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 24.1

ओं ।
श्रीमत्पांचरात्रदिव्यागमे श्रीपुरुषोत्तमसंहितायां ।
चतुर्विंशोध्यायः ।
ब्रह्मोत्सवविधिः ।
श्रीभगवान् ।
कुंभार्चनाविधिः ।
कुंभार्चना विधानंतु वक्ष्यामि शृणु पद्मज ।
षोडशस्तंभसंयुक्ते अलंकारै रलंकृते ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrīmatpāṃcarātradivyāgame śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitāyāṃ |
caturviṃśodhyāyaḥ |
brahmotsavavidhiḥ |
śrībhagavān |
kuṃbhārcanāvidhiḥ |
kuṃbhārcanā vidhānaṃtu vakṣyāmi śṛṇu padmaja |
ṣoḍaśastaṃbhasaṃyukte alaṃkārai ralaṃkṛte || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.1 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 (24.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrimat, Pancaratra, Div, Divi, Divya, Agama, Shri, Purushottama, Samhita, Caturvimsha, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Aya, Ayas, Brahmotsava, Vidhi, Bhagavat, Kumbha, Arcana, Avidhi, Arcanas, Vidha, Padmaja, Shodasha, Bhasa, Yukta, Yukti, Alankrita, Alankriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.1). 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: “oṃ
  • Cannot analyse om
  • Line 2: “śrīmatpāṃcarātradivyāgame śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitāyāṃ
  • śrīmat -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāñcarātra -
  • pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāñcarātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divyā -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    div -> divya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √div]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgame -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āgama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āgamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • puruṣottama -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃhitāyām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “caturviṃśodhyāyaḥ
  • caturviṃśo -
  • caturviṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhyā -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyaḥ -
  • āyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “brahmotsavavidhiḥ
  • brahmotsava -
  • brahmotsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmotsava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “śrībhagavān
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 6: “kuṃbhārcanāvidhiḥ
  • kumbhā -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārcanā -
  • ārcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avidhiḥ -
  • avidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 7: “kuṃbhārcanā vidhānaṃtu vakṣyāmi śṛṇu padmaja
  • kumbhā -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcanā* -
  • arcana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arcanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    arcanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidhān -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • antu -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • padmaja -
  • padmaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 8: “ṣoḍaśastaṃbhasaṃyukte alaṃkārai ralaṃkṛte
  • ṣoḍaśas -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhasaṃ -
  • bhasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yukte -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yukti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • alaṅkārai -
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alaṅkṛte -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    alaṅkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
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