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 11.19

पंचकुंड विधानं ।
चतुरश्रं भवे त्प्राच्यां दक्षिणे धनुराकृतिः ।
पश्चिमे वर्तुलं कुंडं उत्तरे त्रिश्रकुंडकम्. ॥ 19 ॥

paṃcakuṃḍa vidhānaṃ |
caturaśraṃ bhave tprācyāṃ dakṣiṇe dhanurākṛtiḥ |
paścime vartulaṃ kuṃḍaṃ uttare triśrakuṃḍakam. || 19 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.19 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 (11.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panca, Pancan, Kunda, Vidhana, Caturashra, Bhava, Bhu, Dakshine, Dakshina, Dhanurakriti, Pashcime, Pashcima, Vartula, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.19). 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: “paṃcakuṃḍa vidhānaṃ
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kuṇḍa -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidhānam -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “caturaśraṃ bhave tprācyāṃ dakṣiṇe dhanurākṛtiḥ
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse tprācyām*da
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhanurākṛtiḥ -
  • dhanurākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanurākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “paścime vartulaṃ kuṃḍaṃ uttare triśrakuṃḍakam.
  • paścime -
  • paścime (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    paścima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paścimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vartulam -
  • vartula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vartula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vartulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuṇḍam -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse triśrakuṇḍakam
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