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 28.37

विभीषण नृसिंहः ।
दीर्घाकारोदीर्घचक्रो ऋषकास्यो बृहत्तरः ।
विभीषणनृसिंहाख्यो नृणां दुःखप्रदस्सदा. ॥ 37 ॥

vibhīṣaṇa nṛsiṃhaḥ |
dīrghākārodīrghacakro ṛṣakāsyo bṛhattaraḥ |
vibhīṣaṇanṛsiṃhākhyo nṛṇāṃ duḥkhapradassadā. || 37 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.37 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 (28.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vibhishana, Nrisimha, Dirghakara, Dirgha, Cakru, Kasya, Kasi, Brihatta, Nri, Duhkhaprada, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.37). 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: “vibhīṣaṇa nṛsiṃhaḥ
  • vibhīṣaṇa -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛsiṃhaḥ -
  • nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dīrghākārodīrghacakro ṛṣakāsyo bṛhattaraḥ
  • dīrghākāro -
  • dīrghākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dīrgha -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakro -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛṣa -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāsyo* -
  • kās -> kāsya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kās class 1 verb]
    kas -> kāsya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kas class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kas]
    kāsī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kāsī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bṛhatta -
  • bṛhatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bṛhatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “vibhīṣaṇanṛsiṃhākhyo nṛṇāṃ duḥkhapradassadā.
  • vibhīṣaṇa -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛsiṃhā -
  • nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyo* -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • duḥkhapradas -
  • duḥkhaprada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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