन्नेत्य्): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.” sam- (“together”) + utpannety.
etad (एतद्): this; Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
āha (आह): said; Perfect of ah, “to say.” He said.
kathaṃ (कथं): how; ka- + tham: “how?”
bhavān (भवान्): you; Honorific “you” (from bhū, the becoming-one as polite you).

नित्यैवैषा जगन्माता विष्णोः श्रीर् अनपायिनी यथा सर्वगतो विष्णुस् तथैवेयं द्विजोत्तम

nityaivaiṣā jaganmātā viṣṇoḥ śrīr anapāyinī yathā sarvagato viṣṇus tathaiveyaṃ dvijottama

[1.8.16] as The pervading one twice-born

Word make-up

nityaivaiṣā (नित्यैवैषा): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” ni- (“down, in”) + tyaivaiṣā.
jaganmātā (जगन्माता): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
viṣṇoḥ (विष्णोः): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇoḥ.
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
anapāyinī (अनपायिनी): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.” a- (“not”) + napāyinī.
yathā (यथा): as; ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”
sarvagato (सर्वगतो): sarvagato is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
viṣṇus (विष्णुस्): The pervading one; From viṣ, “to be active, to pervade.” The pervading one.
tathaiveyaṃ (तथैवेयं): tathaiveyaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dvijottama (द्विजोत्तम): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.

अर्थो विष्णुर् इयं वाणी नीतिर् एषा नयो हरिः बोधो विष्णुर् इयं बुद्धिर् धर्मो ऽसौ सत्क्रिया त्व् इयम्

artho viṣṇur iyaṃ vāṇī nītir eṣā nayo hariḥ bodho viṣṇur iyaṃ buddhir dharmo 'sau satkriyā tv iyam

[1.8.17] aim this this one this that which holds this

Word make-up

artho (अर्थो): aim; Inflected from artha. artha: aim, meaning, wealth as what is sought. From a root of going-toward. That-for-which.
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
iyaṃ (इयं): this; Feminine of idam: “this.”
vāṇī (वाणी): vāṇī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nītir (नीतिर्): The core matches the root nī, “to lead.”
eṣā (एषा): this one; Inflected from eṣa. Masculine of etad: “this one.”
nayo (नयो): nayo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
hariḥ (हरिः): hariḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
bodho (बोधो): bodho is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
iyaṃ (इयं): this; Feminine of idam: “this.”
buddhir (बुद्धिर्): buddhir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
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.”
'sau (ऽसौ): 'sau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
satkriyā (सत्क्रिया): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
tv (त्व्): tv is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
iyam (इयम्): this; Feminine of idam: “this.”

स्रष्टा विष्णुर् इयं सृष्टिः श्रीर् भूमिर् भूधरो हरिः संतोषो भगवांल् लक्ष्मीस् तुष्टिर् मैत्रेय शाश्वती

sraṣṭā viṣṇur iyaṃ sṛṣṭiḥ śrīr bhūmir bhūdharo hariḥ saṃtoṣo bhagavāṃl lakṣmīs tuṣṭir maitreya śāśvatī

[1.8.18] this saṃ- (“together”) + toṣo everlasting

Word make-up

sraṣṭā (स्रष्टा): sraṣṭā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
iyaṃ (इयं): this; Feminine of idam: “this.”
sṛṣṭiḥ (सृष्टिः): The core matches the root sṛ, “to flow.”
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
bhūmir (भूमिर्): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
bhūdharo (भूधरो): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
hariḥ (हरिः): hariḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
saṃtoṣo (संतोषो): saṃ- (“together”) + toṣo; saṃ- (“together”) + toṣo.
bhagavāṃl (भगवांल्): bhagavāṃl is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīs (लक्ष्मीस्): lakṣmīs is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tuṣṭir (तुष्टिर्): tuṣṭir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śāśvatī (शाश्वती): everlasting; Inflected from śāśvata. From śaśvat “ever.” Everlasting as “through the ages,” still not akṣara.

