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 20.5

पारदं ब्रह्मरागं च सुवर्णं शालिबीजकम् ।
तदूर्ध्वे स्त्रीशिलापीठं स्थापयित्वा विचक्षणः ॥ 5 ॥

pāradaṃ brahmarāgaṃ ca suvarṇaṃ śālibījakam |
tadūrdhve strīśilāpīṭhaṃ sthāpayitvā vicakṣaṇaḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.5 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 (20.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parada, Brahma, Brahman, Raga, Suvarna, Shali, Shalin, Bijaka, Tad, Tat, Urdhva, Stri, Shila, Pitha, Sthapayitva, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.5). 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: “pāradaṃ brahmarāgaṃ ca suvarṇaṃ śālibījakam
  • pāradam -
  • pārada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rāgam -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suvarṇam -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śāli -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śālī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bījakam -
  • bījaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bījaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tadūrdhve strīśilāpīṭhaṃ sthāpayitvā vicakṣaṇaḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūrdhve -
  • ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śilā -
  • śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pīṭham -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthāpayitvā -
  • sthāpayitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthā -> sthāpayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
  • vicakṣaṇaḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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