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 4.7

दिंणादिषुयोग्यनाद निरूपणं ब्राह्मणा दिवर्जानि ।
घंटानादं च बिंबानां पीठानां वेणुनादकम् ।
ताळं देवालयानां च शिलासु क्रम ईरितः. ॥ 7 ॥

diṃṇādiṣuyogyanāda nirūpaṇaṃ brāhmaṇā divarjāni |
ghaṃṭānādaṃ ca biṃbānāṃ pīṭhānāṃ veṇunādakam |
tāḷaṃ devālayānāṃ ca śilāsu krama īritaḥ. || 7 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.7 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 (4.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirupana, Brahmana, Diva, Div, Divan, Ani, Ghantanada, Bimba, Pitha, Venuna, Aka, Devalaya, Shila, Krama, Irita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.7). 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: “diṃṇādiṣuyogyanāda nirūpaṇaṃ brāhmaṇā divarjāni
  • Cannot analyse diṃṇādiṣuyogyanāda*ni
  • nirūpaṇam -
  • nirūpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divar -
  • divā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    diva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛjā -
  • ṛj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ghaṃṭānādaṃ ca biṃbānāṃ pīṭhānāṃ veṇunādakam
  • ghaṇṭānādam -
  • ghaṇṭānāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bimbānām -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pīṭhānām -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • veṇunād -
  • veṇuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • akam -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “tāḷaṃ devālayānāṃ ca śilāsu krama īritaḥ.
  • Cannot analyse tāḷam*de
  • devālayānām -
  • devālaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilāsu -
  • śilā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • krama* -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īritaḥ -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īr]
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