Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Pañcama Aṃśa, Caturtha Adhyāya · Back to chapter

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

ādityaiḥ(आदित्यैः)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dityaiḥ

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dityaiḥ.

agni(अग्नि)

Fire as the eater and carrier of offerings

Inflected from agni. agni: fire, the driving fire (aṅg/ag, “to drive”). Fire as the eater and carrier of offerings.

anya(अन्य)

another

Nominative singular of anya: “another.”

apakārāya(अपकाराय)

apa- (“away”) + kārāya

apa- (“away”) + kārāya.

bāla(बाल)

childish

Inflected from bāla. bāla: young, not full-grown; then “childish” as not ripe in knowing.

balaṃ(बलं)

strength

bala: strength, force (from bal, “to be strong”).

bāṇa(बाण)

arrow

Inflected from bāṇa. Arrow. iṣu from iṣ, “to send, to wish.” What is sent.

cāpa(चाप)

bow

Inflected from cāpa. dhanus: bow. cāpa also bow.

etad(एतद्)

this

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

etān(एतान्)

these

Accusative plural of etad: “these.”

gurum(गुरुम्)

the weighty one

guru: heavy, weighty. Then the weighty one, the teacher whose word has weight.

jāyate(जायते)

is born

From jan, “to be born.” Is born; born.

kāryo(कार्यो)

what-is-to-be-done

Gerundive of kṛ: what is to be done; the effect as “that which is to-be-made.”

kim(किम्)

what

Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”

kiṃ(किं)

what

Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”

mahābāho(महाबाहो)

O great-armed

mahā “great” + bāhu “arm.” O great-armed one.

nāśa(नाश)

perishing

Inflected from nāśa. From naś, “to be lost, to perish.” Loss; perishing.

nirodhataḥ(निरोधतः)

nir- (“out, without”) + odhataḥ

nir- (“out, without”) + odhataḥ.

paramo(परमो)

highest

Superlative of para, “beyond, further.” The furthest, the highest.

pariśaṅkitaḥ(परिशङ्कितः)

pari- (“around”) + śaṅkitaḥ

pari- (“around”) + śaṅkitaḥ.

prāha(प्राह)

spoken forth

pra-vac, “to speak forth.” Spoken forth; he has said forth.

pralamba(प्रलम्ब)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + lamba

pra- (“forth, forward”) + lamba.

praviveśa(प्रविवेश)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + viveśa

pra- (“forth, forward”) + viveśa.

prayatnataḥ(प्रयत्नतः)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + yatnataḥ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + yatnataḥ.

punaḥ(पुनः)

again

Adverb: “again, back.”

ṛta(ऋत)

the fitted-true

Inflected from ṛta. ṛta: the fitted, the true course (from ṛ, “to go”). What is right-fitted.

sa(स)

he

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

saḥ(सः)

he

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

sarvān(सर्वान्)

all

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

sarve(सर्वे)

all

Nominative plural of sarva: “all.”

tadā(तदा)

then

ta- + dā: “at that time, then.”

tataḥ(ततः)

then

From tad + tas: “from that, then.”

tathā(तथा)

so

ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

teṣām(तेषाम्)

of them

Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”

teṣāṃ(तेषां)

of them

Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”

teṣu(तेषु)

in them

Locative plural of tad: “in them.”

vacanaṃ(वचनं)

speech

From vac, “to speak.” Speech; a speaking.

vāpi(वापि)

or even

vā “or” + api “even.”

vimuktvā(विमुक्त्वा)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + muktvā

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + muktvā.

yadā(यदा)

when

ya- + dā: “at which time, when.”