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 11.31

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अष्टांगुलं वा कुर्वीत षोडशांगुल मायतम् ।
चतुरंगुळविस्तारं पट्टिकार्थं तु पंकजम्. ॥ 31 ॥

aṣṭāṃgulaṃ vā kurvīta ṣoḍaśāṃgula māyatam |
caturaṃguḷavistāraṃ paṭṭikārthaṃ tu paṃkajam. || 31 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.31 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 (11.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtangula, Shodasha, Shodashan, Angula, Pattika, Artha, Pankaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.31). 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: “aṣṭāṃgulaṃ vā kurvīta ṣoḍaśāṃgula māyatam ”
aṣṭāṅgulam -
aṣṭāṅgula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṣṭāṅgula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kurvīta -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[optative middle third single]
ṣoḍaśā -
ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
māyatam -
√mā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second dual]
Line 2: “caturaṃguḷavistāraṃ paṭṭikārthaṃ tu paṃkajam. ”
Cannot analyse caturaṅguḷavistāram*pa
paṭṭikā -
paṭṭika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṭṭika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṭṭikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
paṅkajam -
paṅkaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paṅkaja (noun, neuter)

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

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021