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 23.2

मम जिज्ञास मनसः विस्तराद्वद मे प्रभो ।
भगवत्प्रतिवचनं ।
श्रीभगवान् ।
महोत्सव प्रशस्तत ।
ब्रह्मन्नाराधन मिदं श्रेयःकामै रनुष्ठितम्. ॥ 2 ॥

mama jijñāsa manasaḥ vistarādvada me prabho |
bhagavatprativacanaṃ |
śrībhagavān |
mahotsava praśastata |
brahmannārādhana midaṃ śreyaḥkāmai ranuṣṭhitam. || 2 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.2 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 (23.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Jna, Manas, Manasa, Vistarat, Vistara, Vada, Prabhu, Bhagavat, Prativacana, Shri, Mahotsava, Prashasta, Mit, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Anushthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.2). 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: “mama jijñāsa manasaḥ vistarādvada me prabho
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ji -
  • ji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ji (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • jñā -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • manasaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vistarād -
  • vistarāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bhagavatprativacanaṃ
  • bhagavat -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prativacanam -
  • prativacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prativacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “śrībhagavān
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “mahotsava praśastata
  • mahotsava -
  • mahotsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praśasta -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Line 5: “brahmannārādhana midaṃ śreyaḥkāmai ranuṣṭhitam.
  • Cannot analyse brahmannārādhana*mi
  • mid -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreyaḥ -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • kāmai -
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anuṣṭhitam -
  • anuṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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