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 22.65

अंकुरार्पण कुंभावाहन अग्नि कार्यादयः ।
महाकुंभं समासात्य अंकुरार्पण पूर्वकम् ।
अग्नि प्रतिष्ठांकुर्वीत आघारां तंतुपूर्ववत्. ॥ 65 ॥

aṃkurārpaṇa kuṃbhāvāhana agni kāryādayaḥ |
mahākuṃbhaṃ samāsātya aṃkurārpaṇa pūrvakam |
agni pratiṣṭhāṃkurvīta āghārāṃ taṃtupūrvavat. || 65 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.65 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 (22.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ankurarpana, Kumbha, Ahan, Karya, Aya, Ayas, Mah, Maha, Akumbha, Samasa, Purvakam, Purvaka, Prati, Shtha, Aghara, Purvavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 22.65). 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: “aṃkurārpaṇa kuṃbhāvāhana agni kāryādayaḥ
  • aṅkurārpaṇa -
  • aṅkurārpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumbhāvā -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āhan -
  • āhan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agni -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kāryād -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “mahākuṃbhaṃ samāsātya aṃkurārpaṇa pūrvakam
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akumbham -
  • akumbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samāsāt -
  • samāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅkurārpaṇa -
  • aṅkurārpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvakam -
  • pūrvakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “agni pratiṣṭhāṃkurvīta āghārāṃ taṃtupūrvavat.
  • agni -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣṭhāṅ -
  • ṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvīta -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • āghārā -
  • āghāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tantu -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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