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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 4.13
पंचहस्ता चतुर्हस्ता द्विहस्तावा यथेच्छया ।
दंडस्तदर्धं पादोनंतस्योत्स्रेधं समीरितम्. ॥ 13 ॥
paṃcahastā caturhastā dvihastāvā yathecchayā |
daṃḍastadardhaṃ pādonaṃtasyotsredhaṃ samīritam. || 13 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.13 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
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “paṃcahastā caturhastā dvihastāvā yathecchayā ”
- pañcahastā -
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- caturhastā* -
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caturhasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]caturhastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvihastāvā -
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- yathecchayā -
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yathecchā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “daṃḍastadardhaṃ pādonaṃtasyotsredhaṃ samīritam. ”
- daṇḍas -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse pādonantasyotsredham*sa
- samīritam -
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samīrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samīrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samīritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]