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 33.34

श्रीवत्समुद्रा ।
किरीटेकथितामुद्रा श्रीवत्सं कध्यतेधुवा ।
उत्तानं वामहस्तं चकृत्वांगुष्ठेन संस्पृशेत् ।
शांस्तुभमुद्रा ।
दक्षीणस्य च हस्तस्य तर्जन्यातु कनिष्ठिकं ।
सव्यहस्त कनिष्टॆन बथ्वा तत्तर्जनीं नयेत्. ॥ 34 ॥

śrīvatsamudrā |
kirīṭekathitāmudrā śrīvatsaṃ kadhyatedhuvā |
uttānaṃ vāmahastaṃ cakṛtvāṃguṣṭhena saṃspṛśet |
śāṃstubhamudrā |
dakṣīṇasya ca hastasya tarjanyātu kaniṣṭhikaṃ |
savyahasta kaniṣṭaॆna bathvā tattarjanīṃ nayet. || 34 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 33.34 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 (33.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrivatsamudra, Kirita, Kathita, Shrivatsa, Uttana, Vamahasta, Kritva, Kritvan, Angushtha, Sha, Bha, Mudra, Dakshi, Hasta, Tarjani, Savya, Ahasta, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 33.34). 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: “śrīvatsamudrā
  • śrīvatsamudrā -
  • śrīvatsamudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kirīṭekathitāmudrā śrīvatsaṃ kadhyatedhuvā
  • kirīṭe -
  • kirīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kirīṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kirīṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kathitām -
  • kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • udrā -
  • śrīvatsam -
  • śrīvatsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīvatsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse kadhyatedhuvā
  • Line 3: “uttānaṃ vāmahastaṃ cakṛtvāṃguṣṭhena saṃspṛśet
  • uttānam -
  • uttāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāmahastam -
  • vāmahasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • aṅguṣṭhena -
  • aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • spṛśet -
  • spṛś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 4: “śāṃstubhamudrā
  • śāṃs -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bha -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mudrā -
  • mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “dakṣīṇasya ca hastasya tarjanyātu kaniṣṭhikaṃ
  • dakṣī -
  • dakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṇasya -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hastasya -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tarjanyā -
  • tarjanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kaniṣṭhikam -
  • kaniṣṭhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 6: “savyahasta kaniṣṭaॆna bathvā tattarjanīṃ nayet.
  • savya -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ahasta -
  • ahasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second plural]
  • Cannot analyse kaniṣṭaॆna*ba
  • Cannot analyse bathvā*ta
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tarjanīm -
  • tarjanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nayet -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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