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 27.18

स्नपनं तु यथाशक्ति ग्रामे कुर्यान्महोत्सवम् ।
येतद्दिवसमारभ्यमासं पक्षं नवाहकं. ॥ 18 ॥

snapanaṃ tu yathāśakti grāme kuryānmahotsavam |
yetaddivasamārabhyamāsaṃ pakṣaṃ navāhakaṃ. || 18 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 27.18 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 (27.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snapana, Yatha, Grama, Mahotsava, Yah, Yat, Etadda, Vasa, Arabhya, Asa, Paksha, Navaha, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “snapanaṃ tu yathāśakti grāme kuryānmahotsavam
  • snapanam -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśakti -
  • aśakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • grāme -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • mahotsavam -
  • mahotsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yetaddivasamārabhyamāsaṃ pakṣaṃ navāhakaṃ.
  • ye -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etaddi -
  • etaddā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vasam -
  • vasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ārabhyam -
  • ārabhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārabhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsam -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    as -> āsam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • pakṣam -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • navāha -
  • navāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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