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 12.315

तेषां चैवानुयायीरंश्चत्वारस्तु प्रवर्त्तिनः ।
ब्राह्नणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्च मुनिसत्तम ॥ 315 ॥

teṣāṃ caivānuyāyīraṃścatvārastu pravarttinaḥ |
brāhnaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca munisattama || 315 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 12.315 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 (12.315). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Eva, Ayi, Ayin, Irat, Catu, Ara, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Munisattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “teṣāṃ caivānuyāyīraṃścatvārastu pravarttinaḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evān -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uyā -
  • -> uya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • ayī -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iraṃś -
  • ir -> irat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āras -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse pravarttinaḥ
  • Line 2: “brāhnaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca munisattama
  • Cannot analyse brāhnaṇāḥ*kṣ
  • kṣatriyā* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaiśyāḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śūdrāś -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • munisattama -
  • munisattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    munisattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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