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 18.3

सौवर्ण सूत्रं क्षौमं वा नोचेत्कार्पासमेववा ।
तंतुभिः पंचभि र्वापि सप्तभि र्दाकृतं शुचि. ॥ 3 ॥

sauvarṇa sūtraṃ kṣaumaṃ vā nocetkārpāsamevavā |
taṃtubhiḥ paṃcabhi rvāpi saptabhi rdākṛtaṃ śuci. || 3 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.3 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 (18.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sauvarna, Sutra, Kshauma, Tantu, Panca, Pancan, Bha, Api, Sapta, Saptan, Shuc, Shuci, Shucin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.3). 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: “sauvarṇa sūtraṃ kṣaumaṃ nocetkārpāsamevavā
  • sauvarṇa -
  • sauvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sauvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣaumam -
  • kṣauma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣauma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • Cannot analyse nocetkārpāsamevavā
  • Line 2: “taṃtubhiḥ paṃcabhi rvāpi saptabhi rdākṛtaṃ śuci.
  • tantubhiḥ -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rvā -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse rdākṛtam*śu
  • śuci -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śuci (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śucin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śucin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śucī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śucī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śucī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śuc (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śuc (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
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