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 19.15

थास्यराशिषु शंखं च चक्रं पद्मं गदां तधा ।
श्रीवत्सगरुडं कूर्मं ध्वजं स्वर्णमयंक्षिपेत् ॥ 15 ॥

thāsyarāśiṣu śaṃkhaṃ ca cakraṃ padmaṃ gadāṃ tadhā |
śrīvatsagaruḍaṃ kūrmaṃ dhvajaṃ svarṇamayaṃkṣipet || 15 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 19.15 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 (19.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tha, Asya, Rashi, Shankha, Cakra, Padma, Gada, Tad, Han, Shrivatsa, Garuda, Kurma, Dhvaja, Svarna, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 19.15). 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: “thāsyarāśiṣu śaṃkhaṃ ca cakraṃ padmaṃ gadāṃ tadhā
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āsya -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √as]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    as -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √as]
  • rāśiṣu -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    rāśī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • 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]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padmam -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gadām -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “śrīvatsagaruḍaṃ kūrmaṃ dhvajaṃ svarṇamayaṃkṣipet
  • śrīvatsa -
  • śrīvatsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garuḍam -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kūrmam -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dhvajam -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svarṇam -
  • svarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ayaṅ -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣipet -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
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