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 32.17

बलिप्रदानकाले नृत्तगीतादिभेदाः ।
नृत्तं तु बहुधाज्ञेयं परिवारादि तोषणम् ।
गीतं मध्यमसंयुक्तं गरुडन्य तु शस्यते. ॥ 17 ॥

balipradānakāle nṛttagītādibhedāḥ |
nṛttaṃ tu bahudhājñeyaṃ parivārādi toṣaṇam |
gītaṃ madhyamasaṃyuktaṃ garuḍanya tu śasyate. || 17 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 32.17 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 (32.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balipradana, Kale, Kala, Nritta, Gita, Ibha, Ida, Bahudha, Ajneya, Parivara, Toshana, Madhyama, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Garuda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 32.17). 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: “balipradānakāle nṛttagītādibhedāḥ
  • balipradāna -
  • balipradāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    balipradāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nṛtta -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • gītād -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhe -
  • ibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • idā -
  • idā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nṛttaṃ tu bahudhājñeyaṃ parivārādi toṣaṇam
  • nṛttam -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ajñeyam -
  • ajñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parivārā -
  • parivāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • toṣaṇam -
  • toṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    toṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “gītaṃ madhyamasaṃyuktaṃ garuḍanya tu śasyate.
  • gītam -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madhyama -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyuktam -
  • saṃyuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • garuḍa -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śasyate -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
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