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 11.27

अधवा स्तंभनाहं स्या न्मूलमध्याग्रकेषु च ।
चतुर्विंश द्विंशति श्च षोडशांगुल मिष्यते. ॥ 27 ॥

adhavā staṃbhanāhaṃ syā nmūlamadhyāgrakeṣu ca |
caturviṃśa dviṃśati śca ṣoḍaśāṃgula miṣyate. || 27 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.27 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 (11.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhava, Stambhana, Aha, Asmad, Caturvimsha, Shati, Shatin, Shodasha, Shodashan, Angula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 11.27). 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: “adhavā staṃbhanāhaṃ syā nmūlamadhyāgrakeṣu ca
  • adhavā -
  • adhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • stambhanā -
  • stambhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stambhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stambhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • syā* -
  • Cannot analyse nmūlamadhyāgrakeṣu*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “caturviṃśa dviṃśati śca ṣoḍaśāṃgula miṣyate.
  • caturviṃśa -
  • caturviṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturviṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvi -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • iṃ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śati -
  • śatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śca*ṣo
  • ṣoḍaśā -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅgula -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • miṣyate -
  • miṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    miṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
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