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 5.59

नादेनवर्चनीयशिला निरूपणं ।
नादश्च कांस्यघंटाच एतच्छिन्हानि वर्जयेत् ।
कांस्य वन्मध्यभागेतुमूले वैकांस्यताडने. ॥ 59 ॥

nādenavarcanīyaśilā nirūpaṇaṃ |
nādaśca kāṃsyaghaṃṭāca etacchinhāni varjayet |
kāṃsya vanmadhyabhāgetumūle vaikāṃsyatāḍane. || 59 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.59 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 (5.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nada, Varcaniya, Shila, Nirupana, Kamsi, Kamsya, Aghanta, Madhyabhaga, Tumula, Tadana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.59). 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: “nādenavarcanīyaśilā nirūpaṇaṃ
  • nādena -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • varcanīya -
  • varc -> varcanīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √varc class 1 verb]
    varc -> varcanīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √varc class 1 verb]
  • śilā* -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirūpaṇam -
  • nirūpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nādaśca kāṃsyaghaṃṭāca etacchinhāni varjayet
  • nādaś -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṃsya -
  • kāṃsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāṃs]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
  • aghaṇṭā -
  • aghaṇṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āca* -
  • Cannot analyse etacchinhāni*va
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arjayet -
  • ṛj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “kāṃsya vanmadhyabhāgetumūle vaikāṃsyatāḍane.
  • kāṃsya -
  • kāṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāṃs]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • an -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • madhyabhāge -
  • madhyabhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tumūle -
  • tumūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tumūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kāṃsya -
  • kāṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāṃs]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
  • tāḍane -
  • tāḍana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tāḍana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tāḍanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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