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 32.18

गौडरागं तधानृत्तं विष्णुक्रांतमिति स्मृतम् ।
नृत्तमब्जभवस्यापि स्वस्तिकाह्वय मुच्यते. ॥ 18 ॥

gauḍarāgaṃ tadhānṛttaṃ viṣṇukrāṃtamiti smṛtam |
nṛttamabjabhavasyāpi svastikāhvaya mucyate. || 18 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 32.18 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 (32.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gauda, Raga, Tad, Hat, Tta, Vishnukranta, Iti, Smrita, Nritta, Abjabhava, Api, Svastika, Ahvaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 32.18). 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: “gauḍarāgaṃ tadhānṛttaṃ viṣṇukrāṃtamiti smṛtam
  • gauḍa -
  • gauḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gauḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāgam -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • hān -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> hāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ttam -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṣṇukrāntam -
  • viṣṇukrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣṇukrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣṇukrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “nṛttamabjabhavasyāpi svastikāhvaya mucyate.
  • nṛttam -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • abjabhavasyā -
  • abjabhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svastikā -
  • svastika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svastika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āhvaya -
  • āhvaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mucyate -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
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