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 4.1

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ओं ।
श्रीमत्पांचरात्रदिव्यागमे श्रीपुरुषोत्तम संहितायां ।
चतुर्थोध्यायः ।
आलयलक्षणमूर्ध्नेष्टकाविधानम् ।
आलय निर्माण विधिः ।
वसिष्ठः ।
देवालयप्रमाणानि श्वणुध्वंमुनिसत्तमाः ।
उत्तमं प्रस्तरा दारूमध्यमं चेष्टकास्मृतम्. ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrīmatpāṃcarātradivyāgame śrīpuruṣottama saṃhitāyāṃ |
caturthodhyāyaḥ |
ālayalakṣaṇamūrdhneṣṭakāvidhānam |
ālaya nirmāṇa vidhiḥ |
vasiṣṭhaḥ |
devālayapramāṇāni śvaṇudhvaṃmunisattamāḥ |
uttamaṃ prastarā dārūmadhyamaṃ ceṣṭakāsmṛtam. || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.1 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 (4.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrimat, Pancaratra, Div, Divi, Divya, Agama, Shri, Purushottama, Samhita, Caturtha, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Aya, Ayas, Alayalakshana, Murdhan, Ishtaka, Avidhana, Alaya, Nirmana, Vidhi, Vasishtha, Devalaya, Pramana, Uttamam, Uttama, Prastara, Daru, Madhyama, Ceshtaka, Asmrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.1). 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: “oṃ ”
Cannot analyse om
Line 2: “śrīmatpāṃcarātradivyāgame śrīpuruṣottama saṃhitāyāṃ ”
śrīmat -
śrīmat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śrīmat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pāñcarātra -
pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāñcarātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
divyā -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

divī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

divya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√div -> divya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √div]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āgame -
āgama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āgama (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

āgamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
puruṣottama -
puruṣottama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃhitāyām -
saṃhitā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 3: “caturthodhyāyaḥ ”
caturtho -
caturtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhyā -
dhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āyaḥ -
āyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 4: “ālayalakṣaṇamūrdhneṣṭakāvidhānam ”
ālayalakṣaṇa -
ālayalakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ālayalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūrdhne -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
iṣṭakā -
iṣṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣṭakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avidhānam -
avidhāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 5: “ālaya nirmāṇa vidhiḥ ”
ālaya -
ālaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirmāṇa -
nirmāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhiḥ -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 6: “vasiṣṭhaḥ ”
vasiṣṭhaḥ -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 7: “devālayapramāṇāni śvaṇudhvaṃmunisattamāḥ ”
devālaya -
devālaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pramāṇāni -
pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse śvaṇudhvaṃmunisattamāḥ
Line 8: “uttamaṃ prastarā dārūmadhyamaṃ ceṣṭakāsmṛtam. ”
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prastarā* -
prastara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dārū -
dāru (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dāru (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
madhyamam -
madhyama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhyama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

madhyamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ceṣṭakā -
ceṣṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ceṣṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ceṣṭakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmṛtam -
asmṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asmṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021