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 18.149

शूद्रैर्वा दीक्षितैर्देवदासीभिर्देवसझनि ।
हविःपाकादिकर्मार्थं कार्याऽवहननक्रिया ॥ 149 ॥

śūdrairvā dīkṣitairdevadāsībhirdevasajhani |
haviḥpākādikarmārthaṃ kāryā'vahananakriyā || 149 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 18.149 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 (18.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shudra, Var, Dikshita, Devadasi, Deva, Jha, Havis, Paka, Adikarman, Artha, Avahanana, Kriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 18.149). 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: “śūdrairvā dīkṣitairdevadāsībhirdevasajhani
  • śūdrair -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīkṣitair -
  • dīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √dīkṣ]
    dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √dīkṣ]
  • devadāsībhir -
  • devadāsī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jha -
  • jha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “haviḥpākādikarmārthaṃ kāryā'vahananakriyā
  • haviḥ -
  • havis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pākā -
  • pāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādikarmā -
  • ādikarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryā' -
  • avahanana -
  • avahanana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyā -
  • kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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