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 12.7

वेदविद्भि द्ब्राह्मणै श्च तूर्यघोषपुरस्सरं ।
ग्रामप्रदक्षिणं नीत्वा यागशालां प्रवेशयेत्. ॥ 7 ॥

vedavidbhi dbrāhmaṇai śca tūryaghoṣapurassaraṃ |
grāmapradakṣiṇaṃ nītvā yāgaśālāṃ praveśayet. || 7 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 12.7 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 (12.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vedavid, Bha, Turyaghosha, Purassara, Grama, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Yaga, Shala, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 12.7). 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: “vedavidbhi dbrāhmaṇai śca tūryaghoṣapurassaraṃ
  • vedavid -
  • vedavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vedavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse dbrāhmaṇai*śc
  • Cannot analyse śca*tū
  • tūryaghoṣa -
  • tūryaghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purassaram -
  • purassara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purassara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “grāmapradakṣiṇaṃ nītvā yāgaśālāṃ praveśayet.
  • grāma -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nītvā -
  • -> nītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • yāga -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālām -
  • śālā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • veśayet -
  • viś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    viś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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