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 6.9

स्वयंशुष्का श्चयेवृक्षाःस्वयंभग्नाहतत्वचः ।
वक्रार्किणक्षताश्चैव कोटरव्रणसंयुताः. ॥ 9 ॥

svayaṃśuṣkā ścayevṛkṣāḥsvayaṃbhagnāhatatvacaḥ |
vakrārkiṇakṣatāścaiva koṭaravraṇasaṃyutāḥ. || 9 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 6.9 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 (6.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Shushka, Vakra, Arkin, Kshata, Kotara, Vrana, Samyuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 6.9). 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: “svayaṃśuṣkā ścayevṛkṣāḥsvayaṃbhagnāhatatvacaḥ
  • svayaṃ -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śuṣkā -
  • śuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • Cannot analyse ścayevṛkṣāḥsvayambhagnāhatatvacaḥ
  • Line 2: “vakrārkiṇakṣatāścaiva koṭaravraṇasaṃyutāḥ.
  • vakrā -
  • vakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arki -
  • arkin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arkin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatāś -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • 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]
  • koṭara -
  • koṭara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    koṭara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vraṇa -
  • vraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃyutāḥ -
  • saṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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