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 29.16

तदेवस्नपनं कार्यं जघन्येतु कनिष्ठिकम् ।
कलशेषुद्रव्य निर्णयः ।
उच्यते स्नपनं ब्रह्मन् मध्यमे कलशे घृतम्. ॥ 16 ॥

tadevasnapanaṃ kāryaṃ jaghanyetu kaniṣṭhikam |
kalaśeṣudravya nirṇayaḥ |
ucyate snapanaṃ brahman madhyame kalaśe ghṛtam. || 16 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 29.16 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 (29.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Vasna, Pana, Karya, Jaghanye, Jaghanin, Jaghanya, Kalasha, Dravya, Nirnaya, Ucyat, Snapana, Madhyama, Kalashi, Ghrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 29.16). 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: “tadevasnapanaṃ kāryaṃ jaghanyetu kaniṣṭhikam
  • tade -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vasna -
  • vasna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • panam -
  • pana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • jaghanye -
  • jaghanye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jaghanin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    jaghanin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jaghanya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jaghanya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jaghanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etu -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kaniṣṭhikam -
  • kaniṣṭhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kalaśeṣudravya nirṇayaḥ
  • kalaśeṣu -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • dravya -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirṇayaḥ -
  • nirṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ucyate snapanaṃ brahman madhyame kalaśe ghṛtam.
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • snapanam -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahman -
  • madhyame -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kalaśe -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalaśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ghṛtam -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
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