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 14.185

नवधा सप्तधा वात्र क्षेत्रं कृत्वा तु पीडयेत् ।
द्वयं चतुष्कं वा शिष्टं कुम्भानां स्थापनार्थतः ॥ 185 ॥

navadhā saptadhā vātra kṣetraṃ kṛtvā tu pīḍayet |
dvayaṃ catuṣkaṃ vā śiṣṭaṃ kumbhānāṃ sthāpanārthataḥ || 185 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 14.185 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 (14.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Navadha, Saptadha, Kshetra, Kritva, Kritvan, Dvayam, Dvaya, Catushka, Shishta, Kumbha, Sthapana, Arthatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 14.185). 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: “navadhā saptadhā vātra kṣetraṃ kṛtvā tu pīḍayet
  • navadhā -
  • navadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    navadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saptadhā -
  • saptadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vātra -
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pīḍayet -
  • pīḍ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “dvayaṃ catuṣkaṃ śiṣṭaṃ kumbhānāṃ sthāpanārthataḥ
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • catuṣkam -
  • catuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    catuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiṣṭam -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • kumbhānām -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sthāpanā -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthataḥ -
  • arthataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: