ananta(अनन्त)
without end
Inflected from ananta. a- + anta: without end.
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.
avatīrṇā(अवतीर्णा)
ava- (“down, off”) + tīrṇā
ava- (“down, off”) + tīrṇā.
āyayuḥ(आययुः)
ā- (“unto, fully”) + yayuḥ
ā- (“unto, fully”) + yayuḥ.
dadāti(ददाति)
gives
From dā, “to give.” Gives; having given; given.
deva(देव)
shining one
Inflected from deva. From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”
devā(देवा)
shining one
From div, “to shine.” A shining one; a god as a shining being, not a generic “God.”
devadeva(देवदेव)
god of gods
Inflected from devadeva. deva + deva: shining one of shining ones.
dhṛtiḥ(धृतिः)
holding-fast
From dhṛ, “to hold.” Holding-fast; firmness as a holding.
dvija(द्विज)
twice-born
dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
gata(गत)
going
Inflected from gata. From gam / yā, “to go.” Goes; they go; having gone; gone; he goes.
jagat(जगत्)
the moving world
From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.
jagataḥ(जगतः)
the moving world
From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.
jīva(जीव)
the living one
Inflected from jīva. From jīv, “to live.” The living one.
kuru(कुरु)
Vocative kuru can also be imperative of kṛ, “do!”
kuru: the Kuru people/line. Vocative kuru can also be imperative of kṛ, “do!”
parā(परा)
beyond
para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”
pracacāra(प्रचचार)
pra- (“forth, forward”) + cacāra
pra- (“forth, forward”) + cacāra.
prakṛtis(प्रकृतिस्)
the making-forth
pra- (“forth”) + kṛ (“to make”) + -ti. The making-forth.
prathamo(प्रथमो)
pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamo
pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamo.
praviveśa(प्रविवेश)
pra- (“forth, forward”) + viveśa
pra- (“forth, forward”) + viveśa.
purā(पुरा)
formerly
Indeclinable: “formerly, of old.”
puruṣa(पुरुष)
the Person
Inflected from puruṣa. Often analysed as pūr “filling” or pur “citadel” + śī “to lie”: the one who lies in the stronghold (the body). The Person, as against prakṛti the making-forth.
sa(स)
he
Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
sā(सा)
she
Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”
samīraṇāḥ(समीरणाः)
sam- (“together”) + īraṇāḥ
sam- (“together”) + īraṇāḥ.
samyak(सम्यक्)
rightly
sam- + añc: “together-going, rightly, fully.”
sanātana(सनातन)
age-long
Inflected from sanātana. sanā + tana: stretching from of old; age-long.
sarvasya(सर्वस्य)
all
sarva: whole, all. The entire, not a leftover.
sthita(स्थित)
standing
Inflected from sthita. From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands.
sūkṣma(सूक्ष्म)
fine
Inflected from sūkṣma. sūkṣma: fine, subtle.
tadā(तदा)
then
ta- + dā: “at that time, then.”
taṃ(तं)
him
Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
tathā(तथा)
so
ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
traya(त्रय)
three
Inflected from traya. tri: three.
vidyā(विद्या)
knowing
From vid, “to know.” Knowing-as-a-discipline; knowledge that is found.
viṣṇu(विष्णु)
The pervading one
Inflected from viṣṇu. From viṣ, “to be active, to pervade.” The pervading one.