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 23.11

पंचाहं त्य्रहंचापि चैकाहंवा महोत्सवम् ।
ध्वजकर्ण निर्णयः ।
एकाहॆ च त्रयाहे च ध्वजकर्म न कारयेत्. ॥ 11 ॥

paṃcāhaṃ tyrahaṃcāpi caikāhaṃvā mahotsavam |
dhvajakarṇa nirṇayaḥ |
ekāhaॆ ca trayāhe ca dhvajakarma na kārayet. || 11 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.11 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 (23.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancaha, Ekaha, Var, Mahotsava, Dhvaja, Karna, Nirnaya, Tra, Traya, Ahe, Aha, Ahi, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.11). 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: “paṃcāhaṃ tyrahaṃcāpi caikāhaṃvā mahotsavam
  • pañcāham -
  • pañcāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse tyrahañcāpi*ca
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekāhaṃ -
  • ekāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekāhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahotsavam -
  • mahotsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhvajakarṇa nirṇayaḥ
  • dhvaja -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirṇayaḥ -
  • nirṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ekāhaॆ ca trayāhe ca dhvajakarma na kārayet.
  • Cannot analyse ekāhaॆ*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayā -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ahe -
  • ahe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvaja -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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