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 25.52

पटादुद्वा सयेत्त्षार्यं संहारक्रमयोगतः ।
ध्वजस्तंभ ध्वज पटादिकं आचार्यस्यदद्यात् ।
ध्वजस्तंभं च गृह्णीयात्तद्रज्जुं तत्प्रपां गुरुः ॥ 52 ॥

paṭādudvā sayettṣāryaṃ saṃhārakramayogataḥ |
dhvajastaṃbha dhvaja paṭādikaṃ ācāryasyadadyāt |
dhvajastaṃbhaṃ ca gṛhṇīyāttadrajjuṃ tatprapāṃ guruḥ || 52 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 25.52 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 (25.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pata, Adu, Dva, Samharakrama, Yogatah, Dhvajastambha, Dhvaja, Adika, Acarya, Tad, Tat, Rajju, Prapa, Guru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 25.52). 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: “paṭādudvā sayettṣāryaṃ saṃhārakramayogataḥ
  • paṭā -
  • paṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adu -
  • adū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dvā -
  • dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse sayettṣāryam*sa
  • saṃhārakrama -
  • saṃhārakrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃhārakrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogataḥ -
  • yogataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “dhvajastaṃbha dhvaja paṭādikaṃ ācāryasyadadyāt
  • dhvajastambha -
  • dhvajastambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvajastambha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvaja -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paṭā -
  • paṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adikam -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ācāryasya -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “dhvajastaṃbhaṃ ca gṛhṇīyāttadrajjuṃ tatprapāṃ guruḥ
  • dhvajastambham -
  • dhvajastambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhvajastambha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhṇīyāt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [optative active third single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rajjum -
  • rajju (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prapām -
  • prapā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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