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 28.104

अष्टभुज नृसिंहाः ।
चतुश्चक्रोष्ट चक्रश्च दीर्घास्योयोन्नताकृतिः ।
सोष्टबाहुनृसिंहस्या द्यतिभिः पूजनीयकः. ॥ 104 ॥

aṣṭabhuja nṛsiṃhāḥ |
catuścakroṣṭa cakraśca dīrghāsyoyonnatākṛtiḥ |
soṣṭabāhunṛsiṃhasyā dyatibhiḥ pūjanīyakaḥ. || 104 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.104 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 (28.104). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtabhuja, Nrisimha, Catushcakra, Ushta, Cakra, Dirghasya, Unnata, Akriti, Pujaniya, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.104). 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: “aṣṭabhuja nṛsiṃhāḥ
  • aṣṭabhuja -
  • aṣṭabhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭabhuja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛsiṃhāḥ -
  • nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “catuścakroṣṭa cakraśca dīrghāsyoyonnatākṛtiḥ
  • catuścakro -
  • catuścakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catuścakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uṣṭa -
  • uṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣ -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]
    uṣ -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]
    uch -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √uch class 1 verb]
    uch -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √uch class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vaś (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • cakraś -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīrghāsyo -
  • dīrghāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrghāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrghāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uyo -
  • -> uya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • unnatā -
  • unnata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtiḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “soṣṭabāhunṛsiṃhasyā dyatibhiḥ pūjanīyakaḥ.
  • soṣ -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhu -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nṛsiṃhasyā -
  • Cannot analyse dyatibhiḥ*pū
  • pūjanīya -
  • pūjanīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjanīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūj -> pūjanīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjanīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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