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 28.7

आदिकूर्म लक्षणं ।
वृत्तायताकूर्ममूर्तिः कनकच्छवि संयुतः ।
स्नुहिपुष्पाकृतिर्वासि चक्रस्यो भयपार्श्वतः. ॥ 7 ॥

ādikūrma lakṣaṇaṃ |
vṛttāyatākūrmamūrtiḥ kanakacchavi saṃyutaḥ |
snuhipuṣpākṛtirvāsi cakrasyo bhayapārśvataḥ. || 7 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.7 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 (28.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adikurma, Lakshana, Vritta, Tan, Kurma, Murti, Kanaka, Ccha, Samyuta, Snuhi, Snuh, Pushpa, Akriti, Vasi, Vasin, Bhaya, Parshvatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.7). 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: “ādikūrma lakṣaṇaṃ
  • ādikūrma -
  • ādikūrma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādikūrma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vṛttāyatākūrmamūrtiḥ kanakacchavi saṃyutaḥ
  • vṛttāya -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kūrma -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrtiḥ -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanaka -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃyutaḥ -
  • saṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “snuhipuṣpākṛtirvāsi cakrasyo bhayapārśvataḥ.
  • snuhi -
  • snuhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    snuhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    snuh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    snuh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    snuh (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    snu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • puṣpā -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtir -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāsi -
  • vāsi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • cakrasyo -
  • bhaya -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pārśvataḥ -
  • pārśvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
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