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 32.29

राक्षसानां विनाशाय शतॄणां हननायच ।
सर्वसंपत्समृद्ध्यर्थं बलिदानं समाचरेत्. ॥ 29 ॥

rākṣasānāṃ vināśāya śatṝṇāṃ hananāyaca |
sarvasaṃpatsamṛddhyarthaṃ balidānaṃ samācaret. || 29 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 32.29 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 (32.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasa, Vinasha, Sha, Tri, Hanana, Sarvasampat, Samriddhi, Samriddhin, Artha, Balidana, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 32.29). 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: “rākṣasānāṃ vināśāya śatṝṇāṃ hananāyaca
  • rākṣasānām -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vināśāya -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śa -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṝṇām -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • hananāya -
  • hanana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hanana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvasaṃpatsamṛddhyarthaṃ balidānaṃ samācaret.
  • sarvasampat -
  • sarvasampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sarvasampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sarvasampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarvasampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samṛddhya -
  • samṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samṛddhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    samṛddhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • balidānam -
  • balidāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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