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 1.44

संकर्षणं भृगुश्चैव गांधर्व गणसंहिता ।
नारदोत्तरविज्ञान मेवमष्टोत्तरं शतम्. ॥ 44 ॥

saṃkarṣaṇaṃ bhṛguścaiva gāṃdharva gaṇasaṃhitā |
nāradottaravijñāna mevamaṣṭottaraṃ śatam. || 44 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.44 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 (1.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sankarshana, Bhrigu, Gandharva, Gana, Samhita, Narada, Uttara, Vijnana, Ashtottara, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.44). 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: “saṃkarṣaṇaṃ bhṛguścaiva gāṃdharva gaṇasaṃhitā
  • saṅkarṣaṇam -
  • saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhṛguś -
  • bhṛgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • gāndharva -
  • gāndharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāndharva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇa -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitā -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāradottaravijñāna mevamaṣṭottaraṃ śatam.
  • nārado -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttara -
  • uttara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vijñāna -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mevam -
  • mevā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṣṭottaram -
  • aṣṭottara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṣṭottara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭottarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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