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 25.29

ब्रह्मविष्णु महेशानां रक्तपांडु रमेचकैः ।
वर्णैर्गुणानुसारेण चावाह्यावरणत्रये. ॥ 29 ॥

brahmaviṣṇu maheśānāṃ raktapāṃḍu ramecakaiḥ |
varṇairguṇānusāreṇa cāvāhyāvaraṇatraye. || 29 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 25.29 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 (25.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Mahesha, Rakta, Pandu, Rama, Caka, Varna, Guna, Usri, Ara, Avahya, Raya, Rayi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 25.29). 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: “brahmaviṣṇu maheśānāṃ raktapāṃḍu ramecakaiḥ
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • maheśānām -
  • maheśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • rakta -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • pāṇḍu -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • rame -
  • rama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • cakaiḥ -
  • caka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “varṇairguṇānusāreṇa cāvāhyāvaraṇatraye.
  • varṇair -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • usā -
  • usṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • areṇa -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvāhyāva -
  • āvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • araṇat -
  • raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • raye -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rayi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rayi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ray (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
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