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 24.158

वज्रेति द्व्यक्षरस्यान्ते नखायेति च धीमहि ।
आद्यं च चरमाद्यं च गायत्र्याः पदमुद्धरेत् ॥ 158 ॥

vajreti dvyakṣarasyānte nakhāyeti ca dhīmahi |
ādyaṃ ca caramādyaṃ ca gāyatryāḥ padamuddharet || 158 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 24.158 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 (24.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vajra, Iti, Dvyakshara, Anta, Anti, Nakha, Adya, Carama, Yah, Gayatri, Gayatrya, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “vajreti dvyakṣarasyānte nakhāyeti ca dhīmahi
  • vajre -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vajrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dvyakṣarasyā -
  • dvyakṣara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvyakṣara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ante -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • nakhāye -
  • nakha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nakha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhīmahi -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
  • Line 2: “ādyaṃ ca caramādyaṃ ca gāyatryāḥ padamuddharet
  • ādyam -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caramād -
  • carama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāyatryāḥ -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gāyatrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāyatryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ud -
  • ud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dharet -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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