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 28.1

ओं ।
श्रीमत्पांचरात्र दिव्यागमे श्रीपुरुषोत्तम संहितायां ।
अष्णविंशोध्यायः ।
सालग्राम लक्षणम् ।
सालग्रामलक्षण श्रवणे ब्रह्म प्रश्नः ।
ब्रह्मा ।
भगवन्देवदेवेश सर्वसंपत्करप्रभो ।
सालग्रामादिमूर्तीनां लक्षणं वक्तुमर्हसि. ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrīmatpāṃcarātra divyāgame śrīpuruṣottama saṃhitāyāṃ |
aṣṇaviṃśodhyāyaḥ |
sālagrāma lakṣaṇam |
sālagrāmalakṣaṇa śravaṇe brahma praśnaḥ |
brahmā |
bhagavandevadeveśa sarvasaṃpatkaraprabho |
sālagrāmādimūrtīnāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vaktumarhasi. || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.1 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (28.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrimat, Pancaratra, Div, Divi, Divya, Agama, Shri, Purushottama, Samhita, Salagrama, Lakshana, Shravana, Brahma, Brahman, Prashna, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Devadevesha, Sarvasampat, Kara, Prabhu, Adi, Adin, Murti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.1). 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: “oṃ
  • Cannot analyse om
  • Line 2: “śrīmatpāṃcarātra divyāgame śrīpuruṣottama saṃhitāyāṃ
  • śrīmat -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāñcarātra -
  • pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāñcarātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divyā -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    div -> divya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √div]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgame -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āgama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āgamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • puruṣottama -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitāyām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “aṣṇaviṃśodhyāyaḥ
  • Cannot analyse aṣṇaviṃśodhyāyaḥ
  • Line 4: “sālagrāma lakṣaṇam
  • sālagrāma -
  • sālagrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sālagrāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 5: “sālagrāmalakṣaṇa śravaṇe brahma praśnaḥ
  • sālagrāma -
  • sālagrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sālagrāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇa -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • praśnaḥ -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 6: “brahmā
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 7: “bhagavandevadeveśa sarvasaṃpatkaraprabho
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • devadeveśa -
  • devadeveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvasampat -
  • sarvasampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sarvasampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sarvasampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarvasampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kara -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 8: “sālagrāmādimūrtīnāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vaktumarhasi.
  • sālagrāmā -
  • sālagrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sālagrāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mūrtīnām -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mūrtī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mūrtī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
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