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 17.86

पूर्ववत्तु मृदादीनां कृत्वा ग्रामप्रदक्षिणम् ।
पूर्वोदितविधानेन कुर्यादंकुररोपणम् ॥ 86 ॥

pūrvavattu mṛdādīnāṃ kṛtvā grāmapradakṣiṇam |
pūrvoditavidhānena kuryādaṃkuraropaṇam || 86 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 17.86 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 (17.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvavat, Mrid, Mrida, Adina, Kritva, Kritvan, Grama, Pradakshinam, Pradakshina, Purvodita, Vidhana, Kuryada, Pana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 17.86). 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: “pūrvavattu mṛdādīnāṃ kṛtvā grāmapradakṣiṇam
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mṛdā -
  • mṛd (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adīnām -
  • adīnā (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • grāma -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradakṣiṇam -
  • pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pūrvoditavidhānena kuryādaṃkuraropaṇam
  • pūrvodita -
  • pūrvodita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvodita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhānena -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kuryādaṅ -
  • kuryāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuryāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuraro -
  • paṇam -
  • paṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
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