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 18.6

खारिद्वयप्रमाणेन तंडुलैन च पूरितॆ ।
सौवर्णे राजिते वापि ताम्रपात्रेधवा गुरुः ।
निक्षिप्य वस्त्रमाच्छाद्य परिचारक मूर्धिनि ।
विन्यस्य नृत्तगीताद्यैः छत्रचामरवैभवैः. ॥ 6 ॥

khāridvayapramāṇena taṃḍulaina ca pūritaॆ |
sauvarṇe rājite vāpi tāmrapātredhavā guruḥ |
nikṣipya vastramācchādya paricāraka mūrdhini |
vinyasya nṛttagītādyaiḥ chatracāmaravaibhavaiḥ. || 6 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.6 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 (18.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Khari, Dvaya, Pramana, Tandula, Aina, Sauvarna, Rajita, Vapi, Vapin, Tamrapatra, Dhava, Guru, Nikshipya, Vastra, Acchadya, Paricaraka, Mur, Dha, Vinyasya, Nritta, Gita, Yah, Yat, Chatra, Camara, Vaibhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.6). 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: “khāridvayapramāṇena taṃḍulaina ca pūritaॆ
  • khāri -
  • khāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dvaya -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇena -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • taṇḍulai -
  • taṇḍula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taṇḍulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aina -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse pūritaॆ
  • Line 2: “sauvarṇe rājite vāpi tāmrapātredhavā guruḥ
  • sauvarṇe -
  • sauvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sauvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rājite -
  • rājita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rājitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāj -> rājita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāmrapātre -
  • tāmrapātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dhavā* -
  • dhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “nikṣipya vastramācchādya paricāraka mūrdhini
  • nikṣipya -
  • nikṣipya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikṣipya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastram -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ācchādya -
  • ācchādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ācchādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ācchādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paricāraka -
  • paricāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūr -
  • mur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dhi -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 4: “vinyasya nṛttagītādyaiḥ chatracāmaravaibhavaiḥ.
  • vinyasya -
  • vinyasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinyasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛtta -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • gītād -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaiḥ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • chatra -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāmara -
  • cāmara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāmara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaibhavaiḥ -
  • vaibhava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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