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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 28.40
अभीष्टवामन लक्षणं ।
वर्तुलं स्निग्धमत्यंतं स्पष्टचक्र समन्वितम् ।
ह्रस्वमुन्नतमश्चैव दीर्घास्य मति गंह्वरे. ॥ 40 ॥
abhīṣṭavāmana lakṣaṇaṃ |
vartulaṃ snigdhamatyaṃtaṃ spaṣṭacakra samanvitam |
hrasvamunnatamaścaiva dīrghāsya mati gaṃhvare. || 40 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.40 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 (28.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Abhishta, Vamana, Lakshana, Vartula, Snigdham, Snigdha, Atyantam, Atyanta, Spashta, Cakra, Samanvita, Hrasva, Unnata, Dirghasya, Mati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “abhīṣṭavāmana lakṣaṇaṃ ”
- abhīṣṭa -
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abhīṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhīṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāmana -
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vāmana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāmana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vartulaṃ snigdhamatyaṃtaṃ spaṣṭacakra samanvitam ”
- vartulam -
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vartula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vartula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vartulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- snigdham -
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snigdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]snigdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]snigdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- atyantam -
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atyantam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atyanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atyantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- spaṣṭa -
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spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
- cakra -
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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]
- samanvitam -
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samanvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samanvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samanvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “hrasvamunnatamaścaiva dīrghāsya mati gaṃhvare. ”
- hrasvam -
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hrasva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hrasva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hrasvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- unnatam -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]unnata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]unnatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aś -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- dīrghāsya -
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dīrghāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīrghāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mati -
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mati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]mati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]matī (noun, masculine)[adverb]matī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]matī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṃ -
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ga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hvare -
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√hvṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√hvṝ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]