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 5.38

बलिप्रदानम् ।
पललं रजनीचूर्णं सलाजं दधिसक्तु च ।
भूतं क्रूर मितिप्रोक्तं तैन भूतबलिंहरेत्. ॥ 38 ॥

balipradānam |
palalaṃ rajanīcūrṇaṃ salājaṃ dadhisaktu ca |
bhūtaṃ krūra mitiproktaṃ taina bhūtabaliṃharet. || 38 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.38 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 (5.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balipradana, Palala, Rajanicurna, Sala, Aja, Bhuta, Krura, Mit, Prokta, Tan, Aina, Bhutabali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.38). 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: “balipradānam
  • balipradānam -
  • balipradāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    balipradāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “palalaṃ rajanīcūrṇaṃ salājaṃ dadhisaktu ca
  • palalam -
  • palala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    palala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rajanīcūrṇam -
  • rajanīcūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rajanīcūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • salā -
  • sala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ajam -
  • ajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    aja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadhisaktu -
  • dadhisaktu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “bhūtaṃ krūra mitiproktaṃ taina bhūtabaliṃharet.
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • krūra -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • miti -
  • miti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tai -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aina -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtabaliṃ -
  • bhūtabali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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