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 26.27

चतुर्विंशति तंतूनां धूपदंड पवित्रकं ।
पंचत्रिंशति तंतूनां दीपदंड पवित्रकं. ॥ 27 ॥

caturviṃśati taṃtūnāṃ dhūpadaṃḍa pavitrakaṃ |
paṃcatriṃśati taṃtūnāṃ dīpadaṃḍa pavitrakaṃ. || 27 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.27 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 (26.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturvimshat, Tantu, Dhupa, Danda, Pavitraka, Dipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 26.27). 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: “caturviṃśati taṃtūnāṃ dhūpadaṃḍa pavitrakaṃ
  • caturviṃśati -
  • caturviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    caturviṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tantūnām -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dhūpa -
  • dhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pavitrakam -
  • pavitraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “paṃcatriṃśati taṃtūnāṃ dīpadaṃḍa pavitrakaṃ.
  • pañcatriṃśati -
  • pañcatriṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tantūnām -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dīpa -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pavitrakam -
  • pavitraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
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