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 23.24

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ध्वजपट लक्षणं ।
दशहस्त समायामं विस्तारं पंचहस्तकम् ।
तन्मध्ये नवतालेन गरुडं कांचनप्रभम्. ॥ 24 ॥

dhvajapaṭa lakṣaṇaṃ |
daśahasta samāyāmaṃ vistāraṃ paṃcahastakam |
tanmadhye navatālena garuḍaṃ kāṃcanaprabham. || 24 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.24 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 (23.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhvajapata, Lakshana, Dashahasta, Sama, Samaya, Vistara, Pancahasta, Kah, Tanmadhya, Navatala, Garuda, Kancanaprabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.24). 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: “dhvajapaṭa lakṣaṇaṃ ”
dhvajapaṭa -
dhvajapaṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
lakṣaṇam -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “daśahasta samāyāmaṃ vistāraṃ paṃcahastakam ”
daśahasta -
daśahasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśahasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samāyām -
samā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

samāyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vistāram -
vistāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
pañcahasta -
pañcahasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “tanmadhye navatālena garuḍaṃ kāṃcanaprabham. ”
tanmadhye -
tanmadhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
navatālena -
navatāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

navatāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
garuḍam -
garuḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
kāñcanaprabham -
kāñcanaprabha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāñcanaprabha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kāñcanaprabhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021