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 20.10

न्यासक्रमः ।
स्त्रीशिलापद्म मध्येतु प्रणवन्यासमाचरेत् ।
कर्णिकायां स्वराण्येप व्यंजनानि दळेषु च. ॥ 10 ॥

nyāsakramaḥ |
strīśilāpadma madhyetu praṇavanyāsamācaret |
karṇikāyāṃ svarāṇyepa vyaṃjanāni daḷeṣu ca. || 10 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.10 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 (20.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nyasakrama, Stri, Shila, Apadma, Madhye, Madhya, Pranava, Nyasa, Karnika, Vyanjana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.10). 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: “nyāsakramaḥ
  • nyāsakramaḥ -
  • nyāsakrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “strīśilāpadma madhyetu praṇavanyāsamācaret
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śilā -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apadma -
  • apadma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apadma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • praṇava -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nyāsam -
  • nyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “karṇikāyāṃ svarāṇyepa vyaṃjanāni daḷeṣu ca.
  • karṇikāyām -
  • karṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse svarāṇyepa*vy
  • vyañjanāni -
  • vyañjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse daḷeṣu*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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