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 4.4

श्वेतवर्णं भवे त्पुण्यं नील मायुष्यवर्धनम् ।
माणिक्यं मृत्युनाशंच आभ्रकंमोक्षदायकम्. ॥ 4 ॥

śvetavarṇaṃ bhave tpuṇyaṃ nīla māyuṣyavardhanam |
māṇikyaṃ mṛtyunāśaṃca ābhrakaṃmokṣadāyakam. || 4 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.4 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 (4.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shvetavarna, Bhava, Bhu, Nila, Asmad, Ayushya, Vardhana, Manikya, Maniki, Mrityu, Abhra, Kah, Mokshada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.4). 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: “śvetavarṇaṃ bhave tpuṇyaṃ nīla māyuṣyavardhanam
  • śvetavarṇam -
  • śvetavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śvetavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śvetavarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse tpuṇyam*nī
  • nīla -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āyuṣya -
  • āyuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vardhanam -
  • vardhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vardhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vardhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “māṇikyaṃ mṛtyunāśaṃca ābhrakaṃmokṣadāyakam.
  • māṇikyam -
  • māṇikya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṇikya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    māṇikyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    māṇikī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mṛtyunā -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aśañca* -
  • śañc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ābhra -
  • ābhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṃ -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mokṣadāya -
  • mokṣada (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mokṣada (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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