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.

ālocya(आलोच्य)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + locya

ā- (“unto, fully”) + locya.

āneyau(आनेयौ)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + neyau

ā- (“unto, fully”) + neyau.

ārūḍhau(आरूढौ)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + rūḍhau

ā- (“unto, fully”) + rūḍhau.

āruhya(आरुह्य)

ā- (“unto, fully”) + ruhya

ā- (“unto, fully”) + ruhya.

āśu(आशु)

quickly

Indeclinable: “quickly.”

atra(अत्र)

here

a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.

balam(बलम्)

strength

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

dvija(द्विज)

twice-born

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

etad(एतद्)

this

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

gatvā(गत्वा)

going

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

hata(हत)

striking

Inflected from hata. From han, “to strike, to slay.” Strikes; is struck; to slay; having slain.

kāryaṃ(कार्यं)

what-is-to-be-done

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

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.

nāradaḥ(नारदः)

traditionally)

Nārada, the seer (nara + da, “giver to men,” traditionally).

nāśa(नाश)

perishing

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

niścakrāma(निश्चक्राम)

ni- (“down, in”) + ścakrāma

ni- (“down, in”) + ścakrāma.

niyuddhakuśalau(नियुद्धकुशलौ)

ni- (“down, in”) + yuddhakuśalau

ni- (“down, in”) + yuddhakuśalau.

pāpa(पाप)

ill-deed

Inflected from pāpa. pāpa: evil, what is ill, a bad deed. Not a Christian “sin” imported whole.

parivartite(परिवर्तिते)

pari- (“around”) + vartite

pari- (“around”) + vartite.

pitaraṃ(पितरं)

father

pitṛ: father (the protector/nourisher).

prāha(प्राह)

spoken forth

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

pralambe(प्रलम्बे)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + lambe

pra- (“forth, forward”) + lambe.

pravardhataḥ(प्रवर्धतः)

pra- (“forth, forward”) + vardhataḥ

pra- (“forth, forward”) + vardhataḥ.

ratham(रथम्)

chariot

ratha: chariot, the going-vehicle (from ram/ṛ “to go”).

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.”

saṃkṣayaṃ(संक्षयं)

saṃ- (“together”) + kṣayaṃ

saṃ- (“together”) + kṣayaṃ.

sarvaṃ(सर्वं)

all

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

śrutvā(श्रुत्वा)

hearing

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

subālakau(सुबालकौ)

su- (“well, good”) + bālakau

su- (“well, good”) + bālakau.

sudurmatiḥ(सुदुर्मतिः)

su- (“well, good”) + durmatiḥ

su- (“well, good”) + durmatiḥ.

śva(श्व)

tomorrow

Inflected from śva. Indeclinable: “tomorrow.”

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.”

tatra(तत्र)

there

ta- + tra: “in that place, there.”

ubhau(उभौ)

both

ubha: both.

upahārya(उपहार्य)

upa- (“near, toward”) + hārya

upa- (“near, toward”) + hārya.

vākyam(वाक्यम्)

speech

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

vākyaṃ(वाक्यं)

speech

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

vittaṃ(वित्तं)

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ttaṃ

vi- (“apart, asunder”) + ttaṃ.

yathā(यथा)

as

ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”

yuddhaṃ(युद्धं)

battle

From yudh, “to fight.” Fight; battle. yudhi is locative: in battle.