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 31.20

मध्यांगुळि समंस्थौल्यं न्यूनप्रादेशकत्रयम् ।
परिधिं विन्यसेत्सौम्ये चाग्रं पूर्ववदिष्यते. ॥ 20 ॥

madhyāṃguḷi samaṃsthaulyaṃ nyūnaprādeśakatrayam |
paridhiṃ vinyasetsaumye cāgraṃ pūrvavadiṣyate. || 20 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 31.20 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 (31.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samat, Tha, Auli, Nyuna, Pradesha, Traya, Paridhi, Agram, Agra, Purvavat, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 31.20). 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: “madhyāṃguḷi samaṃsthaulyaṃ nyūnaprādeśakatrayam
  • Cannot analyse madhyāṅguḷi*sa
  • samaṃs -
  • sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • thau -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aulya -
  • auli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    auli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    auli (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nyūna -
  • nyūna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyūna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prādeśa -
  • prādeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ka -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “paridhiṃ vinyasetsaumye cāgraṃ pūrvavadiṣyate.
  • paridhim -
  • paridhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse vinyasetsaumye*cā
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agram -
  • agram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrvavad -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
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