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 22.20

दीक्षास्थानं समासाद्य नृत्तगीतादिभि स्सह ।
मंडलस्य समीपेतु देवं पीठे निवेशयेत्. ॥ 20 ॥

dīkṣāsthānaṃ samāsādya nṛttagītādibhi ssaha |
maṃḍalasya samīpetu devaṃ pīṭhe niveśayet. || 20 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.20 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 (22.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Diksha, Tha, Samasadya, Nritta, Gita, Ibhi, Mandala, Samipa, Deva, Pitha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.20). 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: “dīkṣāsthānaṃ samāsādya nṛttagītādibhi ssaha
  • dīkṣās -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • thān -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samāsādya -
  • samāsādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samāsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāsādya (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]
  • ibhi -
  • ibhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse ssaha
  • Line 2: “maṃḍalasya samīpetu devaṃ pīṭhe niveśayet.
  • maṇḍalasya -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • samīpe -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • pīṭhe -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [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]
  • veśayet -
  • viś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    viś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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