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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 8.16
सर्वेषां विग्रहाणां च प्रमाण मिलि निश्चयम् ।
विग्रह विभागानि ।
लिंगस्थानं शरीरार्थ अधश्चोर्ध्वंच तत्समम्. ॥ 16 ॥
sarveṣāṃ vigrahāṇāṃ ca pramāṇa mili niścayam |
vigraha vibhāgāni |
liṃgasthānaṃ śarīrārtha adhaścordhvaṃca tatsamam. || 16 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.16 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 (8.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarva, Vigraha, Pramana, Nishcaya, Vibhaga, Ani, Lingastha, Sharira, Artha, Adhah, Adhas, Urdhvam, Tatsama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.16). 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: “sarveṣāṃ vigrahāṇāṃ ca pramāṇa mili niścayam ”
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vigrahāṇām -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vigraha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vigrahā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramāṇa -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse mili*ni
- niścayam -
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niścaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vigraha vibhāgāni ”
- vigraha -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vigraha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhāgā -
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vibhāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “liṃgasthānaṃ śarīrārtha adhaścordhvaṃca tatsamam. ”
- liṅgasthān -
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liṅgastha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śarīrā -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- adhaś -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūrdhvañ -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatsamam -
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tatsama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tatsama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tatsamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]