Lakshminarayana Samhita [sanskrit]

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

The Lakshminarayana Samhita verse 1.501.17 (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 17 of chapter 501 of Khanda 1 (krita-yuga-santana). In total, the work consists of roughly 120,000 metrical verses.

Verse 1.501.17

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गुरवस्तु सदा शुद्धा भवन्ति ब्राह्मणा नृप ।
साधवश्च न वा स्नाताः स्नाता वा श्रीहरेस्तनुः ॥ १७ ॥

guravastu sadā śuddhā bhavanti brāhmaṇā nṛpa |
sādhavaśca na vā snātāḥ snātā vā śrīharestanuḥ || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.501.17 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 (1.501.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Sada, Sad, Shuddha, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Brahmana, Nripa, Sadhu, Snata, Shrihari, Tanu, Tanus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “guravastu sadā śuddhā bhavanti brāhmaṇā nṛpa ”
guravas -
guru (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śuddhā* -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śuddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
bhavanti -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
brāhmaṇā* -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nṛpa -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “sādhavaśca na vā snātāḥ snātā vā śrīharestanuḥ ”
sādhavaś -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
snātāḥ -
snāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

snātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 4 verb]

√snā -> snātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 4 verb]
snātā* -
snāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

snātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 4 verb]

√snā -> snātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 4 verb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śrīhares -
śrīhari (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tanuḥ -
tanus (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

tanus (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

tanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 28 January, 2021