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 24.23

वासुदेवादिकृष्णांतं द्वादशादित्यपूजनम् ।
अष्टाक्षराणां स्यसन मष्टबिंदुषु कारयेत्. ॥ 23 ॥

vāsudevādikṛṣṇāṃtaṃ dvādaśādityapūjanam |
aṣṭākṣarāṇāṃ syasana maṣṭabiṃduṣu kārayet. || 23 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.23 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 (24.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudeva, Adi, Adin, Krishna, Dvadashaditya, Pujana, Ashtakshara, Sya, Asana, Mashta, Bindu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “vāsudevādikṛṣṇāṃtaṃ dvādaśādityapūjanam
  • vāsudevā -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇān -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dvādaśāditya -
  • dvādaśāditya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśāditya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjanam -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭākṣarāṇāṃ syasana maṣṭabiṃduṣu kārayet.
  • aṣṭākṣarāṇām -
  • aṣṭākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aṣṭākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    aṣṭākṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sya -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asana -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṣṭa -
  • maṣ -> maṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √maṣ class 1 verb]
    maṣ -> maṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √maṣ class 1 verb]
    maś -> maṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √maś class 1 verb]
    maś -> maṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √maś class 1 verb]
  • binduṣu -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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