Lakshminarayana Samhita [sanskrit]

by Shwetayan Vyas | 1,169,834 words | ISBN-10: 8170801818 | ISBN-13: 9788170801818

The Lakshminarayana Samhita verse 1.501.1 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Lakshmi-narayana-samhita is an encyclopaedic work devoted to Narayana although it deals with various deities. The work is written in Puranic style and divided into four books according to the four Yugas. This is verse 1 of chapter 501 of Khanda 1 (krita-yuga-santana). In total, the work consists of roughly 120,000 metrical verses.

Verse 1.501.1

श्रीनारायण उवाच ।
शृणु लक्ष्मि याज्ञवल्क्यऋषेः कथां मनोहराम् ।
आसीद् ब्राह्मणशार्दूलः शाकल्य इति विश्रुतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
śṛṇu lakṣmi yājñavalkyaṛṣeḥ kathāṃ manoharām |
āsīd brāhmaṇaśārdūlaḥ śākalya iti viśrutaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.501.1 is contained in the book Shri Lakshmi Narayana Samhita by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! Sanskrit text by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2011)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.501.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Narayana, Lakshmi, Yajnavalkya, Rishi, Katha, Manohara, Brahmana, Shardula, Shakalya, Iti, Vishruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nārāyaṇa* -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇu lakṣmi yājñavalkyaṛṣeḥ kathāṃ manoharām
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lakṣmi -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yājñavalkya -
  • yājñavalkya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yājñavalkya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṣeḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • manoharām -
  • manoharā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “āsīd brāhmaṇaśārdūlaḥ śākalya iti viśrutaḥ
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śārdūlaḥ -
  • śārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śākalya* -
  • śākalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • viśrutaḥ -
  • viśruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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