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 18.1

ओं ।
श्रीमत्पांचरात्रे श्रीपुरुषोत्तमसंहितायां ।
अष्टादशोध्यायः ।
प्रतिष्ठास्नपन विधिः ।
नयनोन्मीलनं ।
अधात स्संप्रवक्ष्यामि प्रतिष्ठास्नपनक्रमम् ।
नयनोन्मीलनं कुर्याद्बिंबस्य तु विथानतः. ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrīmatpāṃcarātre śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitāyāṃ |
aṣṭādaśodhyāyaḥ |
pratiṣṭhāsnapana vidhiḥ |
nayanonmīlanaṃ |
adhāta ssaṃpravakṣyāmi pratiṣṭhāsnapanakramam |
nayanonmīlanaṃ kuryādbiṃbasya tu vithānataḥ. || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.1 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:

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

Shrimat, Pancaratra, Shri, Purushottama, Samhita, Ashtadasha, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Aya, Ayas, Pratishtha, Snapana, Vidhi, Nayana, Unmilana, Krama, Bimba, Vid, Vidh, Hana, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.1). 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: “oṃ
  • Cannot analyse om
  • Line 2: “śrīmatpāṃcarātre śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitāyāṃ
  • śrīmat -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāñcarātre -
  • pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāñcarātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • puruṣottama -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitāyām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “aṣṭādaśodhyāyaḥ
  • aṣṭādaśo -
  • aṣṭādaśa (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: “pratiṣṭhāsnapana vidhiḥ
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • snapana -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “nayanonmīlanaṃ
  • nayano -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unmīlanam -
  • unmīlana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    unmīlanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 6: “adhāta ssaṃpravakṣyāmi pratiṣṭhāsnapanakramam
  • adhāta -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second plural]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [imperfect middle third plural], [aorist active second plural]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second plural]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist active second plural]
  • Cannot analyse ssampravakṣyāmi*pr
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • snapana -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramam -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 7: “nayanonmīlanaṃ kuryādbiṃbasya tu vithānataḥ.
  • nayano -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unmīlanam -
  • unmīlana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    unmīlanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • bimbasya -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hāna -
  • hāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> hāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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