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 4.62

दिक्ष्वष्टासु तथाधाम्मि शांतिहोमं प्रवर्तयेत् ।
वेदपारायणै स्सार्थं पठद्भिश्शाकुनं प्रति. ॥ 62 ॥

dikṣvaṣṭāsu tathādhāmmi śāṃtihomaṃ pravartayet |
vedapārāyaṇai ssārthaṃ paṭhadbhiśśākunaṃ prati. || 62 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.62 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 (4.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dish, Dikshu, Ashta, Shantihoma, Pra, Veda, Pathat, Shakuna, Prati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.62). 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: “dikṣvaṣṭāsu tathādhāmmi śāṃtihomaṃ pravartayet
  • dikṣva -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • aṣṭāsu -
  • aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √ class 5 verb]
  • Cannot analyse tathādhāmmi*śā
  • śāntihomam -
  • śāntihoma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartayet -
  • vṛt (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “vedapārāyaṇai ssārthaṃ paṭhadbhiśśākunaṃ prati.
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pārāyaṇai -
  • Cannot analyse ssārtham*pa
  • paṭhadbhiś -
  • paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]
  • śākunam -
  • śākuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śākuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śākunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
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