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 24.56

नक्तू पूपान् संयोज्य स्थानेष्वष्ट सुपूर्ववत् ।
अष्टमे नवमे चैव बलिदानं समं स्मृतम्. ॥ 56 ॥

naktū pūpān saṃyojya sthāneṣvaṣṭa supūrvavat |
aṣṭame navame caiva balidānaṃ samaṃ smṛtam. || 56 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.56 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 (24.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nak, Pupa, Samyojya, Sthana, Ashta, Ashtan, Supu, Avat, Ashtama, Navama, Balidana, Samam, Sama, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.56). 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: “naktū pūpān saṃyojya sthāneṣvaṣṭa supūrvavat
  • nak -
  • nak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • pūpān -
  • pūpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saṃyojya -
  • saṃyojya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃyojya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthāneṣva -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • supūr -
  • supu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    supū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    supū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avat -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭame navame caiva balidānaṃ samaṃ smṛtam.
  • aṣṭame -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • navame -
  • navama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    navama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    navamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • balidānam -
  • balidāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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