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 15.67

नद्याद्यभावे बिंबस्य जलाधिवसनं भवेत् ।
जलद्रोण्यां कटाहे वा समुधृत्य महाजलम्. ॥ 67 ॥

nadyādyabhāve biṃbasya jalādhivasanaṃ bhavet |
jaladroṇyāṃ kaṭāhe vā samudhṛtya mahājalam. || 67 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 15.67 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 (15.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nadya, Bimba, Jala, Adhi, Vasana, Jaladroni, Kataha, Mahaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 15.67). 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: “nadyādyabhāve biṃbasya jalādhivasanaṃ bhavet
  • nadyād -
  • nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √nad]
    nad -> nadya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √nad]
    nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √nad]
    nad -> nadya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √nad]
  • yabhāve -
  • bimbasya -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • jalā -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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]
  • vasanam -
  • vasana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vasanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “jaladroṇyāṃ kaṭāhe samudhṛtya mahājalam.
  • jaladroṇyām -
  • jaladroṇī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kaṭāhe -
  • kaṭāha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samud -
  • hṛtya -
  • hṛ -> hṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hṛ]
  • mahāja -
  • mahāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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