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 8.34

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वामे श्रियो वामहस्तं लंबं दक्षिणपंगजम् ।
तथा दक्षिणदेशे च श्रियो वामे च पंकजम्. ॥ 34 ॥

vāme śriyo vāmahastaṃ laṃbaṃ dakṣiṇapaṃgajam |
tathā dakṣiṇadeśe ca śriyo vāme ca paṃkajam. || 34 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.34 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 (8.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vama, Shri, Shriya, Vamahasta, Lamba, Dakshina, Pac, Gaja, Tatha, Dakshinadesha, Pankaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.34). 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: “vāme śriyo vāmahastaṃ laṃbaṃ dakṣiṇapaṃgajam ”
vāme -
vāma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śriyo* -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāmahastam -
vāmahasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
lambam -
lamba (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lamba (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

lambā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dakṣiṇa -
dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
paṅ -
pac (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

pa (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

pa (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
gajam -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tathā dakṣiṇadeśe ca śriyo vāme ca paṃkajam. ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dakṣiṇadeśe -
dakṣiṇadeśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dakṣiṇadeśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śriyo* -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāme -
vāma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṅkajam -
paṅkaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paṅkaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021