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 27.23

संस्नाप्य कलशैर्नित्य मलंकृत्यतु देशिकः ।
चतुस्थानार्चनं कृत्वा हविरंतं प्रपूज्यच. ॥ 23 ॥

saṃsnāpya kalaśairnitya malaṃkṛtyatu deśikaḥ |
catusthānārcanaṃ kṛtvā haviraṃtaṃ prapūjyaca. || 23 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 27.23 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 (27.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sna, Apya, Kalasha, Nitya, Deshika, Catusthana, Arcana, Kritva, Kritvan, Havis, Antam, Anta, Prapujya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 27.23). 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: “saṃsnāpya kalaśairnitya malaṃkṛtyatu deśikaḥ
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • snā -
  • snā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalaśair -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nitya -
  • nitya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse malaṅkṛtyatu*de
  • deśikaḥ -
  • deśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “catusthānārcanaṃ kṛtvā haviraṃtaṃ prapūjyaca.
  • catusthānā -
  • catusthāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catusthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    catusthānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcanam -
  • arcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • havir -
  • havis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prapūjya -
  • prapūjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prapūjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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