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 24.180

देवस्य तु पुरोभागे धनुर्बणौ प्रपूजयेत् ।
चतुर्दिक्षु चतुर्बाणा नूर्ध्वेचैकं विसर्जयेत्. ॥ 180 ॥

devasya tu purobhāge dhanurbaṇau prapūjayet |
caturdikṣu caturbāṇā nūrdhvecaikaṃ visarjayet. || 180 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.180 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 (24.180). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Purobhaga, Dhanu, Dhanus, Bana, Pra, Catu, Catus, Dish, Dikshu, Urdhva, Aika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.180). 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: “devasya tu purobhāge dhanurbaṇau prapūjayet
  • devasya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • purobhāge -
  • purobhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    purobhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purobhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • baṇau -
  • baṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “caturdikṣu caturbāṇā nūrdhvecaikaṃ visarjayet.
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bāṇā* -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūrdhve -
  • ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sarjayet -
  • sṛj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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