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 16.311

स्कन्धाग्रात् कूपरान्तं च चतुर्विंशाङगुलो भबेत् ।
भुजायामोस्य मूलस्य विस्तारः स्यात् षडंगुलम् ॥ 311 ॥

skandhāgrāt kūparāntaṃ ca caturviṃśāṅagulo bhabet |
bhujāyāmosya mūlasya vistāraḥ syāt ṣaḍaṃgulam || 311 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 16.311 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 (16.311). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skandha, Agra, Kupa, Rat, Bhuja, Sya, Mula, Vistara, Syat, Shadangula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “skandhāgrāt kūparāntaṃ ca caturviṃśāṅagulo bhabet
  • skandhā -
  • skandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    skandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agrāt -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kūpa -
  • kūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāntam -
  • -> rāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse caturviṃśāṅagulo*bh
  • Cannot analyse bhabet
  • Line 2: “bhujāyāmosya mūlasya vistāraḥ syāt ṣaḍaṃgulam
  • bhujāyā -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • amo -
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūlasya -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vistāraḥ -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ṣaḍaṅgulam -
  • ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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