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 3.26

नापि कीर्त्यै नधर्मर्थं तस्य स्वा म्येधको गुणः ।
तस्मा द्वित्तं समासाद्यदैवाद्वापौरुषा दथा. ॥ 26 ॥

nāpi kīrtyai nadharmarthaṃ tasya svā myedhako guṇaḥ |
tasmā dvittaṃ samāsādyadaivādvāpauruṣā dathā. || 26 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 3.26 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 (3.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Api, Kirti, Tad, Guna, Sma, Sman, Samasadya, Daivat, Daiva, Vapa, Vapi, Aurusha, Dad, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 3.26). 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: “nāpi kīrtyai nadharmarthaṃ tasya svā myedhako guṇaḥ
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kīrtyai -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    kīrtī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    kīrt (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive first single]
  • Cannot analyse nadharmartham*ta
  • tasya -
  • 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]
  • svā* -
  • Cannot analyse myedhako*gu
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmā dvittaṃ samāsādyadaivādvāpauruṣā dathā.
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • smā -
  • smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse dvittam*sa
  • samāsādya -
  • samāsādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samāsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daivād -
  • daivāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vāpau -
  • vāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • auruṣā* -
  • auruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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