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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 11.48
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा योषित एव वा ।
अन्यदेवरता ये तु चातुर्वर्ण्याच्च ये बहिः ॥ 48 ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā yoṣita eva vā |
anyadevaratā ye tu cāturvarṇyācca ye bahiḥ || 48 ||
The Sanskrit text of Vishnu-samhita Verse 11.48 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 (11.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Yoshit, Eva, Anyada, Iva, Rata, Yah, Yat, Caturvarnya, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā yoṣita eva vā ”
- brāhmaṇāḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṣatriyā* -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vaiśyāḥ -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaiśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śūdrā* -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūdrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yoṣita* -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “anyadevaratā ye tu cāturvarṇyācca ye bahiḥ ”
- anyade -
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anyadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ratā* -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ratā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- cāturvarṇyāc -
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cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bahi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bahi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]