इच्छा श्रीर् भगवान् कामो यज्ञो ऽसौ दक्षिणा तु सा आज्याहुतिर् असौ देवी पुरोडाशो जनार्दनः

icchā śrīr bhagavān kāmo yajño 'sau dakṣiṇā tu sā ājyāhutir asau devī puroḍāśo janārdanaḥ

[1.8.19] wishes the Lord desire offering but she shining one janārdanaḥ

Word make-up

icchā (इच्छा): wishes; From iṣ, “to wish.” Wishes; wish.
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
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.
kāmo (कामो): desire; From kam, “to wish, to desire.” Wish; desire. Not only sexual desire.
yajño (यज्ञो): offering; From yaj, “to offer, to worship, to stretch toward the gods.” The offering. Not merely “sacrifice” as killing.
'sau (ऽसौ): 'sau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा): The core matches the root kṣi, “to dwell / to destroy.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”
ājyāhutir (आज्याहुतिर्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + jyāhutir.
asau (असौ): The core matches the root as, “to be.” a- (“not”) + sau.
devī (देवी): shining one; Inflected from deva. From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”
puroḍāśo (पुरोडाशो): puroḍāśo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
janārdanaḥ (जनार्दनः): A name of Kṛṣṇa; jana (“people,” jan “to be born”) + ardana (ard, “to agitate, to distress”). Agitator of people; or destroyer of the wicked among men. A name of Kṛṣṇa.

पत्नीशाला मुने लक्ष्मीः प्राग्वंशो मधुसूदनः चितिर् लक्ष्मीर् हरिर् यूप इध्मा श्रीर् भगवान् कुशः

patnīśālā mune lakṣmīḥ prāgvaṃśo madhusūdanaḥ citir lakṣmīr harir yūpa idhmā śrīr bhagavān kuśaḥ

[1.8.20] madhusūdanaḥ the Lord

Word make-up

patnīśālā (पत्नीशाला): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.”
mune (मुने): mune is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīḥ (लक्ष्मीः): lakṣmīḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
prāgvaṃśo (प्राग्वंशो): prāgvaṃśo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
madhusūdanaḥ (मधुसूदनः): A name of Kṛṣṇa; Madhu (a demon’s name) + sūdana (sūd, “to kill”). Slayer of Madhu. A name of Kṛṣṇa.
citir (चितिर्): The core matches the root cit, “to perceive, to notice.”
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
harir (हरिर्): harir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
yūpa (यूप): yūpa is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
idhmā (इध्मा): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
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.
kuśaḥ (कुशः): kuśaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

सामस्वरूपी भगवान् उद्गीतिः कमलालया स्वाहा लक्ष्मीर् जगन्नाथो वासुदेवो हुताशनः

sāmasvarūpī bhagavān udgītiḥ kamalālayā svāhā lakṣmīr jagannātho vāsudevo hutāśanaḥ

[1.8.21] the Lord ud- (“up, out”) + gītiḥ vāsudevo

Word make-up

sāmasvarūpī (सामस्वरूपी): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
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.
udgītiḥ (उद्गीतिः): ud- (“up, out”) + gītiḥ; ud- (“up, out”) + gītiḥ.
kamalālayā (कमलालया): The core matches the root kam, “to desire.”
svāhā (स्वाहा): svāhā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
jagannātho (जगन्नाथो): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
vāsudevo (वासुदेवो): ”; Inflected from vāsudeva. Son of Vasudeva (vāsu “good, shining” + deva “shining one”). Patronym of Kṛṣṇa; also “the shining one in whom all dwell.”
hutāśanaḥ (हुताशनः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.”

शंकरो भगवाञ् छौरिर् गौरी लक्ष्मीर् द्विजोत्तम मैत्रेय केशवः सूर्यस् तत्प्रभा कमलालया

śaṃkaro bhagavāñ chaurir gaurī lakṣmīr dvijottama maitreya keśavaḥ sūryas tatprabhā kamalālayā

[1.8.22] twice-born keśavaḥ the sun

Word make-up

śaṃkaro (शंकरो): śaṃkaro is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
bhagavāñ (भगवाञ्): bhagavāñ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
chaurir (छौरिर्): chaurir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
gaurī (गौरी): gaurī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dvijottama (द्विजोत्तम): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
keśavaḥ (केशवः): A name of Kṛṣṇa; keśa (“hair”) + -va: having fine hair; or slayer of Keśin. A name of Kṛṣṇa.
sūryas (सूर्यस्): the sun; From sūr / svar, “to shine.” The sun, the shining one.
tatprabhā (तत्प्रभा): tatprabhā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kamalālayā (कमलालया): The core matches the root kam, “to desire.”

