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 18.2

मधुवातेति मंत्रेण दृष्टिमुद्घाटनं चरेत् ।
स्नपनार्थरक्षा बंधनं ।
म्नपनार्धं ततः कुर्या द्रक्षाबंधन मादितः. ॥ 2 ॥

madhuvāteti maṃtreṇa dṛṣṭimudghāṭanaṃ caret |
snapanārtharakṣā baṃdhanaṃ |
mnapanārdhaṃ tataḥ kuryā drakṣābaṃdhana māditaḥ. || 2 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.2 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 (18.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Madhu, Vatri, Vata, Vati, Vat, Iti, Mantra, Drishti, Udghatana, Snapana, Artha, Raksha, Rakshas, Bandhana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kuri, Dra, Ksha, Abandhana, Madita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.2). 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: “madhuvāteti maṃtreṇa dṛṣṭimudghāṭanaṃ caret
  • madhu -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    madhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāte -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb], [dative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb], [dative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb], [dative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 1 verb], [dative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single], [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭim -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • udghāṭanam -
  • udghāṭana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udghāṭana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udghāṭanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “snapanārtharakṣā baṃdhanaṃ
  • snapanā -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārtha -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣā* -
  • rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bandhanam -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “mnapanārdhaṃ tataḥ kuryā drakṣābaṃdhana māditaḥ.
  • Cannot analyse mnapanārdham*ta
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kuryā* -
  • kurī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active second single]
  • dra -
  • dra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣā -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abandhana -
  • abandhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abandhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māditaḥ -
  • mad -> mādita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad]
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