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 33.1

ओं ।
श्रीमत्पांचरात्रांतर्गत श्रीपुरुषोत्तमसंहितायां ।
त्रयत्रिंशोथ्यायः ।
मद्रालक्षणं ।
मद्रालक्षणश्रवणे ।
ब्रह्म ।
ब्रह्म प्रश्नः ।
मुद्राणां लक्षणं ब्रूहि देवदेवदयानिधे ।
मुद्राकदाप्रकर्तव्यातस्याः किंतु प्रयोजनम्. ॥ 1 ॥

oṃ |
śrīmatpāṃcarātrāṃtargata śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitāyāṃ |
trayatriṃśothyāyaḥ |
madrālakṣaṇaṃ |
madrālakṣaṇaśravaṇe |
brahma |
brahma praśnaḥ |
mudrāṇāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi devadevadayānidhe |
mudrākadāprakartavyātasyāḥ kiṃtu prayojanam. || 1 ||

The English translation of Purushottama-samhita Verse 33.1 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 (33.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrimat, Pancaratra, Tan, Ric, Shri, Purushottama, Samhita, Traya, Tri, Shothi, Shothin, Aya, Ayas, Madra, Alakshana, Shravana, Brahma, Brahman, Prashna, Mudra, Lakshana, Devadeva, Dayanidhi, Apra, Kartavya, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Kim, Prayojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Purushottama-samhita Verse 33.1). 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: “śrīmatpāṃcarātrāṃtargata śrīpuruṣottamasaṃhitāyāṃ
  • śrīmat -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīmat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāñcarātrān -
  • pāñcarātra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tar -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • 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: “trayatriṃśothyāyaḥ
  • traya -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • triṃ -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śothyā -
  • śothī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    śothī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    śothī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śothin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śothin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āyaḥ -
  • āyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “madrālakṣaṇaṃ
  • madrā -
  • madra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alakṣaṇam -
  • alakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 5: “madrālakṣaṇaśravaṇe
  • madrā -
  • madra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alakṣaṇa -
  • alakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 6: “brahma
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 7: “brahma praśnaḥ
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • praśnaḥ -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 8: “mudrāṇāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi devadevadayānidhe
  • mudrāṇām -
  • mudra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mudra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • devadeva -
  • devadeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dayānidhe -
  • dayānidhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 9: “mudrākadāprakartavyātasyāḥ kiṃtu prayojanam.
  • mudrā -
  • mudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākad -
  • ak (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • āpra -
  • āpra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartavyāt -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • asyāḥ -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kin -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prayojanam -
  • prayojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayojanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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