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 8.41

पंकजं हेतिराजं च गदां दक्षिणबाहुभिः ।
शंखं च मुसलं शार्ग्ञंधारये द्वामबाहुभिः. ॥ 41 ॥

paṃkajaṃ hetirājaṃ ca gadāṃ dakṣiṇabāhubhiḥ |
śaṃkhaṃ ca musalaṃ śārgñaṃdhāraye dvāmabāhubhiḥ. || 41 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.41 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 (8.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pankaja, Heti, Aja, Gada, Dakshina, Bahu, Shankha, Musala, Dva, Ahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.41). 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: “paṃkajaṃ hetirājaṃ ca gadāṃ dakṣiṇabāhubhiḥ
  • paṅkajam -
  • paṅkaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paṅkaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hetir -
  • heti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    heti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ājam -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ājā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadām -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dakṣiṇa -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bāhubhiḥ -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “śaṃkhaṃ ca musalaṃ śārgñaṃdhāraye dvāmabāhubhiḥ.
  • śaṅkham -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • musalam -
  • musala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    musala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    musalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse śārgñandhāraye*dv
  • dvām -
  • dvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ab -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahubhiḥ -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
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