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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 23.12
यागमंटप लक्षणं ।
देवालयस्य चैशान्ये पूर्वव द्यागमंटपम् ।
दशहस्तायतं यद्वा नवहस्तायंतं तुवा. ॥ 12 ॥
yāgamaṃṭapa lakṣaṇaṃ |
devālayasya caiśānye pūrvava dyāgamaṃṭapam |
daśahastāyataṃ yadvā navahastāyaṃtaṃ tuvā. || 12 ||
The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.12 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 (23.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yaga, Mantapa, Lakshana, Devalaya, Purva, Puru, Ava, Aga, Dashahasta, Yadva, Navahasta, Ayat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “yāgamaṃṭapa lakṣaṇaṃ ”
- yāga -
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yāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇṭapa -
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maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “devālayasya caiśānye pūrvava dyāgamaṃṭapam ”
- devālayasya -
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devālaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiśānye -
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- pūrva -
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pūrva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]pūru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pūrva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dyā -
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√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aga -
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aga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- maṇṭapam -
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maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “daśahastāyataṃ yadvā navahastāyaṃtaṃ tuvā. ”
- daśahastāya -
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daśahasta (noun, masculine)[dative single]daśahasta (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yadvā* -
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yadvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- navahastā -
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navahasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayantam -
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ayat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]