Padma-samhita [sanskrit]

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The Sanskrit text of the Padma-samhita: an ancient Vaishnava Agama canon of literature, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition.

Verse 2.23.16

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सिह्माकारं भवेद्यद्वा हंसाकारमथापि वा ।
शिरोबिलं शलाका च द्वादशाङ्गुलमायता ॥ 16 ॥

sihmākāraṃ bhavedyadvā haṃsākāramathāpi vā |
śirobilaṃ śalākā ca dvādaśāṅgulamāyatā || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Padma-samhita Verse 2.23.16 is contained in the book Satvata Samhita (Set of 2 Volumes) by Dr. Bhasyam Swamy. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.23.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadva, Hamsakara, Athapi, Shira, Shiras, Bila, Shalaka, Dvadashangula, Ayat, Ayata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “sihmākāraṃ bhavedyadvā haṃsākāramathāpi vā ”
Cannot analyse sihmākāram*bh
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
yadvā* -
yadvā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

haṃsākāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

haṃsākārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
athāpi -
athāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “śirobilaṃ śalākā ca dvādaśāṅgulamāyatā ”
śiro -
śiras (noun, neuter)

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

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bilam -
bila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bila (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śalākā -
śalākā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvādaśāṅgulam -
dvādaśāṅgula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvādaśāṅgula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dvādaśāṅgulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyatā -
āyat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

āyat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

āyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 18 September, 2021