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 31.16

अंगुष्ठोपक निष्टाभ्यां ग्रंथिं विस्रस्य क्षाळयेत् ।
सृक्सृव संस्कारः ।
प्रागग्रमग्नौ प्रहरेत् सृक्सृवौक्षाळयेत्ततः ॥ 16 ॥

aṃguṣṭhopaka niṣṭābhyāṃ graṃthiṃ visrasya kṣāḷayet |
sṛksṛva saṃskāraḥ |
prāgagramagnau praharet sṛksṛvaukṣāḷayettataḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 31.16 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:

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

Angushtha, Upaka, Nishta, Granthi, Visra, Visrasya, Samskara, Pragagra, Agni, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 31.16). 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: “aṃguṣṭhopaka niṣṭābhyāṃ graṃthiṃ visrasya kṣāḷayet
  • aṅguṣṭho -
  • aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upaka -
  • upaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣṭābhyām -
  • niṣ -> niṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental dual from √niṣ class 1 verb], [dative dual from √niṣ class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √niṣ class 1 verb]
    niṣ -> niṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental dual from √niṣ class 1 verb], [dative dual from √niṣ class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √niṣ class 1 verb]
    niṣ -> niṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental dual from √niṣ class 1 verb], [dative dual from √niṣ class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √niṣ class 1 verb]
    niś -> niṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental dual from √niś class 1 verb], [dative dual from √niś class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √niś class 1 verb]
    niś -> niṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental dual from √niś class 1 verb], [dative dual from √niś class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √niś class 1 verb]
    niś -> niṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental dual from √niś class 1 verb], [dative dual from √niś class 1 verb], [ablative dual from √niś class 1 verb]
  • granthim -
  • granthi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • visrasya -
  • visrasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visrasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    visra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse kṣāḷayet
  • Line 2: “sṛksṛva saṃskāraḥ
  • Cannot analyse sṛksṛva*sa
  • saṃskāraḥ -
  • saṃskāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “prāgagramagnau praharet sṛksṛvaukṣāḷayettataḥ
  • prāgagram -
  • prāgagra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāgagra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāgagrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agnau -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse sṛksṛvaukṣāḷayettataḥ
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