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 28.5

द्विचक्रो भूधराख्योयं मनोरधफलप्रदः ।
मंधर धरकूर्म लक्षणं ।
बिंदुद्वयान्वितो चक्रशंखद्वयमु तोपिच. ॥ 5 ॥

dvicakro bhūdharākhyoyaṃ manoradhaphalapradaḥ |
maṃdhara dharakūrma lakṣaṇaṃ |
biṃdudvayānvito cakraśaṃkhadvayamu topica. || 5 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.5 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 (28.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvicakra, Bhudhara, Yah, Manu, Radha, Phalaprada, Mandha, Dhara, Kurma, Lakshana, Bindudvaya, Cakra, Shankha, Dvaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.5). 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: “dvicakro bhūdharākhyoyaṃ manoradhaphalapradaḥ
  • dvicakro* -
  • dvicakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūdharā -
  • bhūdhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūdhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūdharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyo -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • manor -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • radha -
  • radha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    radha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalapradaḥ -
  • phalaprada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “maṃdhara dharakūrma lakṣaṇaṃ
  • mandha -
  • mandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhara -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kūrma -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “biṃdudvayānvito cakraśaṃkhadvayamu topica.
  • bindudvayān -
  • bindudvaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vito -
  • cakra -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvaya -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mu -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse topica
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