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 22.5

वैष्णवं भगवद्भक्तं सर्वतंत्रार्धकोविदम् ।
दीक्षागुरु लक्षणं ।
प्रतिष्ठातंत्रकुशलं पांच रात्रा स्पयोद्भवम्. ॥ 5 ॥

vaiṣṇavaṃ bhagavadbhaktaṃ sarvataṃtrārdhakovidam |
dīkṣāguru lakṣaṇaṃ |
pratiṣṭhātaṃtrakuśalaṃ pāṃca rātrā spayodbhavam. || 5 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.5 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 (22.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishnava, Bhagavat, Bhakta, Sarvatantra, Ardhaka, Vid, Vida, Lakshana, Pratishthatantra, Kushalam, Kushala, Panca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.5). 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: “vaiṣṇavaṃ bhagavadbhaktaṃ sarvataṃtrārdhakovidam
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhagavad -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaktam -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvatantrā -
  • sarvatantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvatantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvatantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardhako -
  • ardhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidam -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dīkṣāguru lakṣaṇaṃ
  • dīkṣāguru -
  • dīkṣāguru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “pratiṣṭhātaṃtrakuśalaṃ pāṃca rātrā spayodbhavam.
  • pratiṣṭhātantra -
  • pratiṣṭhātantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuśalam -
  • kuśalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāñca -
  • pāñca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāñca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rātrā -
  • Cannot analyse spayodbhavam
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