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 22.10

दीक्षाकालनियमं ।
अयनं मासऋक्षादि तिधिवारादिकं शुभम् ।
अरिमित्रादिकं तद्व दाचार्यो नविचारयेत्. ॥ 10 ॥

dīkṣākālaniyamaṃ |
ayanaṃ māsaṛkṣādi tidhivārādikaṃ śubham |
arimitrādikaṃ tadva dācāryo navicārayet. || 10 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.10 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 (22.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Diksha, Akala, Niyama, Ayana, Masa, Riksha, Shubha, Shubh, Arimitra, Adika, Acari, Acarya, Navin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.10). 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: “dīkṣākālaniyamaṃ
  • dīkṣā -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāla -
  • akāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niyamam -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ayanaṃ māsaṛkṣādi tidhivārādikaṃ śubham
  • ayanam -
  • ayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ayanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māsa -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛkṣā -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse tidhivārādikam*śu
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “arimitrādikaṃ tadva dācāryo navicārayet.
  • arimitrā -
  • arimitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adikam -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ācāryo* -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • navi -
  • navin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    navin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cārayet -
  • car (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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