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 28.43

वामन लक्षणं ।
मध्यचक्रमतिह्रस्व मतिस्निग्धंतु कांस्यवत् ।
स्पष्टचक्रंवामनं स्यात् सृणामीप्सितकामदम्. ॥ 43 ॥

vāmana lakṣaṇaṃ |
madhyacakramatihrasva matisnigdhaṃtu kāṃsyavat |
spaṣṭacakraṃvāmanaṃ syāt sṛṇāmīpsitakāmadam. || 43 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.43 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 (28.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vamana, Lakshana, Madhya, Cakra, Atihrasva, Mati, Snigdham, Kamsi, Kamsya, Avat, Spashta, Syat, Sya, Ipsita, Kamada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.43). 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: “vāmana lakṣaṇaṃ
  • vāmana -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “madhyacakramatihrasva matisnigdhaṃtu kāṃsyavat
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atihrasva -
  • atihrasva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atihrasva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mati -
  • 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]
  • snigdhan -
  • snigdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāṃsya -
  • kāṃsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāṃs]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
  • avat -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “spaṣṭacakraṃvāmanaṃ syāt sṛṇāmīpsitakāmadam.
  • spaṣṭa -
  • 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]
  • cakraṃ -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāmanam -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāmana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sṛṇāmī -
  • sṝ (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • īpsita -
  • īpsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īpsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √āp]
  • kāmadam -
  • kāmada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāmada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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