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 20.7

नीवाराश्शालयोमाषाः तिलाश्चाष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः ।
अष्टरत्नानि ।
वैडूर्यं मौक्तिकं चैव जलजं वज्रमेवच. ॥ 7 ॥

nīvārāśśālayomāṣāḥ tilāścāṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ |
aṣṭaratnāni |
vaiḍūryaṃ mauktikaṃ caiva jalajaṃ vajramevaca. || 7 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.7 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 (20.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nivara, Shali, Masha, Tila, Prakirtita, Ashtaratna, Vaidurya, Mauktika, Jalaja, Vajra, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.7). 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: “nīvārāśśālayomāṣāḥ tilāścāṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ
  • nīvārāś -
  • nīvāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nīvārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śālayo -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • māṣāḥ -
  • māṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tilāś -
  • tila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭau -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prakīrtitāḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭaratnāni
  • aṣṭaratnāni -
  • aṣṭaratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “vaiḍūryaṃ mauktikaṃ caiva jalajaṃ vajramevaca.
  • vaiḍūryam -
  • vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiḍūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mauktikam -
  • mauktika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mauktika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mauktikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • jalajam -
  • jalaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jalaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vajram -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vajrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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