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 11.4

चतुर्द्वारसमायुक्तं चतुस्तोरणभूषितम् ।
तद्भुवं नवधा कृत्वा मध्यमे ब्रह्मणः पदे. ॥ 4 ॥

caturdvārasamāyuktaṃ catustoraṇabhūṣitam |
tadbhuvaṃ navadhā kṛtvā madhyame brahmaṇaḥ pade. || 4 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.4 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 (11.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturdvara, Samayukta, Catu, Catus, Torana, Bhushita, Tad, Tat, Bhuva, Bhu, Navadha, Kritva, Kritvan, Madhyama, Brahman, Brahmana, Pada, Padi, Pad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.4). 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: “caturdvārasamāyuktaṃ catustoraṇabhūṣitam
  • caturdvāra -
  • caturdvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturdvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāyuktam -
  • samāyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • catus -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • toraṇa -
  • toraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    toraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣitam -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhūṣ], [accusative single from √bhūṣ]
  • Line 2: “tadbhuvaṃ navadhā kṛtvā madhyame brahmaṇaḥ pade.
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhuvam -
  • bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhuva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • navadhā -
  • navadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    navadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhyame -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pade -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    padi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
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