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 10.28

वृषमत्स्यमृगेंद्राख्यमुहूर्ताचोत्तमामताः ।
कुंभक श्च धनुर्मेष मीधुना मध्यमा स्मृताः. ॥ 28 ॥

vṛṣamatsyamṛgeṃdrākhyamuhūrtācottamāmatāḥ |
kuṃbhaka śca dhanurmeṣa mīdhunā madhyamā smṛtāḥ. || 28 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 10.28 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 (10.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrisha, Indra, Tan, Uttama, Kumbhaka, Dhanu, Dhanus, Mesha, Madhyama, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 10.28). 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: “vṛṣamatsyamṛgeṃdrākhyamuhūrtācottamāmatāḥ
  • vṛṣam -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • atsya -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ge -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indrā -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • uhūr -
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aco -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uttamām -
  • uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kuṃbhaka śca dhanurmeṣa mīdhunā madhyamā smṛtāḥ.
  • kumbhaka -
  • kumbhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse śca*dh
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • meṣa -
  • meṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    miṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse mīdhunā*ma
  • madhyamā -
  • madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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