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 2.137

स्नानाचमनशौचेन प्राणायामेन देशिकः ।
अन्तर्बहिः शरीरस्य साधकस्तु विशुध्यति ॥ 137 ॥

snānācamanaśaucena prāṇāyāmena deśikaḥ |
antarbahiḥ śarīrasya sādhakastu viśudhyati || 137 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 2.137 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 (2.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snana, Acamana, Shauca, Pranayama, Deshika, Antar, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Sharira, Sadhaka, Shudhyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 2.137). 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: “snānācamanaśaucena prāṇāyāmena deśikaḥ
  • snānā -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ācamana -
  • ācamana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaucena -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prāṇāyāmena -
  • prāṇāyāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • deśikaḥ -
  • deśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “antarbahiḥ śarīrasya sādhakastu viśudhyati
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bahiḥ -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarīrasya -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sādhakas -
  • sādhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śudhyati -
  • śudh -> śudhyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śudhyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
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