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 4.31

चतुरश्रं वा यतं वा चतुर्द्वारं चतुर्दिशम् ।
वातायनं सयुग्मंतुनकुर्याद्भित्तिबंधनम्. ॥ 31 ॥

caturaśraṃ vā yataṃ vā caturdvāraṃ caturdiśam |
vātāyanaṃ sayugmaṃtunakuryādbhittibaṃdhanam. || 31 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.31 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 (4.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturashra, Var, Yata, Caturdvara, Caturdisham, Vatayana, Sayu, Tuna, Bandhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “caturaśraṃ yataṃ caturdvāraṃ caturdiśam
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yatam -
  • yat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caturdvāram -
  • caturdvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturdvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturdvārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturdiśam -
  • caturdiśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vātāyanaṃ sayugmaṃtunakuryādbhittibaṃdhanam.
  • vātāyanam -
  • vātāyana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vātāyana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vātāyanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sayu -
  • sayu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sayu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sayu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gman -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active third plural]
  • tuna -
  • tuna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tuna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhitti -
  • bhitti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bandhanam -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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