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 28.108

सालग्रामशिलानां तु भक्ति युक्तेन चेतसा ।
देवालयेषु नर्वेक्षु तत्तन्मूर्त्यनुकूलिनम्. ॥ 108 ॥

sālagrāmaśilānāṃ tu bhakti yuktena cetasā |
devālayeṣu narvekṣu tattanmūrtyanukūlinam. || 108 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.108 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 (28.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Salagrama, Shila, Yukta, Cetas, Devalaya, Tat, Tad, Tan, Murti, Anu, Kulin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 28.108). 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: “sālagrāmaśilānāṃ tu bhakti yuktena cetasā
  • sālagrāma -
  • sālagrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sālagrāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilānām -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhakti -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yuktena -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • cetasā -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “devālayeṣu narvekṣu tattanmūrtyanukūlinam.
  • devālayeṣu -
  • devālaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse narvekṣu*ta
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mūrtya -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūrtī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kūlinam -
  • kūlin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
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