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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 16.256
एवं शिल्पिवरेणैव कारयेद्देशिकोत्तमः ।
शूद्रेण वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ दीक्षितेन यथाविधि ॥ 256 ॥
evaṃ śilpivareṇaiva kārayeddeśikottamaḥ |
śūdreṇa vā dvijaśreṣṭha dīkṣitena yathāvidhi || 256 ||
The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 16.256 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 (16.256). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Shilpi, Shilpin, Vara, Varena, Deshika, Uttama, Shudra, Var, Dvijashreshtha, Dikshita, Yathavidhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “evaṃ śilpivareṇaiva kārayeddeśikottamaḥ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śilpi -
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śilpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śilpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śilpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vareṇai -
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vareṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vareṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kārayed -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- deśiko -
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deśika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deśika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]deśikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttamaḥ -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śūdreṇa vā dvijaśreṣṭha dīkṣitena yathāvidhi ”
- śūdreṇa -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vā* -
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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]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvijaśreṣṭha -
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dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīkṣitena -
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dīkṣita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √dīkṣ]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √dīkṣ]
- yathāvidhi -
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yathāvidhi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]