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 2.1

श्रीः ।
क्रियाकाण्डे द्वितीयोऽध्यायः ।
शाण्डिल्यः ।
अथाधिकारसिद्ध्यर्थं स्नानं वक्ष्यामि पूर्वतः ।
येन भक्तोऽभिषिक्तस्तु स्यादर्हो यागहोमयोः ॥ 1 ॥

śrīḥ |
kriyākāṇḍe dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ |
śāṇḍilyaḥ |
athādhikārasiddhyarthaṃ snānaṃ vakṣyāmi pūrvataḥ |
yena bhakto'bhiṣiktastu syādarho yāgahomayoḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 2.1 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 (2.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Dvitiya, Adhyaya, Shandili, Shandilya, Atha, Adhikara, Siddhyartham, Siddhyartha, Snana, Purvatah, Yena, Yah, Yat, Bhaktri, Bhakta, Abhishikta, Syat, Sya, Arha, Yaga, Homa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 2.1). 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: “ kriyākāṇḍe dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ
  • Cannot analyse *kriyākāṇḍe*dv
  • dvitīyo' -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 3: “śāṇḍilyaḥ
  • śāṇḍilyaḥ -
  • śāṇḍilī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāṇḍilya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “athādhikārasiddhyarthaṃ snānaṃ vakṣyāmi pūrvataḥ
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhikāra -
  • adhikāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhyartham -
  • siddhyartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    siddhyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddhyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • pūrvataḥ -
  • pūrvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 5: “yena bhakto'bhiṣiktastu syādarho yāgahomayoḥ
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhakto' -
  • bhaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhiṣiktas -
  • abhiṣikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • arho* -
  • arha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāga -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • homayoḥ -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
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