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 11.23

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पंचहस्तनया वापि चतुर्हस्तंतु वापुनः ।
तदर्थं पट्टिकाकारं तोरणानिच कारयेत्. ॥ 23 ॥

paṃcahastanayā vāpi caturhastaṃtu vāpunaḥ |
tadarthaṃ paṭṭikākāraṃ toraṇānica kārayet. || 23 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.23 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 (11.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancahasta, Naya, Vapi, Vapin, Catu, Catus, Puna, Tadartha, Pattika, Akara, Torana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.23). 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: “paṃcahastanayā vāpi caturhastaṃtu vāpunaḥ ”
pañcahasta -
pañcahasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nayā* -
naya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vāpi -
vāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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]
has -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tantu -
tantu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tadarthaṃ paṭṭikākāraṃ toraṇānica kārayet. ”
tadartham -
tadartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tadartha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tadarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paṭṭikā -
paṭṭika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṭṭika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṭṭikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akāram -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
toraṇāni -
toraṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kārayet -
√kṛ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021