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 5.20

वायवी साक्षितिज्ञेया शिलातत्रतु वर्जिता ।
वर्जरीय स्थलानि ।
नदितिरे कूपतटे पूतिभूमौ चतुष्पदे. ॥ 20 ॥

vāyavī sākṣitijñeyā śilātatratu varjitā |
varjarīya sthalāni |
naditire kūpataṭe pūtibhūmau catuṣpade. || 20 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.20 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 (5.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vayavi, Akshit, Akshiti, Jneya, Shila, Atra, Varjita, Varja, Sthala, Nadi, Nadin, Kupat, Ata, Puti, Bhuma, Bhumi, Catushpad, Catushpada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.20). 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: “vāyavī sākṣitijñeyā śilātatratu varjitā
  • vāyavī -
  • vāyavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣiti -
  • akṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    akṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    akṣiti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akṣit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    akṣit (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jñeyā -
  • jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • śilāt -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • varjitā -
  • varjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “varjarīya sthalāni
  • varja -
  • varja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rīya -
  • rai -> rīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rai]
    ri -> rīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ri]
    ri -> rīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ri]
  • sthalāni -
  • sthala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • Line 3: “naditire kūpataṭe pūtibhūmau catuṣpade.
  • nadi -
  • nadi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nadi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nadī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nadin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nadin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tire -
  • kūpat -
  • kūpat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṭe -
  • aṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūti -
  • pūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pūti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • catuṣpade -
  • catuṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    catuṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    catuṣpada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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