विष्णुः पितृगणः पद्मा स्वधा शाश्वतपुष्टिदा द्यौः श्रीः सर्वात्मको विष्णुर् अवकाशो ऽतिविस्तरः

viṣṇuḥ pitṛgaṇaḥ padmā svadhā śāśvatapuṣṭidā dyauḥ śrīḥ sarvātmako viṣṇur avakāśo 'tivistaraḥ

[1.8.23] The pervading one splendour ava- (“down, off”) + kāśo

Word make-up

viṣṇuḥ (विष्णुः): The pervading one; From viṣ, “to be active, to pervade.” The pervading one.
pitṛgaṇaḥ (पितृगणः): pitṛgaṇaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
padmā (पद्मा): The core matches the root pad, “to go, to fall.”
svadhā (स्वधा): The core matches the root vad, “to say.”
śāśvatapuṣṭidā (शाश्वतपुष्टिदा): The core matches the root tap, “to heat.”
dyauḥ (द्यौः): dyauḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīḥ (श्रीः): splendour; śrī: splendour, the honour-prefix, from śri “to lean / to shine.”
sarvātmako (सर्वात्मको): sarvātmako is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
avakāśo (अवकाशो): ava- (“down, off”) + kāśo; ava- (“down, off”) + kāśo.
'tivistaraḥ (ऽतिविस्तरः): 'tivistaraḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

शशाङ्कः श्रीधरः कान्तिः श्रीस् तस्यैवानपायिनी धृतिर् लक्ष्मीर् जगच्चेष्टा वायुः सर्वत्रगो हरिः

śaśāṅkaḥ śrīdharaḥ kāntiḥ śrīs tasyaivānapāyinī dhṛtir lakṣmīr jagacceṣṭā vāyuḥ sarvatrago hariḥ

[1.8.24] ” Wind; the blowing one

Word make-up

śaśāṅkaḥ (शशाङ्कः): śaśāṅkaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīdharaḥ (श्रीधरः): śrīdharaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kāntiḥ (कान्तिः): kāntiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīs (श्रीस्): śrīs is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tasyaivānapāyinī (तस्यैवानपायिनी): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.”
dhṛtir (धृतिर्): The core matches the root dhṛ, “to hold.”
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
jagacceṣṭā (जगच्चेष्टा): jagacceṣṭā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vāyuḥ (वायुः): ” Wind; the blowing one; From vā, “to blow.” Wind; the blowing one.
sarvatrago (सर्वत्रगो): sarvatrago is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
hariḥ (हरिः): hariḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

जलधिर् द्विज गोविन्दस् तद्वेला श्रीर् महामते लक्ष्मीस्वरूपम् इन्द्राणी देवेन्द्रो मधुसूदनः

jaladhir dvija govindas tadvelā śrīr mahāmate lakṣmīsvarūpam indrāṇī devendro madhusūdanaḥ

[1.8.25] twice-born govindas madhusūdanaḥ

Word make-up

jaladhir (जलधिर्): jaladhir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dvija (द्विज): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
govindas (गोविन्दस्): A name of Kṛṣṇa; go (“cow, cattle, earth, ray”) + vinda (vid, “to find”). Finder of cows; also finder of the earth. A name of Kṛṣṇa.
tadvelā (तद्वेला): tadvelā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
mahāmate (महामते): mahāmate is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīsvarūpam (लक्ष्मीस्वरूपम्): lakṣmīsvarūpam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
indrāṇī (इन्द्राणी): indrāṇī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
devendro (देवेन्द्रो): devendro is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
madhusūdanaḥ (मधुसूदनः): A name of Kṛṣṇa; Madhu (a demon’s name) + sūdana (sūd, “to kill”). Slayer of Madhu. A name of Kṛṣṇa.

यमश् चक्रधरः साक्षाद् धूमोर्णा कमलालया ऋद्धिः श्रीः श्रीधरो देवः स्वयम् एव धनेश्वरः

yamaś cakradharaḥ sākṣād dhūmorṇā kamalālayā ṛddhiḥ śrīḥ śrīdharo devaḥ svayam eva dhaneśvaraḥ

[1.8.26] splendour shining one oneself just

Word make-up

yamaś (यमश्): yamaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cakradharaḥ (चक्रधरः): cakradharaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sākṣād (साक्षाद्): sākṣād is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dhūmorṇā (धूमोर्णा): dhūmorṇā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kamalālayā (कमलालया): The core matches the root kam, “to desire.”
ṛddhiḥ (ऋद्धिः): ṛddhiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīḥ (श्रीः): splendour; śrī: splendour, the honour-prefix, from śri “to lean / to shine.”
śrīdharo (श्रीधरो): śrīdharo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
devaḥ (देवः): shining one; From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”
svayam (स्वयम्): oneself; sva + yam: by oneself; of one’s own accord.
eva (एव): just; Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
dhaneśvaraḥ (धनेश्वरः): The core matches the root han, “to strike.”

