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 26.24

तदर्थं सार्थमेवंच तंतूनां परिसंख्यया ।
तंतूनां द्वादशं ज्ञेयं परिवारपवित्रकं. ॥ 24 ॥

tadarthaṃ sārthamevaṃca taṃtūnāṃ parisaṃkhyayā |
taṃtūnāṃ dvādaśaṃ jñeyaṃ parivārapavitrakaṃ. || 24 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.24 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 (26.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tadartha, Sartha, Evam, Tantu, Parisankhya, Dvadasha, Jneya, Parivara, Pavitraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.24). 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: “tadarthaṃ sārthamevaṃca taṃtūnāṃ parisaṃkhyayā
  • tadartham -
  • tadartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sārtham -
  • sārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evañ -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tantūnām -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • parisaṅkhyayā -
  • parisaṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “taṃtūnāṃ dvādaśaṃ jñeyaṃ parivārapavitrakaṃ.
  • tantūnām -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dvādaśam -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • jñeyam -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • parivāra -
  • parivāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pavitrakam -
  • pavitraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
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