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 9.1

ओं ।
श्रीमत्पांचरात्रे श्रीपुरुषोत्तमसंहितायां ।
नवमोध्यायः ।
रथादियानलक्षणविधिः ।
रथलक्षणं ।
श्लो. रथस्य लक्षणं वक्ष्ये देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः ।
विमानोच्छ्रायमानंवागोपुरोच्छ्रायमेवना. ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrīmatpāṃcarātre śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitāyāṃ |
navamodhyāyaḥ |
rathādiyānalakṣaṇavidhiḥ |
rathalakṣaṇaṃ |
ślo. rathasya lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye devadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ |
vimānocchrāyamānaṃvāgopurocchrāyamevanā. || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 9.1 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 (9.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrimat, Pancaratra, Shri, Purushottama, Samhita, Navama, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Aya, Ayas, Ratha, Iyana, Lakshana, Vidhi, Rathalakshana, Vakshya, Devadeva, Sharngin, Vimana, Ucchraya, Ana, Vagu, Pura, Pur, Puru, Eva, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 9.1). 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: “oṃ
  • Cannot analyse om
  • Line 2: “śrīmatpāṃcarātre śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitāyāṃ
  • śrīmat -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāñcarātre -
  • pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāñcarātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • puruṣottama -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitāyām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “navamodhyāyaḥ
  • navamo -
  • navama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhyā -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyaḥ -
  • āyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “rathādiyānalakṣaṇavidhiḥ
  • rathād -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iyāna -
  • i -> iyāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> iyāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • lakṣaṇa -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “rathalakṣaṇaṃ
  • rathalakṣaṇam -
  • rathalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 6: “ślo. rathasya lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye devadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ
  • Cannot analyse ślo*ra
  • rathasya -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • devadevasya -
  • devadeva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • śārṅgiṇaḥ -
  • śārṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 7: “vimānocchrāyamānaṃvāgopurocchrāyamevanā.
  • vimāno -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchrāyam -
  • ucchrāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ānaṃ -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vāgo -
  • vāgu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • puro -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    puru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ucchrāyam -
  • ucchrāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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