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 15.9

शोभयेन्मंटपं सर्वं यथावित्तानुसारतः ।
यागशालाजा ।
ततस्तु यागशालायाः पूजाकार्या चतुर्मुख. ॥ 9 ॥

śobhayenmaṃṭapaṃ sarvaṃ yathāvittānusārataḥ |
yāgaśālājā |
tatastu yāgaśālāyāḥ pūjākāryā caturmukha. || 9 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 15.9 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (15.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantapa, Sarvam, Sarva, Yatha, Avitta, Usri, Arata, Yaga, Shala, Aja, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Puja, Akarya, Caturmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 15.9). 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: “śobhayenmaṃṭapaṃ sarvaṃ yathāvittānusārataḥ
  • śobhayen -
  • śubh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • maṇṭapam -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āvittān -
  • āvitta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • usā -
  • usṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arataḥ -
  • arata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yāgaśālājā
  • yāga -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālā -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śāl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ajā -
  • ajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tatastu yāgaśālāyāḥ pūjākāryā caturmukha.
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yāga -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālāyāḥ -
  • śālā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pūjā -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akāryā -
  • akāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturmukha -
  • caturmukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturmukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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