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 5.8

सहस्ररश्मिसंकाशं तत्पृष्ठे चासनं न्यसेत् ।
धर्मं ज्ञानं च वैराग्यमैश्वर्यं च चतुर्थकम् ॥ 8 ॥

sahasraraśmisaṃkāśaṃ tatpṛṣṭhe cāsanaṃ nyaset |
dharmaṃ jñānaṃ ca vairāgyamaiśvaryaṃ ca caturthakam || 8 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 5.8 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 (5.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sahasrarashmi, Sankasha, Tatprishtha, Asana, Dharma, Jnana, Vairagya, Aishvarya, Caturthaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 5.8). 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: “sahasraraśmisaṃkāśaṃ tatpṛṣṭhe cāsanaṃ nyaset
  • sahasraraśmi -
  • sahasraraśmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sahasraraśmi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sahasraraśmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṅkāśam -
  • saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tatpṛṣṭhe -
  • tatpṛṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tatpṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tatpṛṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
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  • Line 2: “dharmaṃ jñānaṃ ca vairāgyamaiśvaryaṃ ca caturthakam
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vairāgyam -
  • vairāgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturthakam -
  • caturthaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturthaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturthakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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