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 5.13

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वारुणेचैव माहेंद्री आग्नेयी वायवी तथा ।
चतस्रस्तु शिलाः प्रोक्तास्तासां लक्षण मुच्यते. ॥ 13 ॥

vāruṇecaiva māheṃdrī āgneyī vāyavī tathā |
catasrastu śilāḥ proktāstāsāṃ lakṣaṇa mucyate. || 13 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.13 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 (5.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varuna, Varuni, Mahendri, Agneyi, Vayavi, Tatha, Astu, Shila, Prokta, Lakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “vāruṇecaiva māheṃdrī āgneyī vāyavī tathā ”
vāruṇe -
vāruṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāruṇa (noun, neuter)

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

vāruṇi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vāruṇi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vāruṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
māhendrī -
māhendrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
āgneyī -
āgneyī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
vāyavī -
vāyavī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “catasrastu śilāḥ proktāstāsāṃ lakṣaṇa mucyate. ”
catasra -
catasṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
astu -
astu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
śilāḥ -
śila (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
proktās -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

proktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tāsām -
sā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
lakṣaṇa -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mucyate -
√muc (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√muc (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021