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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 11.21
प्लक्ष श्चैवतु चत्वारो तोरणार्थं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
तदुत्सेधमधो वक्ष्ये तोरणानांच सर्वशः ॥ 21 ॥
plakṣa ścaivatu catvāro toraṇārthaṃ prakalpayet |
tadutsedhamadho vakṣye toraṇānāṃca sarvaśaḥ || 21 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.21 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 (11.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Plaksha, Catu, Aru, Torana, Artha, Pra, Tad, Tat, Utsedha, Adhah, Adhas, Vakshya, Sarvashah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “plakṣa ścaivatu catvāro toraṇārthaṃ prakalpayet ”
- plakṣa -
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plakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√plakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse ścaivatu*ca
- catvā -
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catu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]catu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]catu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- āro -
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āru (noun, feminine)[vocative single]āru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- toraṇā -
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toraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]toraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]toraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kalpayet -
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√kḷp (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “tadutsedhamadho vakṣye toraṇānāṃca sarvaśaḥ ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- utsedham -
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utsedha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utsedha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adho* -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vakṣye -
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√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]
- toraṇānāñ -
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toraṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvaśaḥ -
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sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]