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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 2.27
कूर्मयंत्रं प्रतिष्ठाव्य यंत्रं सौदर्शनंमहत् ।
तस्योपरि च विन्यन्यशिलाशंकुं निवेशयेत्. ॥ 27 ॥
kūrmayaṃtraṃ pratiṣṭhāvya yaṃtraṃ saudarśanaṃmahat |
tasyopari ca vinyanyaśilāśaṃkuṃ niveśayet. || 27 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 2.27 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 (2.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kurma, Yantra, Pratishtha, Avya, Saudarshana, Mahat, Tad, Upari, Ani, Anya, Ashila, Shanku,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “kūrmayaṃtraṃ pratiṣṭhāvya yaṃtraṃ saudarśanaṃmahat ”
- kūrma -
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kūrma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantram -
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yantra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pratiṣṭhā -
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pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avya -
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avya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√u -> avya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
- yantram -
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yantra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saudarśanaṃ -
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saudarśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mahat -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tasyopari ca vinyanyaśilāśaṃkuṃ niveśayet. ”
- tasyo -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vinya -
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vi (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- aśilā -
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aśilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaṅkum -
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śaṅku (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- veśayet -
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√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]