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 17.57

मत्स्यं के पादयोः कूर्मं वराहं जङ्घयोर्न्यसेत् ।
नरसिंहं ललाटे तु वामनं मुखमध्यतः ॥ 57 ॥

matsyaṃ ke pādayoḥ kūrmaṃ varāhaṃ jaṅghayornyaset |
narasiṃhaṃ lalāṭe tu vāmanaṃ mukhamadhyataḥ || 57 ||

The Sanskrit text of Vishnu-samhita Verse 17.57 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 (17.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matsya, Kah, Kim, Pada, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Lalate, Lalata, Vamana, Mukhamadhya, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Vishnu-samhita Verse 17.57). 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: “matsyaṃ ke pādayoḥ kūrmaṃ varāhaṃ jaṅghayornyaset
  • matsyam -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    matsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pādayoḥ -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • kūrmam -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • varāham -
  • varāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse jaṅghayornyaset
  • Line 2: “narasiṃhaṃ lalāṭe tu vāmanaṃ mukhamadhyataḥ
  • narasiṃham -
  • narasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • lalāṭe -
  • lalāṭe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāmanam -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāmana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mukhamadhya -
  • mukhamadhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukhamadhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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