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 1.19

तद्वस्चर्वेषु शास्त्रेषु पांचरात्रं प्रशस्यते ।
पांचरात्रं महद्दिव्यंशास्त्रंश्रुतिविभावनम्. ॥ 19 ॥

tadvascarveṣu śāstreṣu pāṃcarātraṃ praśasyate |
pāṃcarātraṃ mahaddivyaṃśāstraṃśrutivibhāvanam. || 19 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.19 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 (1.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shastra, Pancaratra, Prashasyata, Mahat, Divya, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Vibhavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.19). 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: “tadvascarveṣu śāstreṣu pāṃcarātraṃ praśasyate
  • Cannot analyse tadvascarveṣu*śā
  • śāstreṣu -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pāñcarātram -
  • pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāñcarātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praśasyate -
  • praśasyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “pāṃcarātraṃ mahaddivyaṃśāstraṃśrutivibhāvanam.
  • pāñcarātram -
  • pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāñcarātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahad -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • divyaṃ -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śāstraṃ -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vibhāvanam -
  • vibhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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