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 6.12

निस्त्राणि तानलहता कुंजराशनिदूषिताः ।
पशुभिःस्सेविता ये च छायादाये महापथि. ॥ 12 ॥

nistrāṇi tānalahatā kuṃjarāśanidūṣitāḥ |
paśubhiḥssevitā ye ca chāyādāye mahāpathi. || 12 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 6.12 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 (6.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nih, Tra, Tana, Hata, Kunjara, Ashan, Ashani, Ashanin, Dushita, Yah, Yat, Chaya, Aya, Mah, Maha, Apathin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 6.12). 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: “nistrāṇi tānalahatā kuṃjarāśanidūṣitāḥ
  • nis -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • trāṇi -
  • tra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hatā -
  • hatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • kuñjarā -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuñjarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśani -
  • aśani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    aśanin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśanin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dūṣitāḥ -
  • dūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √duṣ], [vocative plural from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √duṣ], [vocative plural from √duṣ], [accusative plural from √duṣ]
  • Line 2: “paśubhiḥssevitā ye ca chāyādāye mahāpathi.
  • Cannot analyse paśubhiḥssevitā*ye
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • chāyād -
  • chāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    chāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āye -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apathi -
  • apathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
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