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 6.3

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किमर्थं बाह्यतः पूजा कार्या वै प्रतिमादिषु ।
एतदाचक्ष्व भगवन्नत्र मे संशयो महान् ॥ 3 ॥

kimarthaṃ bāhyataḥ pūjā kāryā vai pratimādiṣu |
etadācakṣva bhagavannatra me saṃśayo mahān || 3 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 6.3 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 (6.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kimartha, Bahyatah, Puja, Kari, Karya, Pratima, Etad, Etada, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Atra, Asmad, Samshaya, Maha, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 6.3). 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: “kimarthaṃ bāhyataḥ pūjā kāryā vai pratimādiṣu ”
kimartham -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bāhyataḥ -
bāhyataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pūjā -
pūjā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāryā* -
kāri (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kārī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
pratimād -
pratima (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pratima (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iṣu -
iṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “etadācakṣva bhagavannatra me saṃśayo mahān ”
etadā -
etad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

etadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acakṣva -
√cakṣ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
bhagavann -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
saṃśayo* -
saṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahān -
maha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021