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 24.189

पौर्णमास्यां दर्शेच कर्तव्य विशेषः ।
पौर्णमास्यां च दर्शेच स्थितं चेद्यो जनांतरं ।
समुद्रतीर मधवा नीत्वा तत्रस्थ मंटपे. ॥ 189 ॥

paurṇamāsyāṃ darśeca kartavya viśeṣaḥ |
paurṇamāsyāṃ ca darśeca sthitaṃ cedyo janāṃtaraṃ |
samudratīra madhavā nītvā tatrastha maṃṭape. || 189 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.189 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 (24.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paurnamasi, Paurnamasya, Darsha, Kartavya, Vishesha, Sthita, Jananta, Samudratira, Madhava, Tatrastha, Mantapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.189). 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: “paurṇamāsyāṃ darśeca kartavya viśeṣaḥ
  • paurṇamāsyām -
  • paurṇamāsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paurṇamāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • darśe -
  • darśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartavya -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • viśeṣaḥ -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “paurṇamāsyāṃ ca darśeca sthitaṃ cedyo janāṃtaraṃ
  • paurṇamāsyām -
  • paurṇamāsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paurṇamāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśe -
  • darśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • cedyo -
  • janānta -
  • janānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “samudratīra madhavā nītvā tatrastha maṃṭape.
  • samudratīra -
  • samudratīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhavā* -
  • madhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nītvā -
  • -> nītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • tatrastha -
  • tatrastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatrastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇṭape -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
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