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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 14.15
षोडशै रुपचारैश्च सोमं संपूजयेद्गुरुः ।
ब्रह्माद्यष्ट दिक्पालकार्चन विथिः ।
वास्तु मंडलमध्यस्थ पद मारभ्य बाह्यतः. ॥ 15 ॥
ṣoḍaśai rupacāraiśca somaṃ saṃpūjayedguruḥ |
brahmādyaṣṭa dikpālakārcana vithiḥ |
vāstu maṃḍalamadhyastha pada mārabhya bāhyataḥ. || 15 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.15 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 (14.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rupa, Cara, Soma, Guru, Brahmadya, Dikpalaka, Arcana, Vastu, Mandalamadhya, Tha, Pada, Mara, Bahyatah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.15). 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: “ṣoḍaśai rupacāraiśca somaṃ saṃpūjayedguruḥ ”
- ṣoḍaśai -
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- rupa -
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rupa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāraiś -
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cāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]cāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- somam -
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soma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]soma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]somā (noun, feminine)[adverb]soman (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pūjayed -
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√pūj (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- guruḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “brahmādyaṣṭa dikpālakārcana vithiḥ ”
- brahmādyaṣ -
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brahmādya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṭa -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dikpālakā -
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dikpālaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dikpālaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arcana -
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arcana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arcana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse vithiḥ
- Line 3: “vāstu maṃḍalamadhyastha pada mārabhya bāhyataḥ. ”
- vāstu -
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vāstu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāstu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- maṇḍalamadhyas -
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maṇḍalamadhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pada -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- māra -
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māra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhya -
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- bāhyataḥ -
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bāhyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]