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 11.12

चतुर्दिक्षु चतुस्सूत्रा नास्फाल्य चतुरश्रकम् ।
मध्यात्कोणस्पृशत्सूत्रं पार्श्वभागेनिधायच. ॥ 12 ॥

caturdikṣu catussūtrā nāsphālya caturaśrakam |
madhyātkoṇaspṛśatsūtraṃ pārśvabhāgenidhāyaca. || 12 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.12 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 (11.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catu, Catus, Dish, Dikshu, Nri, Sphalya, Caturashraka, Madhyat, Madhya, Kona, Sprishat, Sutra, Parshvabhaga, Nidhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.12). 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: “caturdikṣu catussūtrā nāsphālya caturaśrakam
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • 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]
  • sūtrā -
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphālya -
  • sphal -> sphālya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sphal class 1 verb]
    sphal -> sphālya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sphal class 1 verb]
  • caturaśrakam -
  • caturaśraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “madhyātkoṇaspṛśatsūtraṃ pārśvabhāgenidhāyaca.
  • madhyāt -
  • madhyāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • koṇa -
  • koṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spṛśat -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pārśvabhāge -
  • pārśvabhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nidhāya -
  • nidhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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