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 4.26

यद्वा रथांगं कुर्वीत सिंहव्याळ म थापिव ।
अंतरावरणं कुर्यात् नृत्तमंटपमध्यतः. ॥ 26 ॥

yadvā rathāṃgaṃ kurvīta siṃhavyāḷa ma thāpiva |
aṃtarāvaraṇaṃ kuryāt nṛttamaṃṭapamadhyataḥ. || 26 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.26 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:

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

Yadva, Rathanga, Tha, Antara, Arana, Nritta, Mantapa, Adhi, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.26). 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: “yadvā rathāṃgaṃ kurvīta siṃhavyāḷa ma thāpiva
  • yadvā* -
  • yadvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathāṅgam -
  • rathāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rathāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rathāṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse siṃhavyāḷa*ma
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apiva -
  • pi (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Line 2: “aṃtarāvaraṇaṃ kuryāt nṛttamaṃṭapamadhyataḥ.
  • antarāva -
  • antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • araṇam -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • nṛtta -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • maṇṭapam -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
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