गौरी लक्ष्मीर् महाभागा केशवो वरुणः स्वयम् श्रीर् देवसेना विप्रेन्द्र देवसेनापतिर् हरिः

gaurī lakṣmīr mahābhāgā keśavo varuṇaḥ svayam śrīr devasenā viprendra devasenāpatir hariḥ

[1.8.27] keśavo oneself vi- (“apart, asunder”) + prendra

Word make-up

gaurī (गौरी): gaurī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
mahābhāgā (महाभागा): mahābhāgā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
keśavo (केशवो): A name of Kṛṣṇa; Inflected from keśava. keśa (“hair”) + -va: having fine hair; or slayer of Keśin. A name of Kṛṣṇa.
varuṇaḥ (वरुणः): varuṇaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
svayam (स्वयम्): oneself; sva + yam: by oneself; of one’s own accord.
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
devasenā (देवसेना): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.”
viprendra (विप्रेन्द्र): vi- (“apart, asunder”) + prendra; vi- (“apart, asunder”) + prendra.
devasenāpatir (देवसेनापतिर्): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.”
hariḥ (हरिः): hariḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

अवष्टम्भो गदापाणिः शक्तिर् लक्ष्मीर् द्विजोत्तम काष्ठा लक्ष्मीर् निमेषो ऽसौ मुहूर्तो ऽसौ कला तु सा

avaṣṭambho gadāpāṇiḥ śaktir lakṣmīr dvijottama kāṣṭhā lakṣmīr nimeṣo 'sau muhūrto 'sau kalā tu sā

[1.8.28] ava- (“down, off”) + ṣṭambho twice-born ni- (“down, in”) + meṣo but she

Word make-up

avaṣṭambho (अवष्टम्भो): ava- (“down, off”) + ṣṭambho; ava- (“down, off”) + ṣṭambho.
gadāpāṇiḥ (गदापाणिः): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
śaktir (शक्तिर्): The core matches the root śak, “to be able.”
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
dvijottama (द्विजोत्तम): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
kāṣṭhā (काष्ठा): kāṣṭhā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nimeṣo (निमेषो): ni- (“down, in”) + meṣo; ni- (“down, in”) + meṣo.
'sau (ऽसौ): 'sau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
muhūrto (मुहूर्तो): The core matches the root muh, “to be confused.”
'sau (ऽसौ): 'sau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kalā (कला): kalā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
sā (सा): she; Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”

ज्योत्स्ना लक्ष्मीः प्रदीपो ऽसौ सर्वः सर्वेश्वरो हरिः लताभूता जगन्माता श्रीर् विष्णुर् द्रुमसंस्थितिः

jyotsnā lakṣmīḥ pradīpo 'sau sarvaḥ sarveśvaro hariḥ latābhūtā jaganmātā śrīr viṣṇur drumasaṃsthitiḥ

[1.8.29] lamp all

Word make-up

jyotsnā (ज्योत्स्ना): jyotsnā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīḥ (लक्ष्मीः): lakṣmīḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
pradīpo (प्रदीपो): lamp; pra- (“forth, forward”) joined to dīpo. From dīp, “to shine.” A lamp, a light. Together the form means pra + that sense.
'sau (ऽसौ): 'sau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sarvaḥ (सर्वः): all; sarva: whole, all. The entire, not a leftover.
sarveśvaro (सर्वेश्वरो): sarveśvaro is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
hariḥ (हरिः): hariḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
latābhūtā (लताभूता): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
jaganmātā (जगन्माता): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
drumasaṃsthitiḥ (द्रुमसंस्थितिः): The core matches the root as, “to be.”

