Viṣṇu Purāṇa

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.

atipīḍitam(अतिपीडितम्)

ati- (“beyond”) + pīḍitam

ati- (“beyond”) + pīḍitam.

dattvā(दत्त्वा)

gives

From dā, “to give.” Gives; having given; given.

devaḥ(देवः)

shining one

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

dvijottama(द्विजोत्तम)

twice-born

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

gataḥ(गतः)

going

From gam / yā, “to go.” Goes; they go; having gone; gone; he goes.

govindaḥ name(गोविन्दः)

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.

gṛhītvā(गृहीत्वा)

grasps

From grah, “to grasp.” Grasps; having grasped.

guhyaṃ(गुह्यं)

hidden

From guh, “to hide.” Hidden; a secret.

hasta(हस्त)

hand

Inflected from hasta. hasta: hand. kara from kṛ, “doer,” also hand.

hṛṣīkeśa name(हृषीकेश)

A name of Kṛṣṇa

Inflected from hṛṣīkeśa. hṛṣīka (“sense-power”) + īśa (“master”). Master of the sense-powers. A name of Kṛṣṇa.

jagat(जगत्)

the moving world

From gam, “to go” (intensive): that which keeps going, the moving world.

janārdanaḥ name(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.

jāta(जात)

is born

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

kalevaram(कलेवरम्)

husk-body

kalevara: the body as a husk/covering.

kara(कर)

hand

Inflected from kara. hasta: hand. kara from kṛ, “doer,” also hand.

karaḥ(करः)

hand

hasta: hand. kara from kṛ, “doer,” also hand.

kāryaṃ(कार्यं)

what-is-to-be-done

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

keśavaḥ name(केशवः)

A name of Kṛṣṇa

keśa (“hair”) + -va: having fine hair; or slayer of Keśin. A name of Kṛṣṇa.

kim(किम्)

what

Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”

kṛṣṇa(कृष्ण)

Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa

Inflected from kṛṣṇa. kṛṣṇa: dark, black. From kṛṣ, “to draw, to drag,” or as the dark colour. The dark one. Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa.

kṛṣṇas(कृष्णस्)

Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa: dark, black. From kṛṣ, “to draw, to drag,” or as the dark colour. The dark one. Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa.

madhusūdanaḥ name(मधुसूदनः)

A name of Kṛṣṇa

Madhu (a demon’s name) + sūdana (sūd, “to kill”). Slayer of Madhu. A name of Kṛṣṇa.

mṛta(मृत)

dies

Inflected from mṛta. From mṛ, “to die.” Dies; dead.

mukhaṃ(मुखं)

mouth

mukha: mouth, face, forefront.

nijagokulam(निजगोकुलम्)

ni- (“down, in”) + jagokulam

ni- (“down, in”) + jagokulam.

pādau(पादौ)

foot

pāda: foot, quarter (pad, “to go”). caraṇa from car, “to move.”

paramaṃ(परमं)

highest

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

prabāhū(प्रबाहू)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + bāhū

pra- (“forth, forward”) + bāhū.

pradadau(प्रददौ)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + dadau

pra- (“forth, forward”) + dadau.

prāha(प्राह)

spoken forth

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

prayayur(प्रययुर्)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + yayur

pra- (“forth, forward”) + yayur.

sa(स)

he

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

(सा)

she

Nominative feminine of tad: “she, that.”

sadā(सदा)

always

sa- + dā: “always, at every time.”

saṃprayacchati(संप्रयच्छति)

saṃ- (“together”) + prayacchati

saṃ- (“together”) + prayacchati.

sarva(सर्व)

all

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

sarvatra(सर्वत्र)

all

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

śiras(शिरस्)

head

śiras: head. mūrdhan: head, peak.

suptaṃ(सुप्तं)

su- (“well, good”) + ptaṃ

su- (“well, good”) + ptaṃ.

tadā(तदा)

then

ta- + dā: “at that time, then.”

taṃ(तं)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

tatra(तत्र)

there

ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”

teṣāṃ(तेषां)

of them

Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”

vimuktamahārāvā(विमुक्तमहारावा)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + muktamahārāvā

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + muktamahārāvā.

vimukto(विमुक्तो)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + mukto

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + mukto.

vismayaṃ(विस्मयं)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + smayaṃ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + smayaṃ.

yaḥ(यः)

who

Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”