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 20.42

दक्षिणोत्तरयोः स्थाप्यौ द्विहस्तेनान्तरीकृतौ ।
हस्तैः पञ्चभिरुच्छ्राये निखातौ हस्तमानतः ॥ 42 ॥

dakṣiṇottarayoḥ sthāpyau dvihastenāntarīkṛtau |
hastaiḥ pañcabhirucchrāye nikhātau hastamānataḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Parameshara-samhita Verse 20.42 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 (20.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dakshinottara, Sthapya, Dvihasta, Antar, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Hasta, Pancan, Ucchraya, Nikhata, Anata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Parameshara-samhita Verse 20.42). 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: “dakṣiṇottarayoḥ sthāpyau dvihastenāntarīkṛtau
  • dakṣiṇottarayoḥ -
  • dakṣiṇottara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dakṣiṇottara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dakṣiṇottarā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • sthāpyau -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā], [vocative dual from √sthā], [accusative dual from √sthā]
  • dvihastenā -
  • dvihasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dvihasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtau -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “hastaiḥ pañcabhirucchrāye nikhātau hastamānataḥ
  • hastaiḥ -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pañcabhir -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ucchrāye -
  • ucchrāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nikhātau -
  • nikhāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānataḥ -
  • ānata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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