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 23.13

पंचहस्तायतं वापि विस्तारायाम संमितम् ।
चतुर्द्वार समायुक्तं मंटपं परिकर्बयेत्. ॥ 13 ॥

paṃcahastāyataṃ vāpi vistārāyāma saṃmitam |
caturdvāra samāyuktaṃ maṃṭapaṃ parikarbayet. || 13 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.13 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 (23.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancahasta, Vapi, Vapin, Vistarayama, Mit, Mita, Caturdvara, Samayukta, Mantapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.13). 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: “paṃcahastāyataṃ vāpi vistārāyāma saṃmitam
  • pañcahastāya -
  • pañcahasta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vistārāyāma -
  • vistārāyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vistārāyāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mitam -
  • mita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]
  • Line 2: “caturdvāra samāyuktaṃ maṃṭapaṃ parikarbayet.
  • caturdvāra -
  • caturdvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturdvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāyuktam -
  • samāyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maṇṭapam -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse parikarbayet
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