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 4.3

रक्तवर्णं च सौभाग्यं पीतवर्णं महाभयम् ।
धूम्रवर्णं व्याधिरूपं गौरं च मरणं भवेत्. ॥ 3 ॥

raktavarṇaṃ ca saubhāgyaṃ pītavarṇaṃ mahābhayam |
dhūmravarṇaṃ vyādhirūpaṃ gauraṃ ca maraṇaṃ bhavet. || 3 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.3 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 (4.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raktavarna, Saubhagya, Pitavarna, Mahabhaya, Dhumravarna, Vyadhirupa, Gaura, Marana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.3). 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: “raktavarṇaṃ ca saubhāgyaṃ pītavarṇaṃ mahābhayam
  • raktavarṇam -
  • raktavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    raktavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    raktavarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saubhāgyam -
  • saubhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saubhāgyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pītavarṇam -
  • pītavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pītavarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahābhayam -
  • mahābhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dhūmravarṇaṃ vyādhirūpaṃ gauraṃ ca maraṇaṃ bhavet.
  • dhūmravarṇam -
  • dhūmravarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhūmravarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhūmravarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyādhirūpam -
  • vyādhirūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyādhirūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gauram -
  • gaura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gaurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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