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 18.48

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सिक्त्वा तु प्रतिमामूर्ध्नि सर्वतीर्थमयं जलम् ।
विसृज्टय वाससी पूर्वे वस्त्राभ्यां छादयेत् पुनः ॥ 48 ॥

siktvā tu pratimāmūrdhni sarvatīrthamayaṃ jalam |
visṛjṭaya vāsasī pūrve vastrābhyāṃ chādayet punaḥ || 48 ||

The Sanskrit text of Vishnu-samhita Verse 18.48 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 (18.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Siktu, Pratima, Murdhan, Sarvatirthamaya, Jala, Vasas, Purva, Vastra, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Vishnu-samhita Verse 18.48). 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: “siktvā tu pratimāmūrdhni sarvatīrthamayaṃ jalam ”
siktvā -
√sic -> siktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sic]

siktu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pratimā -
pratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pratimā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mūrdhni -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sarvatīrthamayam -
sarvatīrthamaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarvatīrthamaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jalam -
jala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “visṛjṭaya vāsasī pūrve vastrābhyāṃ chādayet punaḥ ”
Cannot analyse visṛjṭaya*vā
vāsasī -
vāsas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pūrve -
pūrva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pūrvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vastrābhyām -
vastra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

vastrā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
chādayet -
√chad (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021