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 5.30

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वैश्यस्य द्वेच विज्ञेया शूद्र स्याका प्रकीर्तिता ।
शिलासंग्रहे काल विनियमनम् शिला संग्रहण विधिः ।
प्रशस्तं सर्वमासेषु शिला संग्रहणं द्विज. ॥ 30 ॥

vaiśyasya dveca vijñeyā śūdra syākā prakīrtitā |
śilāsaṃgrahe kāla viniyamanam śilā saṃgrahaṇa vidhiḥ |
praśastaṃ sarvamāseṣu śilā saṃgrahaṇaṃ dvija. || 30 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.30 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 (5.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishya, Dva, Vijneya, Shudra, Sya, Prakirtita, Shila, Asangraha, Kala, Yamana, Sangrahana, Vidhi, Prashasta, Sarvam, Sarva, Asa, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.30). 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: “vaiśyasya dveca vijñeyā śūdra syākā prakīrtitā ”
vaiśyasya -
vaiśya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vaiśya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dve -
dva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

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

dvā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijñeyā -
vijñeyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
syā -
si (noun, feminine)

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

sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

syā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ākā -
prakīrtitā -
prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śilāsaṃgrahe kāla viniyamanam śilā saṃgrahaṇa vidhiḥ ”
śilā -
śila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śil (verb class 6)

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

[locative single]
kāla -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vini -
vi (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yamanam -
yamana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yamana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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 3: “praśastaṃ sarvamāseṣu śilā saṃgrahaṇaṃ dvija. ”
praśastam -
praśasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praśasta (noun, neuter)

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

praśastā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āseṣu -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

āsa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
śilā -
śilā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅgrahaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021