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 8.39

स्नपनं चोत्सवार्थं स्यात् स्नापनार्थं बलि स्तथा ।
सालग्रामं च दीर्थार्थं इति ष ड्बेरलक्षणम्. ॥ 39 ॥

snapanaṃ cotsavārthaṃ syāt snāpanārthaṃ bali stathā |
sālagrāmaṃ ca dīrthārthaṃ iti ṣa ḍberalakṣaṇam. || 39 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.39 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 (8.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snapana, Utsava, Artha, Syat, Sya, Balin, Bali, Salagrama, Tha, Iti, Sha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 8.39). 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: “snapanaṃ cotsavārthaṃ syāt snāpanārthaṃ bali stathā
  • snapanam -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsavā -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • snāpanā -
  • snāpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bali -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    balī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse stathā
  • Line 2: “sālagrāmaṃ ca dīrthārthaṃ iti ṣa ḍberalakṣaṇam.
  • sālagrāmam -
  • sālagrāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sālagrāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīr -
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṣa -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse ḍberalakṣaṇam
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