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 4.15

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मंदिरस्य महानासा सक्तिसालसमुच्छ्रयः ।
उपपीठसमायुक्तासालो दंड स्त्रीरुस्यते. ॥ 15 ॥

maṃdirasya mahānāsā saktisālasamucchrayaḥ |
upapīṭhasamāyuktāsālo daṃḍa strīrusyate. || 15 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.15 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 (4.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandira, Mahanasa, Salasa, Ucchraya, Upapitha, Samayukta, Sala, Danda, Stri, Syat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 4.15). 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: “maṃdirasya mahānāsā saktisālasamucchrayaḥ ”
mandirasya -
mandira (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mandira (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mahānāsā -
mahānāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sakti -
sakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sālasam -
sālasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sālasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sālasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ucchrayaḥ -
ucchraya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “upapīṭhasamāyuktāsālo daṃḍa strīrusyate. ”
upapīṭha -
upapīṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upapīṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samāyuktā -
samāyuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sālo* -
sāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daṇḍa -
daṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
strīr -
strī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
ru -
ru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
syate -
√sā -> syat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> syat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sā class 4 verb]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021