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 8.40

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ध्रुवादिस्नपनांतस्तु धृवव त्कारयेत्क्रमात् ।
अधिकपाठानि ।
अवतारेषु सर्वेषु कर्मार्चास्थानकं स्मृतं ।
सुदर्शनमूर्तिः ।
षट्कोणचक्रमध्ये च मूर्तिं षड्भुज मुच्यते. ॥ 40 ॥

dhruvādisnapanāṃtastu dhṛvava tkārayetkramāt |
adhikapāṭhāni |
avatāreṣu sarveṣu karmārcāsthānakaṃ smṛtaṃ |
sudarśanamūrtiḥ |
ṣaṭkoṇacakramadhye ca mūrtiṃ ṣaḍbhuja mucyate. || 40 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.40 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 (8.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhruva, Snapana, Tas, Adhika, Patha, Ani, Avatara, Sarva, Karman, Arca, Tha, Aka, Smrita, Sudarshana, Murti, Shatkonacakra, Adhi, Shadbhuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.40). 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: “dhruvādisnapanāṃtastu dhṛvava tkārayetkramāt ”
dhruvā -
dhruva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dhru (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
snapanān -
snapana (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tas -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Cannot analyse dhṛvava*tk
Cannot analyse tkārayetkramāt
Line 2: “adhikapāṭhāni ”
adhika -
adhika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāṭhā -
pāṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
Line 3: “avatāreṣu sarveṣu karmārcāsthānakaṃ smṛtaṃ ”
avatāreṣu -
avatāra (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
sarveṣu -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
karmā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
arcās -
arcā (noun, feminine)

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

arca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
thān -
tha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
akam -
aka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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 4: “sudarśanamūrtiḥ ”
sudarśana -
sudarśana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sudarśana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūrtiḥ -
mūrti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mūrti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 5: “ṣaṭkoṇacakramadhye ca mūrtiṃ ṣaḍbhuja mucyate. ”
ṣaṭkoṇacakram -
ṣaṭkoṇacakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaṭkoṇacakra (noun, neuter)

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

[dative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūrtim -
mūrti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

mūrti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ṣaḍbhuja -
ṣaḍbhuja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣaḍbhuja (noun, neuter)

[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]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021