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 24.9

वर्णचनाविधिः ।
शोभयेन्मंडलं तत्र पंचवर्णैस्सितादिभिः ।
रत्नजैर्थातु जैश्चूर्णैर्गंधचूर्णै रथापिवा. ॥ 9 ॥

varṇacanāvidhiḥ |
śobhayenmaṃḍalaṃ tatra paṃcavarṇaissitādibhiḥ |
ratnajairthātu jaiścūrṇairgaṃdhacūrṇai rathāpivā. || 9 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.9 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 (24.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varna, Varnan, Cana, Avidhi, Mandala, Tatra, Pancavarna, Sitadi, Ratna, Tha, Curna, Gandha, Ratha, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.9). 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: “varṇacanāvidhiḥ
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • canā -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • avidhiḥ -
  • avidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śobhayenmaṃḍalaṃ tatra paṃcavarṇaissitādibhiḥ
  • śobhayen -
  • śubh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pañcavarṇais -
  • pañcavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sitādibhiḥ -
  • sitādi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “ratnajairthātu jaiścūrṇairgaṃdhacūrṇai rathāpivā.
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jai -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • er -
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jaiś -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cūrṇair -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gandha -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cūrṇai -
  • rathā -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
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