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 5.58

महाकुंभ स्नपनादि ।
स्वर्णगोभूतिलांदत्वा शांतिहोमं समाचरेत् ।
उत्पाट्यमानेदृश्यंतेस्फुलिंगा यत्रचाग्निवत्. ॥ 58 ॥

mahākuṃbha snapanādi |
svarṇagobhūtilāṃdatvā śāṃtihomaṃ samācaret |
utpāṭyamānedṛśyaṃtesphuliṃgā yatracāgnivat. || 58 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.58 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 (5.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mah, Maha, Akumbha, Snapana, Svarna, Bhuti, Lat, Dad, Shantihoma, Sama, Utpatya, Shyat, Tad, Yushmad, Sphulinga, Yatra, Agnivat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 5.58). 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: “mahākuṃbha snapanādi
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akumbha -
  • akumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • snapanā -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “svarṇagobhūtilāṃdatvā śāṃtihomaṃ samācaret
  • svarṇa -
  • svarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • go -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhūti -
  • bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lān -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> lāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śāntihomam -
  • śāntihoma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “utpāṭyamānedṛśyaṃtesphuliṃgā yatracāgnivat.
  • utpāṭya -
  • utpāṭya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • māned -
  • mān (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śyan -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sphuliṅgā* -
  • sphuliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnivat -
  • agnivat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    agnivat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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