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 4.42

गर्भालय द्वारभेदेन फलभेद निरूपणं ।
एवं गर्भगृहायामं तस्य द्वारं विधीयते ।
प्राग्द्वारं शुभदं प्रोक्तं दक्षिणे पुष्टिवर्धनम्. ॥ 42 ॥

garbhālaya dvārabhedena phalabheda nirūpaṇaṃ |
evaṃ garbhagṛhāyāmaṃ tasya dvāraṃ vidhīyate |
prāgdvāraṃ śubhadaṃ proktaṃ dakṣiṇe puṣṭivardhanam. || 42 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.42 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 (4.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Garbha, Alaya, Dvara, Bheda, Bhedena, Phala, Nirupana, Evam, Eva, Garbhagriha, Tad, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Pragdvar, Pragdvara, Shubhada, Prokta, Dakshine, Dakshina, Pushtivardhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.42). 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: “garbhālaya dvārabhedena phalabheda nirūpaṇaṃ
  • garbhā -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaya -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvāra -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhedena -
  • bhedena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhedena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bheda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bheda -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhid (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nirūpaṇam -
  • nirūpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ garbhagṛhāyāmaṃ tasya dvāraṃ vidhīyate
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • garbhagṛhāyām -
  • garbhagṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • dvāram -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 3: “prāgdvāraṃ śubhadaṃ proktaṃ dakṣiṇe puṣṭivardhanam.
  • prāgdvāram -
  • prāgdvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāgdvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāgdvārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prāgdvār (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhadam -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubhada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṣṭivardhanam -
  • puṣṭivardhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣṭivardhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣṭivardhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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