Vishnu-samhita [sanskrit]

22,492 words | ISBN-10: 8170302234 | ISBN-13: 9788170302230

The Sanskrit text of the Vishnu-samhita, an ancient text belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. Topics include details regarding Mandalas, Philosophy, especially allied with Samkhya, Yoga and discussions related to the powers and qualities of God. The Vishnusamhita also details a system called Bhagavatayoga, enforcing bodily and moral control in order to purify the mind. Alternative titles: Viṣṇusaṃhitā (विष्णुसंहिता), Viṣṇu-saṃhitā (विष्णु-संहिता), Visnusamhita, Visnu.

Verse 5.34

प्रथमः परमेष्ठ्यात्मा पुरुषात्मा तथापरः ।
विश्वात्माऽथ निवृत्त्यात्मा सर्वात्मा पञ्च ते स्मृताः ॥ 34 ॥

prathamaḥ parameṣṭhyātmā puruṣātmā tathāparaḥ |
viśvātmā'tha nivṛttyātmā sarvātmā pañca te smṛtāḥ || 34 ||

The Sanskrit text of Vishnu-samhita Verse 5.34 is contained in the book Vishnu Samhita by M M T Ganapati Sastri. 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 (5.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prathama, Parameshthi, Parameshthin, Atman, Atma, Purusha, Purushad, Asmad, Tatha, Apara, Atha, Nivritti, Sarvatman, Sarvatma, Panca, Pancan, Tad, Yushmad, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Vishnu-samhita Verse 5.34). 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: “prathamaḥ parameṣṭhyātmā puruṣātmā tathāparaḥ
  • prathamaḥ -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parameṣṭhyā -
  • parameṣṭhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parameṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    parameṣṭhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parameṣṭhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    parameṣṭhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣāt -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puruṣād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    puruṣād (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparaḥ -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “viśvātmā'tha nivṛttyātmā sarvātmā pañca te smṛtāḥ
  • viśvātmā' -
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nivṛttyā -
  • nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvātmā -
  • sarvātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sarvātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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