Purushottama-samhita [sanskrit]

15,643 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Purushottama-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. Topics include the construction of temples, architecture, iconography, festivals (celebrations of deities and their exploits). Alternative titles: Puruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता), Purushottamasamhita, Purusottamasamhita, Purusottama, Puruṣottama-saṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तम-संहिता), Śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitā (श्रीपुरुषोत्तमसंहिता), Shripurushottamasamhita, Shripurushottama Sripurusottamasamhita, Sripurusottama.

Verse 1.41

नारायणं च व्यासाख्यं ब्रह्मनारद संहिता ।
दत्तात्रेयं कण्वगार्ग्य संहिता कलिराघवम्. ॥ 41 ॥

nārāyaṇaṃ ca vyāsākhyaṃ brahmanārada saṃhitā |
dattātreyaṃ kaṇvagārgya saṃhitā kalirāghavam. || 41 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.41 is contained in the book The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction) by Swami Harshananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! English translation by Swami Harshananda (2002)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narayana, Vyasa, Brahma, Brahman, Narada, Samhita, Dattatreya, Kanva, Gargya, Kali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.41). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “nārāyaṇaṃ ca vyāsākhyaṃ brahmanārada saṃhitā
  • nārāyaṇam -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāsā -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nārada -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitā -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dattātreyaṃ kaṇvagārgya saṃhitā kalirāghavam.
  • dattātreyam -
  • dattātreya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kaṇva -
  • kaṇva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gārgya -
  • gārgya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gārgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitā -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalir -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aghavam -
  • ghu (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
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