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 1.29

वसिष्ठः ।
वसिष्ठ वचनं तंत्रनाम संकीर्तनं ।
शत मेक मथाष्टौ च तंत्रेस्मि न्विदितं मया ।
नामधेयानिचैतेषां शृण्वंतु सुसमाहिताः. ॥ 29 ॥

vasiṣṭhaḥ |
vasiṣṭha vacanaṃ taṃtranāma saṃkīrtanaṃ |
śata meka mathāṣṭau ca taṃtresmi nviditaṃ mayā |
nāmadheyānicaiteṣāṃ śṛṇvaṃtu susamāhitāḥ. || 29 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.29 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:

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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 (1.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasishtha, Vacana, Tantra, Naman, Sankirtana, Shata, Meka, Matha, Maya, Asmad, Namadheya, Etad, Esha, Susamahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.29). 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: “vasiṣṭhaḥ
  • vasiṣṭhaḥ -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vasiṣṭha vacanaṃ taṃtranāma saṃkīrtanaṃ
  • vasiṣṭha -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tantra -
  • tantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkīrtanam -
  • saṅkīrtana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “śata meka mathāṣṭau ca taṃtresmi nviditaṃ mayā
  • śata -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • meka -
  • meka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mathāṣ -
  • matha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭau -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse tantresmi*nv
  • Cannot analyse nviditam*ma
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 4: “nāmadheyānicaiteṣāṃ śṛṇvaṃtu susamāhitāḥ.
  • nāmadheyāni -
  • nāmadheya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eteṣām -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śṛṇvantu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • susamāhitāḥ -
  • susamāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    susamāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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