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 15.1

ओं ।
श्रीपांचरात्रे पुरुषोत्तम संहितायां ।
पंचदशोध्यायः ।
पर्यग्निकरण जलाधिवासविधिः ।
पर्यग्नि करण विधिः ।
ततःपग्नि करणं तदर्थं ब्राह्मणंवरेत् ।
हस्तिहस्त समंस्थूलं पंचहस्तत्रिहस्तकम्. ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrīpāṃcarātre puruṣottama saṃhitāyāṃ |
paṃcadaśodhyāyaḥ |
paryagnikaraṇa jalādhivāsavidhiḥ |
paryagni karaṇa vidhiḥ |
tataḥpagni karaṇaṃ tadarthaṃ brāhmaṇaṃvaret |
hastihasta samaṃsthūlaṃ paṃcahastatrihastakam. || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 15.1 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 (15.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shripancaratra, Purushottama, Samhita, Pancadasha, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Aya, Ayas, Paryagnikarana, Jaladhivasa, Vidhi, Karana, Tadartha, Brahmana, Hastihasta, Samat, Thula, Pancahasta, Trihasta, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 15.1). 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: “oṃ
  • Cannot analyse om
  • Line 2: “śrīpāṃcarātre puruṣottama saṃhitāyāṃ
  • śrīpāñcarātre -
  • śrīpāñcarātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • puruṣottama -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitāyām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “paṃcadaśodhyāyaḥ
  • pañcadaśo -
  • pañcadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhyā -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyaḥ -
  • āyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “paryagnikaraṇa jalādhivāsavidhiḥ
  • paryagnikaraṇa -
  • paryagnikaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalādhivāsa -
  • jalādhivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalādhivāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “paryagni karaṇa vidhiḥ
  • paryagni -
  • paryagni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • karaṇa -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 6: “tataḥpagni karaṇaṃ tadarthaṃ brāhmaṇaṃvaret
  • Cannot analyse tataḥpagni*ka
  • karaṇam -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadartham -
  • tadartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brāhmaṇaṃ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varet -
  • vṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 7: “hastihasta samaṃsthūlaṃ paṃcahastatrihastakam.
  • hastihasta -
  • hastihasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaṃs -
  • sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • thūlam -
  • thūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    thūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pañcahasta -
  • pañcahasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trihasta -
  • trihasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trihasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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