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 7.4

अपरा प्रकृतिर्धिष्ण्या नानाकारा यथानलाः ।
अत एताग्निरूपा वै कुण्डा हवनकर्मणि ॥ 4 ॥

aparā prakṛtirdhiṣṇyā nānākārā yathānalāḥ |
ata etāgnirūpā vai kuṇḍā havanakarmaṇi || 4 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 7.4 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 (7.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apara, Prakriti, Dhishnya, Dhishni, Nanakara, Yatha, Anala, Atah, Eta, Etri, Agnirupa, Kunda, Havana, Karmani, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “aparā prakṛtirdhiṣṇyā nānākārā yathānalāḥ
  • aparā -
  • aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakṛtir -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhiṣṇyā* -
  • dhiṣṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhiṣṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhiṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nānākārā* -
  • nānākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nānākārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • analāḥ -
  • anala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    analā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ata etāgnirūpā vai kuṇḍā havanakarmaṇi
  • ata* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • etā -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    etṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • agnirūpā* -
  • agnirūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    agnirūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kuṇḍā* -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • havana -
  • havana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    havana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmaṇi -
  • karmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karmaṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
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