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 33.8

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शार्ञ्गमुद्रेति कधिता नर्वदुष्टभयंकरी ।
मुसल मुद्रा ।
सोर्ध्वांगुष्ठं वाममुष्टिं दक्षिणेवतु मुष्ठिवा. ॥ 8 ॥

śārñgamudreti kadhitā narvaduṣṭabhayaṃkarī |
musala mudrā |
sordhvāṃguṣṭhaṃ vāmamuṣṭiṃ dakṣiṇevatu muṣṭhivā. || 8 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 33.8 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 (33.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tas, Adushta, Bhayankari, Musala, Mudra, Dhu, Angushtha, Vama, Mushti, Dakshine, Dakshina, Vatu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 33.8). 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: “śārñgamudreti kadhitā narvaduṣṭabhayaṃkarī ”
Cannot analyse śārñgamudreti*ka
kadhi -
kadhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rva -
ru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aduṣṭa -
aduṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aduṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhayaṅkarī -
bhayaṅkarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhayaṅkarī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
Line 2: “musala mudrā ”
musala -
musala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

musala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mudrā -
mudrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “sordhvāṃguṣṭhaṃ vāmamuṣṭiṃ dakṣiṇevatu muṣṭhivā. ”
sor -
so (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dhvā -
dhu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aṅguṣṭham -
aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vāma -
vāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
muṣṭim -
muṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

muṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dakṣiṇe -
dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vatu -
vatū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vatū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse muṣṭhivā

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021