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 21.32

कवाटे वामकेस्थाप्यौ विश्ववक्त्रः प्रतापवान् ।
दशावदारमूर्तींच तथावाह्य यधाक्रमं ॥ 32 ॥

kavāṭe vāmakesthāpyau viśvavaktraḥ pratāpavān |
daśāvadāramūrtīṃca tathāvāhya yadhākramaṃ || 32 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 21.32 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 (21.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kavata, Vamaka, Sthapya, Vishva, Vaktra, Pratapavat, Dashavat, Ara, Murti, Tatha, Avahya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 21.32). 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: “kavāṭe vāmakesthāpyau viśvavaktraḥ pratāpavān
  • kavāṭe -
  • kavāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kavāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vāmake -
  • vāmaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāmaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthāpyau -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā], [vocative dual from √sthā], [accusative dual from √sthā]
  • viśva -
  • viśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vaktraḥ -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratāpavān -
  • pratāpavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “daśāvadāramūrtīṃca tathāvāhya yadhākramaṃ
  • daśāvad -
  • daśāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āra -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • mūrtīñ -
  • mūrtī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvāhya -
  • āvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse yadhākramam
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