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 20.26

योन्याकारं त्रिकोणं च वस्वश्रार्द्धेन्दुलक्षणे ।
पीठोर्ध्वे कल्पनीयानि चक्राद्यैरङ्कितानि च ॥ 26 ॥

yonyākāraṃ trikoṇaṃ ca vasvaśrārddhendulakṣaṇe |
pīṭhordhve kalpanīyāni cakrādyairaṅkitāni ca || 26 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 20.26 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 (20.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yoni, Yonin, Yonya, Akara, Trikona, Vasu, Ashra, Arddha, Lakshana, Pitha, Urdhva, Kalpaniya, Cakra, Yah, Yat, Ankita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 20.26). 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: “yonyākāraṃ trikoṇaṃ ca vasvaśrārddhendulakṣaṇe
  • yonyā -
  • yonī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    yonin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yonin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yonyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāram -
  • ākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • trikoṇam -
  • trikoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trikoṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trikoṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasva -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vasu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vasū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • aśrā -
  • aśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārddhe -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • indu -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lakṣaṇe -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “pīṭhordhve kalpanīyāni cakrādyairaṅkitāni ca
  • pīṭho -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūrdhve -
  • ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kalpanīyāni -
  • kalpanīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kḷp -> kalpanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kḷp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kḷp class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kḷp class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp], [accusative plural from √kḷp]
  • cakrād -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aṅkitāni -
  • aṅkita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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