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 25.30

प्रधमावरणद्वारा चत्कुष्के पालिका न्यसेत् ।
द्वितीयावरणद्वार चत्कुषीचाष्टमंगळान्. ॥ 30 ॥

pradhamāvaraṇadvārā catkuṣke pālikā nyaset |
dvitīyāvaraṇadvāra catkuṣīcāṣṭamaṃgaḷān. || 30 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 25.30 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 (25.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradha, Avarana, Dvitiya, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 25.30). 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: “pradhamāvaraṇadvārā catkuṣke pālikā nyaset
  • pradham -
  • pradha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āvaraṇa -
  • āvaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvārā -
  • Cannot analyse catkuṣke*pā
  • pālikā* -
  • Cannot analyse nyaset
  • Line 2: “dvitīyāvaraṇadvāra catkuṣīcāṣṭamaṃgaḷān.
  • dvitīyāva -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • araṇad -
  • raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vāra -
  • vāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse catkuṣīcāṣṭamaṅgaḷān
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