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 1.3

त द्वदस्व महच्छास्त्रं निश्रेयसकरं शुभं ।
एव सांसारिकं दुःखं तरामोज्ञानवर्त्मना. ॥ 3 ॥

ta dvadasva mahacchāstraṃ niśreyasakaraṃ śubhaṃ |
eva sāṃsārikaṃ duḥkhaṃ tarāmojñānavartmanā. || 3 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.3 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dva, Ada, Sva, Svan, Mahat, Shastra, Shreyasaka, Shubha, Shubh, Eva, Samsarika, Duhkham, Duhkha, Jnana, Vartman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.3). 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: “ta dvadasva mahacchāstraṃ niśreyasakaraṃ śubhaṃ
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • dva -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ada -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahacch -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śreyasaka -
  • śreyasaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreyasaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “eva sāṃsārikaṃ duḥkhaṃ tarāmojñānavartmanā.
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāṃsārikam -
  • sāṃsārika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāṃsārika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāṃsārikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tarāmo -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [present active first plural]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartmanā -
  • vartman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
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