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 11.20

पद्मकुंडु शिवे कार्यं पंचवह्नि प्रकल्पने ।
चतुस्तोरणानि तेषां प्रमाणानि ।
अश्वद्धोदुंबर श्चैव न्यग्रोधं तु तधैवच. ॥ 20 ॥

padmakuṃḍu śive kāryaṃ paṃcavahni prakalpane |
catustoraṇāni teṣāṃ pramāṇāni |
aśvaddhoduṃbara ścaiva nyagrodhaṃ tu tadhaivaca. || 20 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.20 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 (11.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shiva, Shivi, Karya, Panca, Pancan, Prakalpana, Catu, Catus, Torana, Tad, Pramana, Han, Udumbara, Nyagrodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.20). 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: “padmakuṃḍu śive kāryaṃ paṃcavahni prakalpane
  • Cannot analyse padmakuṇḍu*śi
  • śive -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śivi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śivi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prakalpane -
  • prakalpana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prakalpanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “catustoraṇāni teṣāṃ pramāṇāni
  • catus -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • toraṇāni -
  • toraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pramāṇāni -
  • pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “aśvaddhoduṃbara ścaiva nyagrodhaṃ tu tadhaivaca.
  • aśvaddh -
  • śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • ho -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udumbara -
  • udumbara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udumbara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse ścaiva*ny
  • nyagrodham -
  • nyagrodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nyagrodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • haiva -
  • (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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