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 14.21

यमं दंडधरं कालं कालांशं रविनंदनम् ।
लुलायवाहनं चैव पदषट्के समर्चयेत्. ॥ 21 ॥

yamaṃ daṃḍadharaṃ kālaṃ kālāṃśaṃ ravinaṃdanam |
lulāyavāhanaṃ caiva padaṣaṭke samarcayet. || 21 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.21 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 (14.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yama, Dandadhara, Kalam, Kala, Kalamsha, Ravinandana, Lulaya, Vahana, Pada, Shatka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 14.21). 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: “yamaṃ daṃḍadharaṃ kālaṃ kālāṃśaṃ ravinaṃdanam
  • yamam -
  • yamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • daṇḍadharam -
  • daṇḍadhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍadhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṇḍadharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kālāṃśam -
  • kālāṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ravinandanam -
  • ravinandana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “lulāyavāhanaṃ caiva padaṣaṭke samarcayet.
  • lulāya -
  • lulāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāhanam -
  • vāhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pada -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣaṭke -
  • ṣaṭka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣaṭka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṣaṭkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arcayet -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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