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 24.186

घट्टयेच्च निशाचूर्णं तथासूक्ष्मतरं भवेत् ।
कुंभे निक्षिप्य तच्चूर्णं वेष्टये न्नववाससा. ॥ 186 ॥

ghaṭṭayecca niśācūrṇaṃ tathāsūkṣmataraṃ bhavet |
kuṃbhe nikṣipya taccūrṇaṃ veṣṭaye nnavavāsasā. || 186 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.186 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 (24.186). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nishacurna, Tatha, Sukshmatara, Kumbha, Nikshipya, Tat, Tad, Curna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 24.186). 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: “ghaṭṭayecca niśācūrṇaṃ tathāsūkṣmataraṃ bhavet
  • ghaṭṭayec -
  • ghaṭṭ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niśācūrṇam -
  • niśācūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niśācūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūkṣmataram -
  • sūkṣmatara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūkṣmatara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūkṣmatarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kuṃbhe nikṣipya taccūrṇaṃ veṣṭaye nnavavāsasā.
  • kumbhe -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nikṣipya -
  • nikṣipya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikṣipya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cūrṇam -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • veṣṭaye -
  • veṣṭ (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse nnavavāsasā
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