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 23.61

देवताह्वानं ।
कुमुदादिगणानां च ऋषीणां ब्रह्मण स्ततः ।
रुद्राणांचैव सर्वेषा माह्वानं सम्यगाचरेत्. ॥ 61 ॥

devatāhvānaṃ |
kumudādigaṇānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ brahmaṇa stataḥ |
rudrāṇāṃcaiva sarveṣā māhvānaṃ samyagācaret. || 61 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.61 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 (23.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devata, Ahvana, Gana, Rishi, Brahmana, Tas, Rudra, Saru, Sarva, Isha, Asmad, Samyak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.61). 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: “devatāhvānaṃ
  • devatā -
  • devatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • āhvānam -
  • āhvāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kumudādigaṇānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ brahmaṇa stataḥ
  • kumudādi -
  • kumudādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gaṇānām -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • brahmaṇa -
  • brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “rudrāṇāṃcaiva sarveṣā māhvānaṃ samyagācaret.
  • rudrā -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • añcai -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣā* -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āhvānam -
  • āhvāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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