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 16.3

इदानीं पक्ष्यते सम्यक् भद्रकस्य तु लक्षणम् ।
चतुरश्रकृतं क्षेत्रं चाष्टधा विभजेत्पुनः. ॥ 3 ॥

idānīṃ pakṣyate samyak bhadrakasya tu lakṣaṇam |
caturaśrakṛtaṃ kṣetraṃ cāṣṭadhā vibhajetpunaḥ. || 3 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 16.3 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 (16.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idanim, Pakshyat, Samyak, Bhadraka, Lakshana, Kshetra, Dha, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 16.3). 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: “idānīṃ pakṣyate samyak bhadrakasya tu lakṣaṇam
  • idānīm -
  • idānīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pakṣyate -
  • pac -> pakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √pac class 1 verb], [dative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac -> pakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √pac class 1 verb], [dative single from √pac class 4 verb]
    pac (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [future middle third single]
    pakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    pakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhadrakasya -
  • bhadraka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhadraka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ caturaśrakṛtaṃ kṣetraṃ cāṣṭadhā vibhajetpunaḥ.
  • Cannot analyse *caturaśrakṛtam*kṣ
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhā* -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhajet -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
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