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 26.14

पवित्रं तेन कुर्वीत कनिष्ठोत्तम मध्यमं ।
पवित्रभेदः ।
वनमालापवित्रं तु पवित्रं चाधिवानकं. ॥ 14 ॥

pavitraṃ tena kurvīta kaniṣṭhottama madhyamaṃ |
pavitrabhedaḥ |
vanamālāpavitraṃ tu pavitraṃ cādhivānakaṃ. || 14 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.14 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 (26.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pavitra, Tad, Tena, Kanishtha, Uttama, Madhyama, Abheda, Vanamala, Apavitra, Adhi, Vanaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.14). 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: “pavitraṃ tena kurvīta kaniṣṭhottama madhyamaṃ
  • pavitram -
  • pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pavitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • kaniṣṭho -
  • kaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttama -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pavitrabhedaḥ
  • pavitra -
  • pavitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhedaḥ -
  • abheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhid (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 3: “vanamālāpavitraṃ tu pavitraṃ cādhivānakaṃ.
  • vanamālā -
  • vanamāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vanamāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vanamālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apavitram -
  • apavitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apavitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apavitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pavitram -
  • pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pavitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vānakam -
  • vānaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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