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 23.21

सुगंधद्रव्यलेपैश्च उष्णीषैरूर्थ्वपुंड्रकैः ।
अलंकार्या यधा वित्तं यजमानेन भक्तितः. ॥ 21 ॥

sugaṃdhadravyalepaiśca uṣṇīṣairūrthvapuṃḍrakaiḥ |
alaṃkāryā yadhā vittaṃ yajamānena bhaktitaḥ. || 21 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.21 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 (23.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sugandha, Dravi, Dravya, Alepa, Alankarya, Vitta, Yajamana, Bhaktitah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.21). 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: “sugaṃdhadravyalepaiśca uṣṇīṣairūrthvapuṃḍrakaiḥ
  • sugandha -
  • sugandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sugandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dravya -
  • dravi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dravī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • alepaiś -
  • alepa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    alepa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse uṣṇīṣairūrthvapuṇḍrakaiḥ
  • Line 2: “alaṃkāryā yadhā vittaṃ yajamānena bhaktitaḥ.
  • alaṅkāryā* -
  • alaṅkārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    alaṅkāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • adhā* -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist active second single]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • yajamānena -
  • yajamāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yajamāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yaj -> yajamāna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yajamāna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • bhaktitaḥ -
  • bhaktitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
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