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 24.75

वाहनक्रमः ।
प्रधमेह निदेवस्य हंसवाहन मिष्यते ।
द्वितीयदिवसे सिंहं तृतीये तु खगेश्वरः. ॥ 75 ॥

vāhanakramaḥ |
pradhameha nidevasya haṃsavāhana miṣyate |
dvitīyadivase siṃhaṃ tṛtīye tu khageśvaraḥ. || 75 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.75 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 (24.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vahana, Krama, Pradha, Eha, Nid, Nida, Vasya, Hamsavahana, Simha, Tritiya, Khageshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.75). 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: “vāhanakramaḥ
  • vāhana -
  • vāhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramaḥ -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pradhameha nidevasya haṃsavāhana miṣyate
  • pradham -
  • pradha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eha -
  • eha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nide -
  • nid (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    nida (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vasya -
  • vasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vas -> vasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> vasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vas -> vasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]
    vas -> vasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]
    vas -> vasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]
    vas -> vasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]
    vas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • haṃsavāhana -
  • haṃsavāhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • miṣyate -
  • miṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    miṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “ dvitīyadivase siṃhaṃ tṛtīye tu khageśvaraḥ.
  • Cannot analyse *dvitīyadivase*si
  • siṃham -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tṛtīye -
  • tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • khageśvaraḥ -
  • khageśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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