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 21.23

सुमुहूर्तेतु संप्राप्तेप्रोक्ष मेत्कुंभतोयुतः ।
वाहन रध गोपुरादीनां प्रतिष्ठा द्वारशाखा कवाटादि प्रतिष्ठा ।
इत्येवं मंटपादीनां प्रतिष्ठाविधिरीरितः. ॥ 23 ॥

sumuhūrtetu saṃprāpteprokṣa metkuṃbhatoyutaḥ |
vāhana radha gopurādīnāṃ pratiṣṭhā dvāraśākhā kavāṭādi pratiṣṭhā |
ityevaṃ maṃṭapādīnāṃ pratiṣṭhāvidhirīritaḥ. || 23 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 21.23 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (21.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sumuhurta, Samprapta, Samprapti, Proksha, Vahana, Radha, Gopura, Pratishtha, Dvarashakha, Kavata, Iti, Itya, Evam, Eva, Mantapa, Pratishthavidhi, Irita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 21.23). 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: “sumuhūrtetu saṃprāpteprokṣa metkuṃbhatoyutaḥ
  • sumuhūrte -
  • sumuhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sumuhūrta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sumuhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samprāpte -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samprāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samprāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    samprāpti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prokṣa -
  • prokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse metkumbhatoyutaḥ
  • Line 2: “vāhana radha gopurādīnāṃ pratiṣṭhā dvāraśākhā kavāṭādi pratiṣṭhā
  • vāhana -
  • vāhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • radha -
  • radha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    radha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gopurād -
  • gopura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gopura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pratiṣṭhā* -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvāraśākhā -
  • dvāraśākhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kavāṭā -
  • kavāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kavāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ityevaṃ maṃṭapādīnāṃ pratiṣṭhāvidhirīritaḥ.
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maṇṭapād -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pratiṣṭhāvidhir -
  • pratiṣṭhāvidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īritaḥ -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īr]
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