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 14.16

इंद्राद्यष्टपदे ब्रह्मन् विरिंचीन् नव चार्चयेत् ।
ब्रह्मजिज्ञानमितिवै मंत्रं जप्त्या गुरु स्स्वयम्. ॥ 16 ॥

iṃdrādyaṣṭapade brahman viriṃcīn nava cārcayet |
brahmajijñānamitivai maṃtraṃ japtyā guru ssvayam. || 16 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.16 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 (14.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Indradi, Ashtapad, Ashtapada, Virinci, Nava, Navan, Brahma, Brahman, Jnana, Iti, Mantra, Guru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.16). 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: “iṃdrādyaṣṭapade brahman viriṃcīn nava cārcayet
  • indrādya -
  • indrādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    indrādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    indrādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭapade -
  • aṣṭapad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    aṣṭapada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṣṭapada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aṣṭapadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brahman -
  • viriñcīn -
  • viriñci (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcayet -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “brahmajijñānamitivai maṃtraṃ japtyā guru ssvayam.
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ji -
  • ji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ji (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mantram -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse japtyā*gu
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse ssvayam
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