The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Viṣṇusahasranāmastotram

Verse 501

क्ष्यते ; रत्नवत्सुन्दरा नाभिरस्येति रत्ननाभः ।शोभनं लोचनं नयनं ज्ञानं वा अस्येति सुलोचनः ।ब्रह्मादिभिः पूज्यतमैरपि अर्चनीयत्वात् अर्कः ।वाजमन्नमर्थिनां सनोति ददातीति वाजसनः ।प्रलयाम्भसि शृङ्गवन्मत्स्यविशेषरूपः शृङ्गो; मत्वर्थीयोऽतिशायने इनिप्रत्ययः ।अरीन् अतिशयन जयति, जयहेतुर्वा जयन्तः ।सर्वविषयं ज्ञानमस्येति सर्ववित्; आभ्यन्तरान् रागादीन् बाह्यान् हिरण्याक्षादींश्च दुर्जयान् जेतुं शीलमस्येति जयी; तच्छीलाधिकारे 'जिदृक्षि' इत्यादिपाणिनीयवचनात् इनिप्रत्ययः; सर्वविच्चासौ जयी चेति सर्वविज्जयी इत्येकं नाम ॥

In plain words

Ratnanabha: He whose navel is radiant like a precious gem. Sulocana: He who possesses lovely eyes, or whose vision and knowledge are magnificent. Arka: He who is worthy of reverence even by the highest deities like Brahma. Vajasana: He who generously grants nourishment to those who pray. Sringa: He who assumed the unique form of the horned fish during the cosmic deluge, formed with the possessive suffix expressing eminence. Jayanta: He who supremely conquers foes or brings about victory. Sarvavijjayi: He whose awareness embraces all things is the all-knowing; and because it is his nature to subdue both inner adversaries like desire and outer demons like Hiranyaksha, he is the conqueror. By Pāṇini's grammatical rules for habitual agents, the 'ini' affix applies, uniting both qualities into this single divine name.

Close to the Sanskrit

Ratnanabha: One whose navel is beautiful like a gem. Sulocana: One who has beautiful eyes, or whose eyes or knowledge are splendid. Arka: Because he is adorable even by worshipful beings like Brahma and others. Vajasana: Because he grants and bestows food (vaja) to petitioners. Sringa: Taking the specific form of the horned fish during the waters of dissolution; with the possessive suffix 'matup' and the 'ini' suffix denoting excellence. Jayanta: One who surpasses and conquers enemies, or is the cause of victory. Sarvavit-Jayī: One whose knowledge encompasses all objects is Sarvavit; one whose habit is to conquer hard-to-subdue inner foes like attachment and outer foes like Hiranyaksha is Jayi; pursuant to Panini's grammatical rule for habitual agents under the heading of 'tacchila', the 'ini' affix applies, and he who is both all-knowing and victorious forms the single name Sarvavijjayi.