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 3.19

विष्णो रायतन स्यॆह न नरो विष्णुलोकभाक् ।
इष्टकानि च यत्तिष्ठे द्या वदायतनं हरेः ॥ 19 ॥

viṣṇo rāyatana syaॆha na naro viṣṇulokabhāk |
iṣṭakāni ca yattiṣṭhe dyā vadāyatanaṃ hareḥ || 19 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 3.19 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:

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

Vishnu, Nara, Nri, Vishnuloka, Bhaj, Ishtaka, Yat, Yad, Tishtha, Vada, Tana, Hari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 3.19). 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: “viṣṇo rāyatana syaॆha na naro viṣṇulokabhāk
  • viṣṇo -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • rāyata -
  • rai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse syaॆha*na
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naro* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viṣṇuloka -
  • viṣṇuloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāk -
  • bhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “iṣṭakāni ca yattiṣṭhe dyā vadāyatanaṃ hareḥ
  • iṣṭakāni -
  • iṣṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tiṣṭhe -
  • tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dyā -
  • vadāya -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tanam -
  • tana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hareḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
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