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 23.66

ग्रामस्य प्राग्भागे कर्तव्यबलिः ।
ग्रामस्यदिशि पूर्वस्यां प्राङ्मुखस्संस्थितोगुरुः ।
देवतावाहनं कुर्यास्मंत्रेणानेन देशिकः. ॥ 66 ॥

grāmasya prāgbhāge kartavyabaliḥ |
grāmasyadiśi pūrvasyāṃ prāṅmukhassaṃsthitoguruḥ |
devatāvāhanaṃ kuryāsmaṃtreṇānena deśikaḥ. || 66 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.66 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 (23.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grama, Pragbhaga, Kartavya, Bali, Dish, Purva, Pranmukha, Samsthita, Guru, Devata, Ahan, Kuri, Asma, Tra, Ana, Anena, Idam, Deshika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 23.66). 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: “grāmasya prāgbhāge kartavyabaliḥ
  • grāmasya -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prāgbhāge -
  • prāgbhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kartavya -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • baliḥ -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “grāmasyadiśi pūrvasyāṃ prāṅmukhassaṃsthitoguruḥ
  • grāmasya -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • diśi -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • pūrvasyām -
  • pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • prāṅmukhas -
  • prāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃsthito -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “devatāvāhanaṃ kuryāsmaṃtreṇānena deśikaḥ.
  • devatāvā -
  • devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āhanam -
  • āhan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kuryā -
  • kur -> kurya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kur]
    kurī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • asman -
  • asma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • treṇā -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • deśikaḥ -
  • deśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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