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 17.164

सिंहः सिंहमुखश्चैव नरसिंहो नरस्तथा ।
कालधृक्कालसूत्रश्च सूत्रकः सूत्र एव च ॥ 164 ॥

siṃhaḥ siṃhamukhaścaiva narasiṃho narastathā |
kāladhṛkkālasūtraśca sūtrakaḥ sūtra eva ca || 164 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 17.164 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 (17.164). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Simha, Simhamukha, Narasimha, Nara, Nri, Tatha, Sutra, Kah, Sutras, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “siṃhaḥ siṃhamukhaścaiva narasiṃho narastathā
  • siṃhaḥ -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃhamukhaś -
  • siṃhamukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • narasiṃho* -
  • narasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naras -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kāladhṛkkālasūtraśca sūtrakaḥ sūtra eva ca
  • Cannot analyse kāladhṛkkālasūtraśca*sū
  • sūtra -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūtra* -
  • sūtras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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