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 27.34

देवालयेषु स्तंभेषु प्राकारे गोपुरेषु च ।
दीपानां पंक्तयस्थ्साप्यनानाकारैः पृधक् पृधक्. ॥ 34 ॥

devālayeṣu staṃbheṣu prākāre gopureṣu ca |
dīpānāṃ paṃktayasthsāpyanānākāraiḥ pṛdhak pṛdhak. || 34 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 27.34 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 (27.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devalaya, Stambha, Prakara, Gopura, 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 27.34). 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: “devālayeṣu staṃbheṣu prākāre gopureṣu ca
  • devālayeṣu -
  • devālaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • stambheṣu -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • prākāre -
  • prākāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gopureṣu -
  • gopura (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    gopura (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dīpānāṃ paṃktayasthsāpyanānākāraiḥ pṛdhak pṛdhak.
  • dīpānām -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse paṅktayasthsāpyanānākāraiḥ*pṛ
  • Cannot analyse pṛdhak*pṛ
  • Cannot analyse pṛdhak
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