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 1.38

श्रीपुष्करमहालक्ष्मी कुशलानंद पावनाः ।
पंचप्रश्नश्रियःप्रश्नं प्रह्लादंसात्वतंततः. ॥ 38 ॥

śrīpuṣkaramahālakṣmī kuśalānaṃda pāvanāḥ |
paṃcapraśnaśriyaḥpraśnaṃ prahlādaṃsātvataṃtataḥ. || 38 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.38 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 (1.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Pushkara, Aha, Alakshmi, Kushala, Anda, Pavana, Pancaprashna, Shriya, Prashna, Prahlada, Antatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 1.38). 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: “śrīpuṣkaramahālakṣmī kuśalānaṃda pāvanāḥ
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • puṣkaram -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alakṣmī -
  • alakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kuśalān -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anda -
  • anda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    and (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāvanāḥ -
  • pāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pāvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “paṃcapraśnaśriyaḥpraśnaṃ prahlādaṃsātvataṃtataḥ.
  • pañcapraśna -
  • pañcapraśna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcapraśna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śriyaḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praśnam -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prahlādaṃ -
  • prahlāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sātvat -
  • sātvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • antataḥ -
  • antataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
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