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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 4.8
श्वेतं द्विजातिवर्णश्च रक्तं क्षत्रियवर्णकम् ।
पीतं वैश्य मिदंवर्ण मितरान् शूद्रवर्णकान् ॥ 8 ॥
śvetaṃ dvijātivarṇaśca raktaṃ kṣatriyavarṇakam |
pītaṃ vaiśya midaṃvarṇa mitarān śūdravarṇakān || 8 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.8 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:
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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 (4.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shveta, Dvijati, Varna, Rakta, Kshatriya, Varnaka, Pita, Vaishya, Mit, Varnan, Mita, Rat, Shudra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “śvetaṃ dvijātivarṇaśca raktaṃ kṣatriyavarṇakam ”
- śvetam -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śvetā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvijāti -
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dvijāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dvijāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dvijāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- varṇaś -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raktam -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- kṣatriya -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇakam -
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varṇaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṇaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pītaṃ vaiśya midaṃvarṇa mitarān śūdravarṇakān ”
- pītam -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- vaiśya -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaiśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mid -
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mit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- aṃ -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- varṇa -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]varṇan (noun, masculine)[compound]varṇan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mita -
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mita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> mita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 4 verb]√mā -> mita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 4 verb]√mi -> mita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mi class 5 verb]√mi -> mita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mi class 5 verb]
- rān -
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ra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√rā -> rāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- śūdra -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇakān -
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varṇaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]