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Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit]
33,819 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383
The Sanskrit text of the Visvaksena-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. An important topic discussed in the Samhita is that Aniruddha created Brahma and Brahma created all the men and women of the four castes. Visvaksena (lit. “lord of hosts”) is a sort of chief minister to God in all heavenly and mundane affairs. Alternative titles: Viśvaksenāsaṃhitā (विश्वक्सेनासंहिता), Viśvaksenā-saṃhitā (विश्वक्सेना-संहिता), Vishvaksenasamhita, Vishvaksena, Visvaksenasamhita.
Verse 1.17
पुरुषार्धप्रमाणं वा खड्गमानप्रमाणतः ।
एवं क्षितिं खनित्वा तु तन्मध्ये से च येज्जलम् ॥ 17 ॥
puruṣārdhapramāṇaṃ vā khaḍgamānapramāṇataḥ |
evaṃ kṣitiṃ khanitvā tu tanmadhye se ca yejjalam || 17 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 1.17 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:
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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 (1.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purusha, Ardhapramana, Khadga, Ana, Pramanatah, Kshiti, Khanitva, Tanmadhya, Yah, Yat, Ijjala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “puruṣārdhapramāṇaṃ vā khaḍgamānapramāṇataḥ ”
- puruṣā -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ardhapramāṇam -
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ardhapramāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardhapramāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- khaḍgam -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khaḍga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āna -
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āna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√an (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- pramāṇataḥ -
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pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ evaṃ kṣitiṃ khanitvā tu tanmadhye se ca yejjalam ”
- Cannot analyse *evam*kṣ
- kṣitim -
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kṣiti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kṣiti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- khanitvā -
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khanitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√khan -> khanitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √khan]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tanmadhye -
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tanmadhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second 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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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ijjalam -
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ijjala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]