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 14.11

सोममंटप निर्माणं मंडल रचना ।
तत्प्राच्या मुत्तरश्यां वा विधिव त्सो ममंटपम् ।
संस्थाप्य धान्यवस्त्राद्यै स्तंडुलैश्च यथाक्रमम्. ॥ 11 ॥

somamaṃṭapa nirmāṇaṃ maṃḍala racanā |
tatprācyā muttaraśyāṃ vā vidhiva tso mamaṃṭapam |
saṃsthāpya dhānyavastrādyai staṃḍulaiśca yathākramam. || 11 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.11 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 (14.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Soma, Mantapa, Nirmana, Mandala, Racana, Tat, Tad, Praci, Pracya, Mud, Tara, Shi, Var, Vidh, Vidhi, Samsthapya, Dha, Dhani, Dhanin, Dhanya, Avastra, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.11). 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: “somamaṃṭapa nirmāṇaṃ maṃḍala racanā
  • soma -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    soman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • maṇṭapa -
  • maṇṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirmāṇam -
  • nirmāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍala -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • racanā -
  • racanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatprācyā muttaraśyāṃ vidhiva tso mamaṃṭapam
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prācyā* -
  • prācī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prācya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prācyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mut -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tara -
  • tara (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śyā -
  • śi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidhi -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse tso*ma
  • mamaṇ -
  • mamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pam -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “saṃsthāpya dhānyavastrādyai staṃḍulaiśca yathākramam.
  • saṃsthāpya -
  • saṃsthāpya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃsthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhānya -
  • dhānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhānin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • avastrād -
  • avastra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    avastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yai -
  • Cannot analyse staṇḍulaiśca*ya
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akramam -
  • akramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]
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