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 32.4

नित्योत्सव महिमा ।
पावनं सर्वभूतानां तोषणं शांतिकारणम् ।
नित्योत्सवभेधाः ।
नित्योत्सवं तु त्रिविधमुत्तमादि विभेदतः. ॥ 4 ॥

nityotsava mahimā |
pāvanaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ toṣaṇaṃ śāṃtikāraṇam |
nityotsavabhedhāḥ |
nityotsavaṃ tu trividhamuttamādi vibhedataḥ. || 4 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 32.4 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 (32.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nityotsava, Mahima, Mahiman, Pavana, Sarvabhuta, Toshana, Shantika, Arana, Bha, Dha, Trividha, Uttama, Vibheda, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 32.4). 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: “nityotsava mahimā
  • nityotsava -
  • nityotsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahimā -
  • mahimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mahiman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pāvanaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ toṣaṇaṃ śāṃtikāraṇam
  • pāvanam -
  • pāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvabhūtānām -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • toṣaṇam -
  • toṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    toṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāntikā -
  • śāntika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāntika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāntikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • araṇam -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 3: “nityotsavabhedhāḥ
  • nityotsava -
  • nityotsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhe -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • dhāḥ -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 4: “nityotsavaṃ tu trividhamuttamādi vibhedataḥ.
  • nityotsavam -
  • nityotsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamā -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vibheda -
  • vibheda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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