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 24.4

षट्त्रिंशत्कोष्ठमध्येतु पंचवृत्तानि कारयेत् ।
प्रथमं कर्णिकाक्षेत्रं दळस्थानं द्वितीयकम्. ॥ 4 ॥

ṣaṭtriṃśatkoṣṭhamadhyetu paṃcavṛttāni kārayet |
prathamaṃ karṇikākṣetraṃ daḷasthānaṃ dvitīyakam. || 4 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.4 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 (24.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shattrimshatka, Ushtha, Adhi, Panca, Pancan, Vritta, Prathamam, Prathama, Karnika, Akshetra, Dvitiyaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.4). 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: “ṣaṭtriṃśatkoṣṭhamadhyetu paṃcavṛttāni kārayet
  • ṣaṭtriṃśatko -
  • ṣaṭtriṃśatka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaṭtriṃśatka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaṭtriṃśatkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṣṭham -
  • uṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • etu -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vṛttāni -
  • vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “prathamaṃ karṇikākṣetraṃ daḷasthānaṃ dvitīyakam.
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karṇikā -
  • karṇika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣetram -
  • akṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣetrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse daḷasthānam*dv
  • dvitīyakam -
  • dvitīyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitīyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvitīyakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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