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 18.397

महोदनं च मध्यस्थं चतुर्धा संविभज्य च ।
प्रयच्छेदकमंशं तु कारिभ्यः श्रेयसे ततः ॥ 397 ॥

mahodanaṃ ca madhyasthaṃ caturdhā saṃvibhajya ca |
prayacchedakamaṃśaṃ tu kāribhyaḥ śreyase tataḥ || 397 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 18.397 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 (18.397). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mah, Maha, Udat, Madhyastha, Caturdha, Samvibhajya, Prayat, Sha, Shi, Daka, Amsha, Kari, Karin, Shreyas, Shreyasa, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 18.397). 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: “mahodanaṃ ca madhyasthaṃ caturdhā saṃvibhajya ca
  • maho -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udan -
  • ud -> udat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 6 verb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhyastham -
  • madhyastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturdhā -
  • caturdhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    caturdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃvibhajya -
  • saṃvibhajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvibhajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “prayacchedakamaṃśaṃ tu kāribhyaḥ śreyase tataḥ
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śe -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dakam -
  • daka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṃśam -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāribhyaḥ -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    kāri (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    kāri (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • śreyase -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śreyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śreyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
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