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 31.5

कुंडसंस्कारादि ।
ऋचा एषहि देवेति साक्षतोदकपाणिना ।
अग्नेःपुरस्तान्निक्षिप्य चात्मनोभिमुखं स्मरेत्. ॥ 5 ॥

kuṃḍasaṃskārādi |
ṛcā eṣahi deveti sākṣatodakapāṇinā |
agneḥpurastānnikṣipya cātmanobhimukhaṃ smaret. || 5 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 31.5 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:

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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 (31.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kunda, Samskara, Rica, Esha, Deva, Devri, Devan, Iti, Sakshata, Sakshat, Udaka, Pani, Panin, Agni, Purastat, Nikshipya, Mana, Manas, Manu, Bha, Mukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 31.5). 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: “kuṃḍasaṃskārādi
  • kuṇḍa -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃskārā -
  • saṃskāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃskārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “ṛcā eṣahi deveti sākṣatodakapāṇinā
  • ṛcā* -
  • ṛca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • deve -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    div (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sākṣato -
  • sākṣata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sākṣata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sākṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sākṣ -> sākṣat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • udaka -
  • udaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇinā -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “agneḥpurastānnikṣipya cātmanobhimukhaṃ smaret.
  • agneḥ -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • purastān -
  • purastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    purastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nikṣipya -
  • nikṣipya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikṣipya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mano -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smaret -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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