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 21.35

अधिकपाठाणि ।
कवाटाधिपतिं वायु मावाह्याभ्यर्छ्य यत्नतः ।
अवात वायुमंत्रेण जपं कुर्या यधाविधि ।
कवाटस्थापनाप्रोक्ता चक्रस्य स्थापनं श्रुणु ।
सुदर्शन प्रतिष्ठा ।
अथवक्ष्ये विशेषेण चक्रस्थापन मुत्तमम्. ॥ 35 ॥

adhikapāṭhāṇi |
kavāṭādhipatiṃ vāyu māvāhyābhyarchya yatnataḥ |
avāta vāyumaṃtreṇa japaṃ kuryā yadhāvidhi |
kavāṭasthāpanāproktā cakrasya sthāpanaṃ śruṇu |
sudarśana pratiṣṭhā |
athavakṣye viśeṣeṇa cakrasthāpana muttamam. || 35 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 21.35 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 (21.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhika, Patha, Ani, Kavata, Adhipati, Vayu, Ahi, Abhi, Yatnatah, Yatnata, Avata, Vayumat, Tra, Japa, Tha, Apana, Apra, Ukta, Cakra, Sthapana, Sudarshana, Pratishtha, Atha, Vakshya, Vishesha, Cakrastha, Mud, Tamam, Tama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 21.35). 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: “adhikapāṭhāṇi
  • adhika -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṭhā -
  • pāṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kavāṭādhipatiṃ vāyu māvāhyābhyarchya yatnataḥ
  • kavāṭā -
  • kavāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kavāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhipatim -
  • adhipati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vāyu -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • māvā -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ahyā -
  • ah -> ahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ah]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • abhyar -
  • abhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛchya -
  • ṛch -> ṛchya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛch]
  • yatnataḥ -
  • yatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatnata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “avāta vāyumaṃtreṇa japaṃ kuryā yadhāvidhi
  • avāta -
  • avāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • vāyuman -
  • vāyumat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • treṇa -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • japam -
  • japa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    japa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    japā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryā* -
  • Cannot analyse yadhāvidhi
  • Line 4: “kavāṭasthāpanāproktā cakrasya sthāpanaṃ śruṇu
  • kavāṭas -
  • kavāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āpanā -
  • āpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āpro -
  • āpra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktā -
  • uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • cakrasya -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sthāpanam -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse śruṇu
  • Line 5: “sudarśana pratiṣṭhā
  • sudarśana -
  • sudarśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sudarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 6: “athavakṣye viśeṣeṇa cakrasthāpana muttamam.
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • viśeṣeṇa -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cakrasthā -
  • cakrasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpana -
  • āpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mut -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tamam -
  • tamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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