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 31.14

दर्भैःप्रच्छाद्य तत्पात्रं ब्रह्माणं दक्षिणेर्चयेत् ।
आज्यसंस्कारः ।
आज्यपात्रं विलाप्याग्नौ स्थाल्यामाज्यं निरूप्यच. ॥ 14 ॥

darbhaiḥpracchādya tatpātraṃ brahmāṇaṃ dakṣiṇercayet |
ājyasaṃskāraḥ |
ājyapātraṃ vilāpyāgnau sthālyāmājyaṃ nirūpyaca. || 14 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 31.14 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 (31.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Darbha, Pracchadya, Tat, Tad, Patra, Brahma, Brahman, Dakshine, Dakshina, Dakshi, Aji, Ajya, Asamskara, Ajyapatra, Vilapin, Agna, Sthali, Sthalya, Nirupya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 31.14). 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: “darbhaiḥpracchādya tatpātraṃ brahmāṇaṃ dakṣiṇercayet
  • darbhaiḥ -
  • darbha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pracchādya -
  • pracchādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pracchādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pracchādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • īr -
  • cayet -
  • cay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    ci (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ājyasaṃskāraḥ
  • ājya -
  • āji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asaṃskāraḥ -
  • asaṃskāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ājyapātraṃ vilāpyāgnau sthālyāmājyaṃ nirūpyaca.
  • ājyapātram -
  • ājyapātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vilāpyā -
  • vilāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vilāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āgnau -
  • āgna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthālyām -
  • sthālī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthal -> sthālyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sthal class 1 verb]
  • ājyam -
  • ājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirūpya -
  • nirūpya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirūpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirūpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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