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 30.54

शांतिहोम ।
ब्रह्म ।
विधानश्रवणार्धं ब्रह्मप्रश्नः ।
भगवन् देवदेवेश शंखचक्रगदाधरः ।
शांतिहोमविथानं च ब्रूहिमे पुरुषोत्तम. ॥ 54 ॥

śāṃtihoma |
brahma |
vidhānaśravaṇārdhaṃ brahmapraśnaḥ |
bhagavan devadeveśa śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ |
śāṃtihomavithānaṃ ca brūhime puruṣottama. || 54 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 30.54 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 (30.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shantihoma, Brahma, Brahman, Vidhana, Shravana, Ardha, Prashna, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Devadevesha, Shankhacakragadadhara, Vid, Vidh, Hana, Asmad, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 30.54). 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: “śāṃtihoma
  • śāntihoma -
  • śāntihoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “brahma
  • 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]
  • Line 3: “vidhānaśravaṇārdhaṃ brahmapraśnaḥ
  • vidhāna -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaṇā -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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 4: “bhagavan devadeveśa śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • devadeveśa -
  • devadeveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ -
  • śaṅkhacakragadādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “śāṃtihomavithānaṃ ca brūhime puruṣottama.
  • śāntihoma -
  • śāntihoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hānam -
  • hāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • puruṣottama -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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