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 1.40

पूर्ववत् पूजयेत् कुम्भान् प्रोक्षयेत् क्षितिमध्यमे ।
स्वैः स्वैर्मन्त्रैस्तु मतिमान् सीमायां सर्वदिक्षु च ॥ 40 ॥

pūrvavat pūjayet kumbhān prokṣayet kṣitimadhyame |
svaiḥ svairmantraistu matimān sīmāyāṃ sarvadikṣu ca || 40 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 1.40 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:

Buy now! English translation by Swami Harshananda (2002)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvavat, Kumbha, Kshiti, Adhi, Ama, Sva, Mantra, Matimat, Sima, Sarvadikshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 1.40). 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: “pūrvavat pūjayet kumbhān prokṣayet kṣitimadhyame
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • kumbhān -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pro -
  • kṣayet -
  • kṣi (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṣitim -
  • kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • ame -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    amā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ svaiḥ svairmantraistu matimān sīmāyāṃ sarvadikṣu ca
  • Cannot analyse *svaiḥ*sv
  • svair -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mantrais -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • matimān -
  • matimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sīmāyām -
  • sīmā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sarvadikṣu -
  • sarvadikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sarvadikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sarvadikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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