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 19.17

अष्टौ विष्ण्वादिमूर्तीन् च कुंभे ष्वष्टनुपूजयेत् ।
देवस्य वायुदिग्भागेथ्या राशौ नवस्त्रकम्. ॥ 17 ॥

aṣṭau viṣṇvādimūrtīn ca kuṃbhe ṣvaṣṭanupūjayet |
devasya vāyudigbhāgethyā rāśau navastrakam. || 17 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 19.17 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 (19.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashta, Ashti, Vishnu, Adi, Adin, Murti, Kumbha, Shu, Ashtan, Deva, Vayudish, Bha, Rashi, Nava, Tri, Tra, Aka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 19.17). 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: “aṣṭau viṣṇvādimūrtīn ca kuṃbhe ṣvaṣṭanupūjayet
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • viṣṇvā -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mūrtīn -
  • mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumbhe -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṣva -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “devasya vāyudigbhāgethyā rāśau navastrakam.
  • devasya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vāyudig -
  • vāyudiś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhā -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aget -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • hyā -
  • rāśau -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • navas -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akam -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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