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 26.26

अष्टाविंशति तंतूनां कुंडस्य चपवित्रकं ।
चतुश्शतंतु तंतूनां प्रासादस्य पवित्रकम्. ॥ 26 ॥

aṣṭāviṃśati taṃtūnāṃ kuṃḍasya capavitrakaṃ |
catuśśataṃtu taṃtūnāṃ prāsādasya pavitrakam. || 26 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.26 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 (26.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tantu, Kunda, Capa, Vid, Vidh, Raka, Catu, Catus, Prasada, 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 26.26). 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: “aṣṭāviṃśati taṃtūnāṃ kuṃḍasya capavitrakaṃ
  • aṣṭāviṃśati -
  • aṣṭāviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tantūnām -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kuṇḍasya -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • capa -
  • capa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    capa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rakam -
  • raka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “catuśśataṃtu taṃtūnāṃ prāsādasya pavitrakam.
  • catuś -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatan -
  • śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tantūnām -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prāsādasya -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • pavitrakam -
  • pavitraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
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