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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 18.12
अस्त्रमंत्रं जपित्वाध देवमर्ष्यादिभि र्यजेत् ।
स्नपन मंटप लक्षणं ।
स्नपनार्थं प्रकुर्वीत मंटपं लक्षणान्वितम्. ॥ 12 ॥
astramaṃtraṃ japitvādha devamarṣyādibhi ryajet |
snapana maṃṭapa lakṣaṇaṃ |
snapanārthaṃ prakurvīta maṃṭapaṃ lakṣaṇānvitam. || 12 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.12 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 (18.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Astramantra, Dha, Deva, Rishya, Ibhi, Snapana, Mantapa, Lakshana, Artha, Pra, Lakshananvita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “astramaṃtraṃ japitvādha devamarṣyādibhi ryajet ”
- astramantram -
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astramantra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- japitvā -
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√jap -> japitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jap]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devam -
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deva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]devā (noun, feminine)[adverb]devan (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ar -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣyād -
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ṛṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ṛṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhi -
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ibhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- rya -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ajet -
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√aj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “snapana maṃṭapa lakṣaṇaṃ ”
- snapana -
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snapana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]snapana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇṭapa -
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maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “snapanārthaṃ prakurvīta maṃṭapaṃ lakṣaṇānvitam. ”
- snapanā -
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snapana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]snapana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- maṇṭapam -
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maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- lakṣaṇānvitam -
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lakṣaṇānvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇānvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇānvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]