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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 8.44
वामे शंखं तथा चक्रं वामहस्ते गदाधरम् ।
अन्यं वरदहस्तं वामविग्रहलक्षणम्. ॥ 44 ॥
vāme śaṃkhaṃ tathā cakraṃ vāmahaste gadādharam |
anyaṃ varadahastaṃ vāmavigrahalakṣaṇam. || 44 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.44 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
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vama, Shankha, Tatha, Cakra, Vamahasta, Gadadhara, Anya, Varadahasta, Vigraha, Lakshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “vāme śaṃkhaṃ tathā cakraṃ vāmahaste gadādharam ”
- vāme -
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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]
- śaṅkham -
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śaṅkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaṅkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāmahaste -
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vāmahasta (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gadādharam -
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gadādhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gadādhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gadādharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “anyaṃ varadahastaṃ vāmavigrahalakṣaṇam. ”
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- varadahastam -
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varadahasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vāma -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- vigraha -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vigraha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]