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 18.5

अधमाधमसंज्ञं स्याद्यता द्रोणचतुष्टयम् ।
मुख्यकल्पमिमं विद्धि अनुकल्पं श्रणुष्व मे ॥ 5 ॥

adhamādhamasaṃjñaṃ syādyatā droṇacatuṣṭayam |
mukhyakalpamimaṃ viddhi anukalpaṃ śraṇuṣva me || 5 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 18.5 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 (18.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhamadhama, Sanjna, Syadya, Tas, Drona, Catushtaya, Mukhya, Kalpam, Kalpa, Idam, Anukalpa, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 18.5). 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: “adhamādhamasaṃjñaṃ syādyatā droṇacatuṣṭayam
  • adhamādhama -
  • adhamādhama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhamādhama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñam -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syādya -
  • syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb]
    syad -> syādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catuṣṭayam -
  • catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mukhyakalpamimaṃ viddhi anukalpaṃ śraṇuṣva me
  • mukhya -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpam -
  • kalpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anukalpam -
  • anukalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śraṇuṣva*me
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
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