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 23.1

श्रीः ।
त्रयोविंशोऽयायः ।
सनकः ।
प्रशंसितं पुरा ब्रह्नन् सुदर्शननृसिंहयोः ।
एकरूपं महायन्त्रस्थापनं स्थिरलक्षणम् ॥ 1 ॥

śrīḥ |
trayoviṃśo'yāyaḥ |
sanakaḥ |
praśaṃsitaṃ purā brahnan sudarśananṛsiṃhayoḥ |
ekarūpaṃ mahāyantrasthāpanaṃ sthiralakṣaṇam || 1 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 23.1 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 (23.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Sanaka, Prashamsita, Sudarshana, Nrisimha, Ekarupa, Mahayantra, Sthapana, Sthira, Lakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 23.1). 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: “śrīḥ
  • śrīḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ trayoviṃśo'yāyaḥ
  • Cannot analyse *trayoviṃśo'yāyaḥ
  • Line 3: “sanakaḥ
  • sanakaḥ -
  • sanaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “praśaṃsitaṃ purā brahnan sudarśananṛsiṃhayoḥ
  • praśaṃsitam -
  • praśaṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praśaṃsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praśaṃsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • purā* -
  • Cannot analyse brahnan*su
  • sudarśana -
  • sudarśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sudarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛsiṃhayoḥ -
  • nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 5: “ekarūpaṃ mahāyantrasthāpanaṃ sthiralakṣaṇam
  • ekarūpam -
  • ekarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāyantra -
  • mahāyantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthāpanam -
  • sthāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthira -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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