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 16.1

ओं ।
श्रीपांचरात्रं पुरुथोत्तम संहितायां ।
षोडशोध्यायः ।
भद्रामंडल लक्षणम् ।
ब्रह्मा ।
जलादिवासादि कर्मणां योग्यकालश्रवणे ब्रह्म प्रश्नः ।
जलाधिवासने चैव प्रतिष्ठायांतधैव च ।
शयने वेदिकायां च कः कालः कमलापते. ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrīpāṃcarātraṃ puruthottama saṃhitāyāṃ |
ṣoḍaśodhyāyaḥ |
bhadrāmaṃḍala lakṣaṇam |
brahmā |
jalādivāsādi karmaṇāṃ yogyakālaśravaṇe brahma praśnaḥ |
jalādhivāsane caiva pratiṣṭhāyāṃtadhaiva ca |
śayane vedikāyāṃ ca kaḥ kālaḥ kamalāpate. || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 16.1 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:

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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 (16.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shripancaratra, Puru, Tha, Uttama, Samhita, Shodasha, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Aya, Ayas, Bhadra, Anda, Lakshana, Brahma, Jala, Iva, Asa, Karman, Yogin, Yogya, Yogi, Akala, Shravana, Brahman, Prashna, Adhivasana, Pratishtha, Anta, Shayana, Vedika, Kah, Kala, Kamalapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “oṃ
  • Cannot analyse om
  • Line 2: “śrīpāṃcarātraṃ puruthottama saṃhitāyāṃ
  • śrīpāñcarātram -
  • śrīpāñcarātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puru -
  • puru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    puru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    purū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    purū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    purū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tho -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttama -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitāyām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “ṣoḍaśodhyāyaḥ
  • ṣoḍaśo -
  • ṣoḍaśa (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: “bhadrāmaṃḍala lakṣaṇam
  • bhadrām -
  • bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 5: “brahmā
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 6: “jalādivāsādi karmaṇāṃ yogyakālaśravaṇe brahma praśnaḥ
  • jalād -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsā -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ās (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yogya -
  • yogin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yogin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yogya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yogya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yogī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yogī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yogī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • akāla -
  • akāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • praśnaḥ -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 7: “jalādhivāsane caiva pratiṣṭhāyāṃtadhaiva ca
  • 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]
  • adhivāsane -
  • adhivāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adhivāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pratiṣṭhāyā -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • anta -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhai -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 8: “śayane vedikāyāṃ ca kaḥ kālaḥ kamalāpate.
  • śayane -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vedikāyām -
  • vedikā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālaḥ -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kamalāpate -
  • kamalāpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
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