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 28.26

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कपिल नारसिंह लक्षणं ।
स्थूलचक्रद्वयं मध्ये गुंजालाक्ष्मक्तकर्तनः ।
स्फुटिते विषमे चक्रे नारसिंहस्तु कापिलः. ॥ 26 ॥

kapila nārasiṃha lakṣaṇaṃ |
sthūlacakradvayaṃ madhye guṃjālākṣmaktakartanaḥ |
sphuṭite viṣame cakre nārasiṃhastu kāpilaḥ. || 26 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.26 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 (28.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kapila, Narasimha, Lakshana, Sthula, Cakradvaya, Madhye, Madhya, Sphutita, Vishama, Cakra, Cakri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.26). 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: “kapila nārasiṃha lakṣaṇaṃ ”
kapila -
kapila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kapila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nārasiṃha -
nārasiṃha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nārasiṃha (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: “sthūlacakradvayaṃ madhye guṃjālākṣmaktakartanaḥ ”
sthūla -
sthūla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakradvayam -
cakradvaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakradvaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse guñjālākṣmaktakartanaḥ
Line 3: “sphuṭite viṣame cakre nārasiṃhastu kāpilaḥ. ”
sphuṭite -
sphuṭita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphuṭita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sphuṭitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [locative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]

√sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [locative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [locative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]

√sphuṭ -> sphuṭitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
viṣame -
viṣama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

viṣama (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

viṣamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cakre -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cakri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cakri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
nārasiṃhas -
nārasiṃha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kāpilaḥ -
kāpila (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021