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 10.8

उत्तमं शुक्लपक्षं तु कृष्णपक्षेपि वा भवेत् ।
त्याज्यदिवसानि ।
गुरावस्तंगते शुक्रे व्यतीपाते तु वर्जयेत्. ॥ 8 ॥

uttamaṃ śuklapakṣaṃ tu kṛṣṇapakṣepi vā bhavet |
tyājyadivasāni |
gurāvastaṃgate śukre vyatīpāte tu varjayet. || 8 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 10.8 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 (10.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uttamam, Uttama, Shuklapaksha, Var, Tyajya, Divasa, Ani, Guru, Astam, Gat, Gata, Gati, Shukra, Vyatipata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 10.8). 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: “uttamaṃ śuklapakṣaṃ tu kṛṣṇapakṣepi bhavet
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śuklapakṣam -
  • śuklapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse kṛṣṇapakṣepi*vā
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tyājyadivasāni
  • tyājya -
  • tyājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √tyaj]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √tyaj]
    tyaj -> tyājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj]
    tyaj -> tyājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj]
  • divasā -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “gurāvastaṃgate śukre vyatīpāte tu varjayet.
  • gurāva -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • astaṅ -
  • astam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śukre -
  • śukra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śukra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śukrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vyatīpāte -
  • vyatīpāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • va -
  • 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]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arjayet -
  • ṛj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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