विभावरी श्रीर् दिवसो देवश् चक्रगदाधरः वरप्रदो वरो विष्णुर् वधूः पद्मवनालया

vibhāvarī śrīr divaso devaś cakragadādharaḥ varaprado varo viṣṇur vadhūḥ padmavanālayā

[1.8.30] vi- (“apart, asunder”) + bhāvarī best

Word make-up

vibhāvarī (विभावरी): vi- (“apart, asunder”) + bhāvarī; vi- (“apart, asunder”) + bhāvarī.
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
divaso (दिवसो): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.”
devaś (देवश्): devaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cakragadādharaḥ (चक्रगदाधरः): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
varaprado (वरप्रदो): varaprado is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
varo (वरो): best; Inflected from vara. From vṛ, “to choose.” The chosen; the best. Vocative: O best.
viṣṇur (विष्णुर्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.” vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ṣṇur.
vadhūḥ (वधूः): The core matches the root vad, “to say.”
padmavanālayā (पद्मवनालया): The core matches the root pad, “to go, to fall.”

नदस्वरूपी भगवाञ् श्रीर् नदीरूपसंस्थिता ध्वजश् च पुण्डरीकाक्षः पताका कमलालया

nadasvarūpī bhagavāñ śrīr nadīrūpasaṃsthitā dhvajaś ca puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ patākā kamalālayā

[1.8.31] and puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ

Word make-up

nadasvarūpī (नदस्वरूपी): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
bhagavāñ (भगवाञ्): bhagavāñ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīr (श्रीर्): śrīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nadīrūpasaṃsthitā (नदीरूपसंस्थिता): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
dhvajaś (ध्वजश्): dhvajaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ (पुण्डरीकाक्षः): Lotus-eyed; puṇḍarīka (“lotus”) + akṣa (“eye”). Lotus-eyed.
patākā (पताका): The core matches the root pat, “to fall.”
kamalālayā (कमलालया): The core matches the root kam, “to desire.”

तृष्णा लक्ष्मीर् जगत्स्वामी लोभो नारायणः परः रतिरागौ च धर्मज्ञ लक्ष्मीर् गोविन्द एव च

tṛṣṇā lakṣmīr jagatsvāmī lobho nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ ratirāgau ca dharmajña lakṣmīr govinda eva ca

[1.8.32] grasping-desire beyond and govinda just and

Word make-up

tṛṣṇā (तृष्णा): tṛṣṇā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
jagatsvāmī (जगत्स्वामी): jagatsvāmī is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lobho (लोभो): grasping-desire; From lubh, “to desire greedily.” Grasping-desire.
nārāyaṇaḥ (नारायणः): nārāyaṇaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
paraḥ (परः): beyond; para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”
ratirāgau (रतिरागौ): ratirāgau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
dharmajña (धर्मज्ञ): dharmajña is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
govinda (गोविन्द): A name of Kṛṣṇa; go (“cow, cattle, earth, ray”) + vinda (vid, “to find”). Finder of cows; also finder of the earth. A name of Kṛṣṇa.
eva (एव): just; Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”

किं वात्र बहुनोक्तेन संक्षेपेणेदम् उच्यते

kiṃ vātra bahunoktena saṃkṣepeṇedam ucyate

[1.8.33] what is called

Word make-up

kiṃ (किं): what; Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”
vātra (वात्र): vātra is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
bahunoktena (बहुनोक्तेन): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.”
saṃkṣepeṇedam (संक्षेपेणेदम्): The core matches the root dam, “to tame.” saṃ- (“together”) + kṣepeṇedam.
ucyate (उच्यते): is called; Passive of vac, “to speak.” It is said; it is called.

देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्येषु पुंनाम्नि भगवान् हरिः स्त्रीनाम्नि लक्ष्मीर् मैत्रेय नानयोर् विद्यते परम्

devatiryaṅmanuṣyeṣu puṃnāmni bhagavān hariḥ strīnāmni lakṣmīr maitreya nānayor vidyate param

[1.8.34] the Lord know beyond

Word make-up

devatiryaṅmanuṣyeṣu (देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्येषु): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
puṃnāmni (पुंनाम्नि): puṃnāmni is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
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.
hariḥ (हरिः): hariḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
strīnāmni (स्त्रीनाम्नि): strīnāmni is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
lakṣmīr (लक्ष्मीर्): lakṣmīr is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nānayor (नानयोर्): nānayor is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vidyate (विद्यते): know; From vid, “to know” (vetti, viduḥ, viddhi) or “to be found” (vidyate). Knows; they know; is found; know!
param (परम्): beyond; para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

Viṣṇu Purāṇa

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