Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Word senses

Pañcama Aṃśa, Saptama Adhyāya · Back to chapter

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

ādityair(आदित्यैर्)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dityair

ā- (“unto, fully”) + dityair.

āgacchata(आगच्छत)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + gacchata

ā- (“unto, fully”) + gacchata.

alpaṃ(अल्पं)

little

alpa: little, small.

ananta(अनन्त)

without end

Inflected from ananta. a- + anta: without end.

anya(अन्य)

another

Inflected from anya. Nominative singular of anya: “another.”

anyathā(अन्यथा)

otherwise

anya + thā: “otherwise.”

anye(अन्ये)

others

Nominative plural of anya: “others.” From anya “other, not this.”

asmin(अस्मिन्)

in this

Locative of idam: “in this.”

asya(अस्य)

of this

Genitive of idam: “of this.”

ataḥ(अतः)

hence

From idam/a-tas: “hence, therefore.”

ativihvalaḥ(अतिविह्वलः)

ati- (“beyond”) + vihvalaḥ

ati- (“beyond”) + vihvalaḥ.

ātmanaḥ(आत्मनः)

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.

ātmānaṃ(आत्मानं)

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.

atra(अत्र)

here

a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.

avatāro(अवतारो)

ava- (“down, off”) + tāro

ava- (“down, off”) + tāro.

avatārya(अवतार्य)

ava- (“down, off”) + tārya

ava- (“down, off”) + tārya.

avatīrṇo(अवतीर्णो)

ava- (“down, off”) + tīrṇo

ava- (“down, off”) + tīrṇo.

ayaṃ(अयं)

this

Masculine of idam: “this one.”

bahu(बहु)

many

bahu: much, many.

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.

bhavān(भवान्)

you

Honorific “you” (from bhū, the becoming-one as polite you).

brahmā(ब्रह्मा)

Not the neuter brahma

Masculine of brahman: Brahmā, the creator god, “the swelling/vast one” as a person. Not the neuter brahma.

cāpa(चाप)

bow

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

deva(देव)

shining one

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

devadeva(देवदेव)

god of gods

deva + deva: shining one of shining ones.

dhyāna(ध्यान)

holding-in-mind

Inflected from dhyāna. From dhyai, “to think upon, to hold in mind.” Holding-in-mind; meditation as sustained thinking-upon.

ekam(एकम्)

one

eka: one. The one, a single.

eṣa(एष)

this one

Inflected from eṣa. Masculine of etad: “this one.”

gata(गत)

going

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

gataḥ(गतः)

going

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

gatam(गतम्)

going

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

govinda name(गोविन्द)

A name of Kṛṣṇa

Inflected from govinda. go (“cow, cattle, earth, ray”) + vinda (vid, “to find”). Finder of cows; also finder of the earth. A name of Kṛṣṇa.

hṛdi(हृदि)

heart

hṛd / hṛdaya: the heart as the inner place (not only the pump).

iyaṃ(इयं)

this

Feminine of idam: “this.”

jagat(जगत्)

the moving world

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

janmana(जन्मन)

birth

Inflected from janmana. From jan, “to be born.” Birth.

jāta(जात)

is born

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

kāraṇaṃ(कारणं)

the causing

From kṛ: the causing; a cause as that which makes.

kārya(कार्य)

what-is-to-be-done

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

kathaṃ(कथं)

how

ka- + tham: “how?”

keśava name(केशव)

A name of Kṛṣṇa

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

kim(किम्)

what

Neuter interrogative: “what? why?”

kiṃ(किं)

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.

kṛṣṇaḥ(कृष्णः)

Vocative: O Kṛṣṇa

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

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!”

kurute(कुरुते)

does

From kṛ, “to do.” Does; you do!; do! (kuru can also vocative of Kuru).

madhusūdana name(मधुसूदन)

A name of Kṛṣṇa

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

madhusūdanaḥ name(मधुसूदनः)

A name of Kṛṣṇa

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

madhyam(मध्यम्)

middle

Inflected from madhyam. madhya: middle.

martyeṣu(मर्त्येषु)

mortal

From mṛ, “to die.” A mortal; among those who die.

mṛtaṃ(मृतं)

dies

From mṛ, “to die.” Dies; dead.

mukha(मुख)

mouth

Inflected from mukha. mukha: mouth, face, forefront.

mūrdhan(मूर्धन्)

head

Inflected from mūrdhan. śiras: head. mūrdhan: head, peak.

namaḥ(नमः)

a bow, salutation

From nam, “to bow.” A bow, salutation.

namas(नमस्)

a bow, salutation

From nam, “to bow.” A bow, salutation.

nidhim(निधिम्)

ni- (“down, in”) + dhim

ni- (“down, in”) + dhim.

niśceṣṭo(निश्चेष्टो)

ni- (“down, in”) + śceṣṭo

ni- (“down, in”) + śceṣṭo.

nityaṃ(नित्यं)

continual

From ni- (“in, own”) + tya: what is in-dwelling, continual, one’s own as constant. Continually-there; not a calendar “eternal.”

