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 26.15

परिवारपवित्राणि पवित्रं दीक्षितस्यतु ।
अधिकपाठाणि ।
एवमादि विभेदैस्तु पवित्राणि चकारयेत् ।
उत्तमादिभेदानि ।
मूर्धादिनाभिपर्यंतं पवित्रंतु कनिष्ठकं. ॥ 15 ॥

parivārapavitrāṇi pavitraṃ dīkṣitasyatu |
adhikapāṭhāṇi |
evamādi vibhedaistu pavitrāṇi cakārayet |
uttamādibhedāni |
mūrdhādinābhiparyaṃtaṃ pavitraṃtu kaniṣṭhakaṃ. || 15 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.15 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (26.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parivara, Pavitra, Dikshita, Adhika, Patha, Ani, Evamadi, Vibheda, Uttama, Ibha, Idani, Murdhan, Murdha, Adi, Adin, Abhi, Paryantam, Paryanta, Kanishthaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.15). 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: “parivārapavitrāṇi pavitraṃ dīkṣitasyatu
  • parivāra -
  • parivāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pavitrāṇi -
  • pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pavitram -
  • pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pavitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dīkṣitasya -
  • dīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √dīkṣ]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “adhikapāṭhāṇi
  • adhika -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṭhā -
  • pāṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “evamādi vibhedaistu pavitrāṇi cakārayet
  • evamādi -
  • evamādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    evamādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    evamādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vibhedais -
  • vibheda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pavitrāṇi -
  • pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 4: “uttamādibhedāni
  • uttamād -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhe -
  • ibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • idāni -
  • idāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 5: “mūrdhādinābhiparyaṃtaṃ pavitraṃtu kaniṣṭhakaṃ.
  • mūrdhā -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mūrdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādinā -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paryantam -
  • paryantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paryanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pavitra -
  • pavitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antu -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kaniṣṭhakam -
  • kaniṣṭhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaniṣṭhaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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