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 22.9

तस्माद्गुरु मुखादेव मंत्राग्राह्यमनीषभिः ।
विष्ण्वर्चनादि दीक्षायां स्वयंव्यक्तस्थलादिषु. ॥ 9 ॥

tasmādguru mukhādeva maṃtrāgrāhyamanīṣabhiḥ |
viṣṇvarcanādi dīkṣāyāṃ svayaṃvyaktasthalādiṣu. || 9 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.9 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 (22.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Guru, Mukha, Eva, Mantri, Mantra, Agrahya, Ani, Ishan, Vishnu, Rica, Nadi, Nadin, Diksha, Svayamvyakta, Tha, Lat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.9). 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: “tasmādguru mukhādeva maṃtrāgrāhyamanīṣabhiḥ
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mukhād -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantrā -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agrāhyam -
  • agrāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agrāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anī -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iṣabhiḥ -
  • iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇvarcanādi dīkṣāyāṃ svayaṃvyaktasthalādiṣu.
  • viṣṇvar -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛca -
  • ṛca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nādi -
  • nādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nādī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dīkṣāyām -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • svayaṃvyaktas -
  • svayaṃvyakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lād -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> lāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
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