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 15.45

एवमादिषु दूष्येषु प्रतिमां नाधिवासयेत् ।
जलाधिवास प्रपा लक्षणं ।
जलमध्ये प्रपां कुर्या द्बहुस्तंभसमन्वितम्. ॥ 45 ॥

evamādiṣu dūṣyeṣu pratimāṃ nādhivāsayet |
jalādhivāsa prapā lakṣaṇaṃ |
jalamadhye prapāṃ kuryā dbahustaṃbhasamanvitam. || 45 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 15.45 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 (15.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evamadi, Dushya, Pratima, Nri, Adhi, Jaladhivasa, Prapa, Lakshana, Jala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 15.45). 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: “evamādiṣu dūṣyeṣu pratimāṃ nādhivāsayet
  • evamādiṣu -
  • evamādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    evamādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    evamādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • dūṣyeṣu -
  • dūṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dūṣya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √duṣ]
  • pratimām -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vāsayet -
  • vās (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “jalādhivāsa prapā lakṣaṇaṃ
  • jalādhivāsa -
  • jalādhivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalādhivāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prapā* -
  • prapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “jalamadhye prapāṃ kuryā dbahustaṃbhasamanvitam.
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • prapām -
  • prapā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuryā* -
  • Cannot analyse dbahustambhasamanvitam
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