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 24.100

प्रधानहोमं कुर्वीत प्रवेशाख्य मतपरम् ।
लाजहोमं प्रकुर्वीत तांत्रिकं होममेवच. ॥ 100 ॥

pradhānahomaṃ kurvīta praveśākhya mataparam |
lājahomaṃ prakurvīta tāṃtrikaṃ homamevaca. || 100 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.100 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 (24.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradhana, Homa, Pravesha, Akhya, Mata, Param, Para, Lajahoma, Pra, Tantrika, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.100). 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: “pradhānahomaṃ kurvīta praveśākhya mataparam
  • pradhāna -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • homam -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • praveśā -
  • praveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praveśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mata -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “lājahomaṃ prakurvīta tāṃtrikaṃ homamevaca.
  • lājahomam -
  • lājahoma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lājahoma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • tāntrikam -
  • tāntrika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāntrika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāntrikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • homam -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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