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 20.4

रत्नानि च तृतीयेतु धातूं श्च स्धापयेद्भुधः ।
चतुर्थेचाष्ट लोहां श्च मध्यगर्तेतु विन्यसेत्. ॥ 4 ॥

ratnāni ca tṛtīyetu dhātūṃ śca sdhāpayedbhudhaḥ |
caturthecāṣṭa lohāṃ śca madhyagartetu vinyaset. || 4 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.4 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 (20.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ratna, Ratnani, Tritiya, Dhatu, Caturtha, Loha, Madhyaga, Rite, Rita, Riti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 20.4). 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: “ratnāni ca tṛtīyetu dhātūṃ śca sdhāpayedbhudhaḥ
  • ratnāni -
  • ratnāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛtīye -
  • tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dhātū -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śca*sd
  • Cannot analyse sdhāpayedbhudhaḥ
  • Line 2: “caturthecāṣṭa lohāṃ śca madhyagartetu vinyaset.
  • caturthe -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lohām -
  • lohā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śca*ma
  • madhyagar -
  • madhyaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhyaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhyagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse vinyaset
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