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 20.6

सुधयासु दृढीकृत्य पुण्याहं वाचयेत्ततः ।
अष्टधान्यानि ।
व्रीहय श्च यवा श्चैव निष्पावा श्च प्रियंगवः ॥ 6 ॥

sudhayāsu dṛḍhīkṛtya puṇyāhaṃ vācayettataḥ |
aṣṭadhānyāni |
vrīhaya śca yavā ścaiva niṣpāvā śca priyaṃgavaḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.6 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 (20.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sudha, Asu, Dridhi, Kritya, Punyaha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ashtadha, Anya, Yava, Yavan, Nishpava, Priyangu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.6). 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: “sudhayāsu dṛḍhīkṛtya puṇyāhaṃ vācayettataḥ
  • sudhayā -
  • sudhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dṛḍhī -
  • dṛḍhī (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtya -
  • kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • puṇyāham -
  • puṇyāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vācayet -
  • vac (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭadhānyāni
  • aṣṭadhā -
  • aṣṭadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyāni -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “vrīhaya śca yavā ścaiva niṣpāvā śca priyaṃgavaḥ
  • Cannot analyse vrīhaya*śc
  • Cannot analyse śca*ya
  • yavā -
  • yavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yavan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse ścaiva*ni
  • niṣpāvā -
  • niṣpāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse śca*pr
  • priyaṅgavaḥ -
  • priyaṅgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyaṅgu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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