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 20.19

धृवा द्यौरिति मंत्रेण चात्वाहारुषमितृचा ।
प्रतिष्ठासीति वैसाम्ना पिंडिकानाळमध्यतः ॥ 19 ॥

dhṛvā dyauriti maṃtreṇa cātvāhāruṣamitṛcā |
pratiṣṭhāsīti vaisāmnā piṃḍikānāḷamadhyataḥ || 19 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.19 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 (20.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Div, Dyau, Iti, Mantra, Vaha, Arusha, Mit, Ric, Pratishtha, Saman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.19). 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: “dhṛvā dyauriti maṃtreṇa cātvāhāruṣamitṛcā
  • Cannot analyse dhṛvā*dy
  • dyaur -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dyau (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vāhā -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vāh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aruṣa -
  • aruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mit -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ṛcā -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “pratiṣṭhāsīti vaisāmnā piṃḍikānāḷamadhyataḥ
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsī -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • sāmnā -
  • sāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse piṇḍikānāḷamadhyataḥ
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