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 5.1

< Previous

Next >

ओं ।
श्री पांचरात्रदिव्यागमे श्रीपुरुषोत्तम संहितायां ।
पंचमोध्यायः ।
शिलासंग्रहणविधिः ।
प्रतिमा लक्षण ।
ब्रह्मौवाच ।
श्रवणार्थं ब्रह्म प्रश्नः ।
भगवन् देवदेवेश प्रतिमालक्षणं मम ।
सुविस्तरं यथा ब्रूहि श्रोतु मिच्छामितत्वतः ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrī pāṃcarātradivyāgame śrīpuruṣottama saṃhitāyāṃ |
paṃcamodhyāyaḥ |
śilāsaṃgrahaṇavidhiḥ |
pratimā lakṣaṇa |
brahmauvāca |
śravaṇārthaṃ brahma praśnaḥ |
bhagavan devadeveśa pratimālakṣaṇaṃ mama |
suvistaraṃ yathā brūhi śrotu micchāmitatvataḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.1 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 (5.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Pancaratra, Div, Divi, Divya, Agama, Purushottama, Samhita, Pancama, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Aya, Ayas, Shila, Sangrahana, Vidhi, Pratima, Lakshana, Brahma, Brahman, Shravanartha, Prashna, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Devadevesha, Pratimalakshana, Asmad, Suvistara, Yatha, Mit, Shamita, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.1). 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: “oṃ ”
Cannot analyse om
Line 2: “śrī pāṃcarātradivyāgame śrīpuruṣottama saṃhitāyāṃ ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
pāñcarātra -
pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāñcarātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
divyā -
divi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

divī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

divya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√div -> divya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √div]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āgame -
āgama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āgama (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

āgamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
puruṣottama -
puruṣottama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃhitāyām -
saṃhitā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 3: “paṃcamodhyāyaḥ ”
pañcamo -
pañcama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhyā -
dhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āyaḥ -
āyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 4: “śilāsaṃgrahaṇavidhiḥ ”
śilā -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
saṅgrahaṇa -
saṅgrahaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅgrahaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhiḥ -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 5: “pratimā lakṣaṇa ”
pratimā* -
pratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

pratimā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

pratima (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
lakṣaṇa -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 6: “brahmauvāca ”
brahmau -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
auvā -
√u (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
aca -
√ac (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√añc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 7: “śravaṇārthaṃ brahma praśnaḥ ”
śravaṇārtham -
śravaṇārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śravaṇārtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
praśnaḥ -
praśna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 8: “bhagavan devadeveśa pratimālakṣaṇaṃ mama ”
bhagavan -
bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
devadeveśa -
devadeveśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratimālakṣaṇam -
pratimālakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
Line 9: “suvistaraṃ yathā brūhi śrotu micchāmitatvataḥ ”
suvistaram -
suvistara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

suvistara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

suvistarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
śrotu -
śrotu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
micch -
mit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
śāmita -
√śam -> śāmita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √śam]

√śam -> śāmita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √śam]

√śam -> śāmita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śam]

√śam -> śāmita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śam]
tvat -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021