बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-1, verse-15

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संकर्षणश्च प्रद्युम्नोऽनिरुद्ध इति मूर्तिधृक् ।
तमःश्क्त्याऽन्विता विष्णुर्देवः संकर्षणाभिधः ॥१५॥

15. saṃkarṣaṇaśca pradyumno'niruddha iti mūrtidhṛk .
tamaḥśktyā'nvitā viṣṇurdevaḥ saṃkarṣaṇābhidhaḥ.

15. saṅkarṣaṇaḥ ca pradyumnaḥ aniruddhaḥ iti mūrti dhṛk |
tamaḥ śaktyā anvitā viṣṇuḥ devaḥ saṅkarṣaṇa abhidhaḥ

15. Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha thus manifest in forms. Viṣṇu, the deity known as Saṅkarṣaṇa, is endowed with the `tamasśakti` (power of inertia/darkness).

Words meanings summery:

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सङ्कर्षणः (saṅkarṣaṇaḥ) - Saṅkarṣaṇa (a name of Balarama, an emanation of Viṣṇu)

च (ca) - and

प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna (son of Krishna)

अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - Aniruddha (son of Pradyumna)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

मूर्ति (mūrti) - form, body, manifestation

धृक् (dhṛk) - bearing, holding, possessing

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, inertia, ignorance, the quality of `tamas`

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by the tamasśakti (power of inertia/darkness) (by the `śakti` (power))

अन्विता (anvitā) - accompanied, connected, endowed with

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (a major deity)

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

सङ्कर्षण (saṅkarṣaṇa) - Saṅkarṣaṇa

अभिधः (abhidhaḥ) - named, called

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कर्षणः (saṅkarṣaṇaḥ) - Saṅkarṣaṇa (a name of Balarama, an emanation of Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkarṣaṇa

saṅkarṣaṇa - Saṅkarṣaṇa, the name of Balarama, an emanation of Viṣṇu

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna (son of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradyumna

pradyumna - Pradyumna, son of Krishna and Rukmini

अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - Aniruddha (son of Pradyumna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniruddha

aniruddha - Aniruddha, son of Pradyumna and grandson of Krishna

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

मूर्ति (mūrti) - form, body, manifestation

(noun)

feminine, singular of mūrti

mūrti - form, body, idol, manifestation

Note: First part of the compound 'mūrtidhṛk'.

धृक् (dhṛk) - bearing, holding, possessing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛj

dhṛj - holding, bearing, supporting

From the root √dhṛ (to hold, bear).

Root: dhṛ

Note: Second part of the compound 'mūrtidhṛk'.

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, inertia, ignorance, the quality of `tamas`

(noun)

neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia, the lowest of the three guṇas

Note: Part of a compound 'tamaḥśaktyā'.

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by the tamasśakti (power of inertia/darkness) (by the `śakti` (power))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, energy, capability, creative power, divine feminine principle

Note: Part of a compound 'tamaḥśaktyā'.

अन्विता (anvitā) - accompanied, connected, endowed with

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anvita

anvita - accompanied by, connected with, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From anu-√i (to go after).

Prefix: anu

Root: i

Note: The form `anvitā` is feminine nominative singular. Grammatically, it does not directly agree with the masculine nominative singular subject `Viṣṇuḥ` and `devaḥ`. In context, it is understood that Viṣṇu is endowed with the `tamaḥśakti` (which is itself feminine, and `śaktyā` is instrumental). It may be a textual irregularity or a highly elliptical construction.

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu (a major deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu, a principal Hindu deity, the preserver God

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

सङ्कर्षण (saṅkarṣaṇa) - Saṅkarṣaṇa

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of saṅkarṣaṇa

saṅkarṣaṇa - Saṅkarṣaṇa, Balarama