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 16.314

विस्तारो द्विकलः प्रेक्तो वामे तु द्व्यंगुलं भवेत् ।
दृश्यं तिरोहितं चान्यद्द्वयं दक्षकरे तु वै ॥ 314 ॥

vistāro dvikalaḥ prekto vāme tu dvyaṃgulaṃ bhavet |
dṛśyaṃ tirohitaṃ cānyaddvayaṃ dakṣakare tu vai || 314 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 16.314 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 (16.314). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vistara, Dvikala, Pra, Ikta, Vama, Dvyangula, Drishya, Tirohita, Dvayam, Dvaya, Dakshaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “vistāro dvikalaḥ prekto vāme tu dvyaṃgulaṃ bhavet
  • vistāro* -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvikalaḥ -
  • dvikala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pre -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īkto* -
  • īj -> īkta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īj class 1 verb]
  • vāme -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dvyaṅgulam -
  • dvyaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvyaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvyaṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “dṛśyaṃ tirohitaṃ cānyaddvayaṃ dakṣakare tu vai
  • dṛśyam -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • tirohitam -
  • tirohita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tirohita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tirohitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dakṣaka -
  • dakṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
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