param(परम्)

beyond

para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

paraṃ(परं)

beyond

para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

paramaṃ(परमं)

highest

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

paramo(परमो)

highest

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

paras(परस्)

beyond

para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”

prabho(प्रभो)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + bho

pra- (“forth, forward”) + bho.

pradīyatām(प्रदीयताम्)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + dīyatām

pra- (“forth, forward”) + dīyatām.

prāha(प्राह)

spoken forth

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

prasādam(प्रसादम्)

settled-clearness

pra-sad, “to sit forth, to settle.” Settled clearness; grace as a settling-down of favour. Not a temple sweet.

pravarteyaṃ(प्रवर्तेयं)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + varteyaṃ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + varteyaṃ.

praveśitaḥ(प्रवेशितः)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + veśitaḥ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + veśitaḥ.

punar(पुनर्)

again

Adverb: “again, back.”

puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ name(पुण्डरीकाक्षं)

Lotus-eyed

puṇḍarīka (“lotus”) + akṣa (“eye”). Lotus-eyed.

rūpaṃ(रूपं)

form

rūpa: form, outward shape (what is seen). Not “beauty” first.

rūpeṇa(रूपेण)

form

rūpa: form, outward shape (what is seen). Not “beauty” first.

sa(स)

he

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

sadā(सदा)

always

sa- + dā: “always, at every time.”

samaṃ(समं)

even

sama: same, even, equal. Evenness.

saṃhrīyate(संह्रीयते)

saṃ- (“together”) + hrīyate

saṃ- (“together”) + hrīyate.

saṃkalpya(संकल्प्य)

saṃ- (“together”) + kalpya

saṃ- (“together”) + kalpya.

saṃśrayaḥ(संश्रयः)

saṃ- (“together”) + śrayaḥ

saṃ- (“together”) + śrayaḥ.

śanaiḥ(शनैः)

slowly

From śana: “slowly, by degrees.”

śaraṇaṃ(शरणं)

shelter

śaraṇa: shelter, from śṛ “to break” (a broken-place as refuge) or śri. Refuge as a shelter.

sarva(सर्व)

all

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

sarvaṃ(सर्वं)

all

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

sarvataḥ(सर्वतः)

all

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

śāśvata(शाश्वत)

everlasting

From śaśvat “ever.” Everlasting as “through the ages,” still not akṣara.

śiraḥ(शिरः)

head

śiras: head. mūrdhan: head, peak.

śrutvā(श्रुत्वा)

hearing

From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.

sthūlaṃ(स्थूलं)

gross

sthūla: bulky, gross.

sukhaṃ(सुखं)

ease

su- (“well, good”) + kha (“axle-hole, space”). Well-fitting; ease. Not a thin “happiness.”

surāḥ(सुराः)

shining one

sura: a shining one, a god. Parallel to deva (div, “to shine”).

sūrya(सूर्य)

the sun

Inflected from sūrya. From sūr / svar, “to shine.” The sun, the shining one.

svabhāvena(स्वभावेन)

one’s own coming-to-be

sva + bhāva: one’s own coming-to-be.

tadā(तदा)

then

ta- + dā: “at that time, then.”

tam(तम्)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

taṃ(तं)

him

Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”

tān(तान्)

them

Accusative plural of tad: “them.”

tataḥ(ततः)

then

From tad + tas: “from that, then.”

tathā(तथा)

so

ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”

tatra(तत्र)

there

ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”

tvayi(त्वयि)

in you

Locative of yuṣmad: “in you.”

tyajati(त्यजति)

leaving

From tyaj, “to leave.” Having left; one leaves; one should leave.

tyaktvā(त्यक्त्वा)

leaving

From tyaj, “to leave.” Having left; one leaves; one should leave.

vacanaṃ(वचनं)

speech

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

vākyaṃ(वाक्यं)

speech

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

vāpi(वापि)

or even

vā “or” + api “even.”

vara(वर)

best

From vṛ, “to choose.” The chosen; the best. Vocative: O best.

varaḥ(वरः)

best

From vṛ, “to choose.” The chosen; the best. Vocative: O best.

varaṃ(वरं)

best

From vṛ, “to choose.” The chosen; the best. Vocative: O best.

vasati(वसति)

dwells

From vas, “to dwell.” Dwells.

vetti(वेत्ति)

know

From vid, “to know” (vetti, viduḥ, viddhi) or “to be found” (vidyate). Knows; they know; is found; know!

vicacāra(विचचार)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + cacāra

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + cacāra.

visaratā(विसरता)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + saratā

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + saratā.

viṣaya(विषय)

sense-object

Inflected from viṣaya. vi- + si “to throw”: what is thrown before one; a sense-object, a domain.

vismayaḥ(विस्मयः)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + smayaḥ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + smayaḥ.

yas(यस्)

who

Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”

yathā(यथा)

as

ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”

yatra(यत्र)

where

ya- + tra: “in which place, where.”

yogi(योगि)

one who is yoked

Inflected from yogi. From yoga (yuj, “to yoke”) + -in “possessing.” One who is yoked; one who has the yoking.

yoginaḥ(योगिनः)

one who is yoked

From yoga (yuj, “to yoke”) + -in “possessing.” One who is yoked; one who has the yoking.