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 1.43

बोधायन मनंतं च वाराहं च ननंदनम् ।
पुलस्त्यं पुलहं चैव वासुदेवस्य संहिता. ॥ 43 ॥

bodhāyana manaṃtaṃ ca vārāhaṃ ca nanaṃdanam |
pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ caiva vāsudevasya saṃhitā. || 43 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.43 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 (1.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bodhayana, Manat, Varaha, Nandana, Pulastya, Pulaha, Vasudeva, Samhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.43). 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: “bodhāyana manaṃtaṃ ca vārāhaṃ ca nanaṃdanam
  • bodhāyana -
  • bodhāyana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manantam -
  • mnā -> manat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mnā class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vārāham -
  • vārāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vārāha (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]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nandanam -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nandana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nandanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ caiva vāsudevasya saṃhitā.
  • pulastyam -
  • pulastya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pulaham -
  • pulaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vāsudevasya -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • saṃhitā -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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