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 5.61

शीलानादविहीनंतु नपुंसक मुदाहृतम् ।
स्त्रीपुन्नपुंसक शिलानामुपयोगानि गर्भवतीशिलावर्जनीयां गर्भपरीक्षा ।
पुल्लिंगे प्रतिमा प्रोक्ता स्त्रीलिंगे पादपीठिका. ॥ 61 ॥

śīlānādavihīnaṃtu napuṃsaka mudāhṛtam |
strīpunnapuṃsaka śilānāmupayogāni garbhavatīśilāvarjanīyāṃ garbhaparīkṣā |
pulliṃge pratimā proktā strīliṃge pādapīṭhikā. || 61 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.61 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shila, Ada, Napumsaka, Mud, Muda, Ahrita, Stri, Punnapumsaka, Upayoga, Ani, Garbhavati, Garbha, Pariksha, Pratima, Prokta, Strilinga, Padapithika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śīlānādavihīnaṃtu napuṃsaka mudāhṛtam
  • śīlān -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āda -
  • āda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    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]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ihī -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • antu -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • napuṃsaka -
  • napuṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    napuṃsaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mudā -
  • muda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mud (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahṛtam -
  • ahṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “strīpunnapuṃsaka śilānāmupayogāni garbhavatīśilāvarjanīyāṃ garbhaparīkṣā
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • punnapuṃsaka -
  • punnapuṃsaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilānām -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • upayogā -
  • upayoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • garbhavatī -
  • garbhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śilāvar -
  • śil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛja -
  • ṛj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • nīyā -
  • -> nīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • garbha -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parīkṣā -
  • parīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “pulliṃge pratimā proktā strīliṃge pādapīṭhikā.
  • Cannot analyse pulliṅge*pr
  • pratimā -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • proktā -
  • proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • strīliṅge -
  • strīliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    strīliṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    strīliṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pādapīṭhikā -
  • pādapīṭhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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