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 16.5

दुर्भिक्षे व्याधिते राष्ट्रे तथा वै शत्रुसंकटे ।
अनावृष्टौ च सर्वत्र नक्षत्रपतने च खात् ॥ 5 ॥

durbhikṣe vyādhite rāṣṭre tathā vai śatrusaṃkaṭe |
anāvṛṣṭau ca sarvatra nakṣatrapatane ca khāt || 5 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 16.5 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 (16.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durbhiksha, Vyadhita, Rashtra, Rashtri, Tatha, Sankata, Anavrishti, Sarvatra, Nakshatrapa, Tana, Kha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 16.5). 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: “durbhikṣe vyādhite rāṣṭre tathā vai śatrusaṃkaṭe
  • durbhikṣe -
  • durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vyādhite -
  • vyādhita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vyādhita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vyādhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vyadh]
    vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vyadh], [vocative dual from √vyadh], [accusative dual from √vyadh], [locative single from √vyadh]
    vyadh -> vyādhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vyadh], [vocative single from √vyadh], [vocative dual from √vyadh], [accusative dual from √vyadh]
  • rāṣṭre -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṅkaṭe -
  • saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “anāvṛṣṭau ca sarvatra nakṣatrapatane ca khāt
  • anāvṛṣṭau -
  • anāvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nakṣatrapa -
  • nakṣatrapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tane -
  • tana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khāt -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
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