Paramesvara-samhita [sanskrit]

67,204 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Paramesvara-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. Topics include meditation on mantras, architectural material for buildings, image-worship and philosophy. The rules of Paramesvara-samhita (similar in nature to the Paushkara-samhita) is today followed in the Shrirangam temple. Alternative titles: Parameśvarasaṃhitā (परमेश्वरसंहिता), Parameśvara-saṃhitā (परमेश्वर-संहिता), Parameshvarasamhita, Parameshvara, Paramesvarasamhita.

Verse 2.67

माषचूर्णादिना देहं निर्हृत्य कवचं स्मरन् ।
शुद्ध्यर्थं प्रथमं स्नात्वा मन्त्रस्नानं समाचरेत् ॥ 67 ॥

māṣacūrṇādinā dehaṃ nirhṛtya kavacaṃ smaran |
śuddhyarthaṃ prathamaṃ snātvā mantrasnānaṃ samācaret || 67 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 2.67 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 (2.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Masha, Curna, Ina, Deha, Nirhritya, Kavaca, Smarat, Shuddhyartha, Prathamam, Prathama, Snatva, Mantrasnana, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 2.67). 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: “māṣacūrṇādinā dehaṃ nirhṛtya kavacaṃ smaran
  • māṣa -
  • māṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cūrṇād -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • inā* -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirhṛtya -
  • nirhṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kavacam -
  • kavaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kavaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smaran -
  • smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “śuddhyarthaṃ prathamaṃ snātvā mantrasnānaṃ samācaret
  • śuddhyartham -
  • śuddhyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddhyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • snātvā* -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mantrasnānam -
  • mantrasnāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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