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 16.9

पंचवर्णैस्तु पद्मं स्यात् द्वितीये नैन कर्णिका ।
चतुष्कोणान् लिखे द्वर्णै र्नीलपीतसितादिभिः. ॥ 9 ॥

paṃcavarṇaistu padmaṃ syāt dvitīye naina karṇikā |
catuṣkoṇān likhe dvarṇai rnīlapītasitādibhiḥ. || 9 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 16.9 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:

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

Pancavarna, Padma, Syat, Sya, Dvitiya, Nri, Aina, Karnika, Catushkona, Likha, Dva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 16.9). 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: “paṃcavarṇaistu padmaṃ syāt dvitīye naina karṇikā
  • pañcavarṇais -
  • pañcavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • padmam -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • dvitīye -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nai -
  • 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]
  • aina -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karṇikā -
  • karṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “catuṣkoṇān likhe dvarṇai rnīlapītasitādibhiḥ.
  • catuṣkoṇān -
  • catuṣkoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • likhe -
  • likha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    likha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    likhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvar -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṇai -
  • Cannot analyse rnīlapītasitādibhiḥ
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