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 8.32

देप्यादिमानविधिः ।
देवीमानं ततो वक्ष्ये नासांतं विग्रहस्य च ।
ओष्ठांतं मध्यमं प्रोक्तं चिबुकांत मथाधमम्. ॥ 32 ॥

depyādimānavidhiḥ |
devīmānaṃ tato vakṣye nāsāṃtaṃ vigrahasya ca |
oṣṭhāṃtaṃ madhyamaṃ proktaṃ cibukāṃta mathādhamam. || 32 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.32 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 (8.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devi, Ana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vakshya, Nasa, Nas, Antam, Anta, Vigraha, Oshtha, Tap, Madhyama, Prokta, Cibuka, Matha, Mathin, Math, Adhama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.32). 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: “depyādimānavidhiḥ
  • Cannot analyse depyādimānavidhiḥ
  • Line 2: “devīmānaṃ tato vakṣye nāsāṃtaṃ vigrahasya ca
  • devīm -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • nāsā -
  • nāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nas (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual]
    nās (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vigrahasya -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vigraha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “oṣṭhāṃtaṃ madhyamaṃ proktaṃ cibukāṃta mathādhamam.
  • oṣṭhān -
  • oṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cibukān -
  • cibuka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mathā -
  • mathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    matha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mathin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    math (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    math (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhamam -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dham (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
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