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 19.44

प्राक्कुंडे सर्पिषा चैव गुडेन मधुना स्वयम् ।
हुत्वातु विष्णुगायत्य्रा शत मष्टोत्तरं गुरुः ॥ 44 ॥

prākkuṃḍe sarpiṣā caiva guḍena madhunā svayam |
hutvātu viṣṇugāyatyrā śata maṣṭottaraṃ guruḥ || 44 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 19.44 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 (19.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prak, Kunda, Kundi, Sarpis, Guda, Madhu, Svayam, Shata, Mashta, Uttaram, Uttara, Guru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 19.44). 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: “prākkuṃḍe sarpiṣā caiva guḍena madhunā svayam
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kuṇḍe -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sarpiṣā -
  • sarpis (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • guḍena -
  • guḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • madhunā -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    madhu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “hutvātu viṣṇugāyatyrā śata maṣṭottaraṃ guruḥ
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse viṣṇugāyatyrā*śa
  • śata -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṣṭo -
  • maṣ -> maṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √maṣ class 1 verb]
    maṣ -> maṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √maṣ class 1 verb]
    maṣ -> maṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √maṣ class 1 verb]
    maś -> maṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √maś class 1 verb]
    maś -> maṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √maś class 1 verb]
    maś -> maṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √maś class 1 verb]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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