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 20.21

तत्पुरश्चोत्स वार्चांच दक्षिणे शयनं बलिम् ।
उत्तरे स्नपनं तीर्थं लौकिका निष्टभूमिषु. ॥ 21 ॥

tatpuraścotsa vārcāṃca dakṣiṇe śayanaṃ balim |
uttare snapanaṃ tīrthaṃ laukikā niṣṭabhūmiṣu. || 21 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.21 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 (20.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Purah, Pur, Pura, Utsa, Varca, Dakshine, Dakshina, Shayana, Bali, Uttara, Snapana, Tirtha, Laukika, Nishta, Bhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.21). 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: “tatpuraścotsa vārcāṃca dakṣiṇe śayanaṃ balim
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puraś -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsa -
  • utsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vārcā -
  • vārca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śayanam -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “uttare snapanaṃ tīrthaṃ laukikā niṣṭabhūmiṣu.
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • snapanam -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tīrtham -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • laukikā* -
  • laukika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • niṣṭa -
  • niṣ -> niṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √niṣ class 1 verb]
    niṣ -> niṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √niṣ class 1 verb]
    niś -> niṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √niś class 1 verb]
    niś -> niṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √niś class 1 verb]
  • bhūmiṣu -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
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