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 3.37

इष्टकाचय विन्याचो यावं त्यब्दानि तिष्ठति ।
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि तत्कर्तुर्दिवि संस्थितिः ॥ 37 ॥

iṣṭakācaya vinyāco yāvaṃ tyabdāni tiṣṭhati |
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi tatkarturdivi saṃsthitiḥ || 37 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 3.37 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 (3.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishtaka, Acaya, Aca, Yava, Tishthat, Tavadvarsha, Sahasra, Tatkartri, Div, Divi, Samsthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 3.37). 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: “iṣṭakācaya vinyāco yāvaṃ tyabdāni tiṣṭhati
  • iṣṭakā -
  • iṣṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācaya -
  • ācaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vinyā -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vini (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āco* -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • yāvam -
  • yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yāva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse tyabdāni*ti
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi tatkarturdivi saṃsthitiḥ
  • tāvadvarṣa -
  • tāvadvarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāvadvarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatkartur -
  • tatkartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • saṃsthitiḥ -
  • saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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