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 29.5

स्नपनमंटप निर्माणविधि ।
कल्पयेत्स्नवनार्थंतु मंटपं लक्षणान्वितम् ।
षोडशस्तंभसंयुक्तं द्वादशाष्टचतुस्तथा. ॥ 5 ॥

snapanamaṃṭapa nirmāṇavidhi |
kalpayetsnavanārthaṃtu maṃṭapaṃ lakṣaṇānvitam |
ṣoḍaśastaṃbhasaṃyuktaṃ dvādaśāṣṭacatustathā. || 5 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 29.5 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 (29.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snapana, Mantapa, Nirmana, Vidh, Vidhi, Snava, Nri, Lakshananvita, Shodasha, Bhasa, Yuktam, Yukta, Dvadasha, Catu, Catus, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 29.5). 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: “snapanamaṃṭapa nirmāṇavidhi
  • snapana -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇṭapa -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirmāṇa -
  • nirmāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhi -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kalpayetsnavanārthaṃtu maṃṭapaṃ lakṣaṇānvitam
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • snava -
  • snava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthantu -
  • arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • maṇṭapam -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • lakṣaṇānvitam -
  • lakṣaṇānvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇānvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇānvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “ṣoḍaśastaṃbhasaṃyuktaṃ dvādaśāṣṭacatustathā.
  • ṣoḍaśas -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhasaṃ -
  • bhasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • dvādaśāṣ -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catus -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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