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 14.18

आवाहया मीत्युच्चार्यपूजयेत्परमेष्ठिनम् ।
तत्पूर्वपदषट्केतु माहेंद्रंतु समर्चयेत्. ॥ 18 ॥

āvāhayā mītyuccāryapūjayetparameṣṭhinam |
tatpūrvapadaṣaṭketu māheṃdraṃtu samarcayet. || 18 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.18 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 (14.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avaha, Tatpurva, Pada, Shatketu, Maha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.18). 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: “āvāhayā mītyuccāryapūjayetparameṣṭhinam
  • āvāha -
  • āvāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yā* -
  • Cannot analyse mītyuccāryapūjayetparameṣṭhinam
  • Line 2: “tatpūrvapadaṣaṭketu māheṃdraṃtu samarcayet.
  • tatpūrva -
  • tatpūrva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatpūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pada -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣaṭketu -
  • ṣaṭketu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṣaṭketu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṣaṭketu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • māhe -
  • māhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    māh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • drantu -
  • dṝ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arcayet -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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