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 10.42

चतुष्पात् सकलो धर्मः स्थितः सत्ववतां वरः ।
यदा कवाटौ द्वारस्य कल्पितौ द्विजसत्तम ॥ 42 ॥

catuṣpāt sakalo dharmaḥ sthitaḥ satvavatāṃ varaḥ |
yadā kavāṭau dvārasya kalpitau dvijasattama || 42 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 10.42 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 (10.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushpad, Sakala, Dharma, Sthita, Satvan, Vata, Vara, Varas, Yada, Yad, Kavata, Dvara, Kalpita, Dvijasattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 10.42). 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: “catuṣpāt sakalo dharmaḥ sthitaḥ satvavatāṃ varaḥ
  • catuṣpāt -
  • catuṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    catuṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sakalo* -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • satva -
  • satvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    satvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vatām -
  • vatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    van -> vatā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √van class 1 verb], [accusative single from √van class 8 verb]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yadā kavāṭau dvārasya kalpitau dvijasattama
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kavāṭau -
  • kavāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvārasya -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kalpitau -
  • kalpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kḷp], [vocative dual from √kḷp], [accusative dual from √kḷp]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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