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 18.380

तेनाथ विष्णुहस्तेन परमान्नपुरस्सरम् ।
स्पृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा यथायोगं बद्धया ग्रासमुद्रया ॥ 380 ॥

tenātha viṣṇuhastena paramānnapurassaram |
spṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā yathāyogaṃ baddhayā grāsamudrayā || 380 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 18.380 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 (18.380). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tena, Han, Hasta, Paramanna, Purassara, Yathayogam, Baddha, Grasa, Udra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 18.380). 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: “tenātha viṣṇuhastena paramānnapurassaram
  • tenāt -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hastena -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paramānna -
  • paramānna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purassaram -
  • purassara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purassara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “spṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā yathāyogaṃ baddhayā grāsamudrayā
  • spṛṣṭvā -
  • spṛś -> spṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √spṛś]
  • spṛṣṭvā -
  • spṛś -> spṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √spṛś]
  • yathāyogam -
  • yathāyogam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • baddhayā -
  • baddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • grāsam -
  • grāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udra -
  • udra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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