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 26.7

पवित्र मंटप लक्षणं ।
मंटपं कारयेत्पूर्वं प्रासादस्या ग्रतश्शुभं ।
त्रयोदशकरं सम्यक् नवहस्ताच वेदिका. ॥ 7 ॥

pavitra maṃṭapa lakṣaṇaṃ |
maṃṭapaṃ kārayetpūrvaṃ prāsādasyā grataśśubhaṃ |
trayodaśakaraṃ samyak navahastāca vedikā. || 7 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.7 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 (26.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pavitra, Mantapa, Lakshana, Purvam, Purva, Trayodashaka, Samyak, Navahasta, Vedika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.7). 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: “pavitra maṃṭapa lakṣaṇaṃ
  • pavitra -
  • pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇṭapa -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “maṃṭapaṃ kārayetpūrvaṃ prāsādasyā grataśśubhaṃ
  • maṇṭapam -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāsādasyā -
  • Cannot analyse grataśśubham
  • Line 3: “trayodaśakaraṃ samyak navahastāca vedikā.
  • trayodaśaka -
  • trayodaśaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • navahastā -
  • navahasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aca -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vedikā -
  • vedikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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