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 14.141

अनुकल्पे तदर्धं वा पादमष्टांशमेव वा ।
चतुष्टयं वा कुम्भानां प्रत्येकं वा द्वयं द्वयम् ॥ 141 ॥

anukalpe tadardhaṃ vā pādamaṣṭāṃśameva vā |
catuṣṭayaṃ vā kumbhānāṃ pratyekaṃ vā dvayaṃ dvayam || 141 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 14.141 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 (14.141). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anukalpa, Tad, Tat, Ardha, Pada, Ashta, Shama, Shami, Iva, Catushtaya, Kumbha, Pratyeka, Var, Dvayam, Dvaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 14.141). 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: “anukalpe tadardhaṃ pādamaṣṭāṃśameva
  • anukalpe -
  • anukalpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pādam -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭāṃ -
  • aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • śame -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “catuṣṭayaṃ kumbhānāṃ pratyekaṃ dvayaṃ dvayam
  • catuṣṭayam -
  • catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kumbhānām -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pratyekam -
  • pratyeka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyeka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyekā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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