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 27.21

आविरासीद्भूवराहो विशेषॆणार्चयेच्चतं ।
स्नपनं चोत्सवं चैव पूर्वोक्तेन विधानतः ॥ 21 ॥

āvirāsīdbhūvarāho viśeṣaॆṇārcayeccataṃ |
snapanaṃ cotsavaṃ caiva pūrvoktena vidhānataḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 27.21 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 (27.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avih, Avis, Snapana, Utsava, Purvokta, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 27.21). 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: “āvirāsīdbhūvarāho viśeṣaॆṇārcayeccataṃ
  • āvir -
  • āviḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āviḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āvis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhūvarāho* -
  • Cannot analyse viśeṣaॆṇārcayeccatam
  • Line 2: “snapanaṃ cotsavaṃ caiva pūrvoktena vidhānataḥ
  • snapanam -
  • snapana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    snapana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsavam -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • pūrvoktena -
  • pūrvokta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrvokta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhānataḥ -
  • vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vidhānatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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