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 18.19

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शतंतु सूत्रविस्तारं षोडशांगुल सम्मितम् ।
अष्टदिक्षु तथा मध्ये प्रत्येकं नवभूमिषु. ॥ 19 ॥

śataṃtu sūtravistāraṃ ṣoḍaśāṃgula sammitam |
aṣṭadikṣu tathā madhye pratyekaṃ navabhūmiṣu. || 19 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.19 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 (18.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sutra, Vistara, Shodasha, Shodashan, Angula, Sammitam, Sammita, Ashtadish, Tatha, Madhye, Madhya, Pratyeka, Nava, Navan, Bhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 18.19). 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: “śataṃtu sūtravistāraṃ ṣoḍaśāṃgula sammitam ”
śatan -
śatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sūtra -
sūtra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vistāram -
vistāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
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]
sammitam -
sammitam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sammita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sammita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sammitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “aṣṭadikṣu tathā madhye pratyekaṃ navabhūmiṣu. ”
aṣṭadikṣu -
aṣṭadiś (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pratyekam -
pratyeka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyeka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

pratyekā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nava -
nava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

navan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

navan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√nu (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhūmiṣu -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

bhūmī (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021