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 2.1

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द्वितीयोऽध्यायः ।
विष्वक्सेनः ।
अथातःसंप्रवक्ष्यामि मण्डपादिक्रियां क्रमात ।
मण्डपश्चैव कुण्डानि स्रुक्स्रुवं चाष्टमङ्गलम् ॥ 1 ॥

dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ |
viṣvaksenaḥ |
athātaḥsaṃpravakṣyāmi maṇḍapādikriyāṃ kramāta |
maṇḍapaścaiva kuṇḍāni sruksruvaṃ cāṣṭamaṅgalam || 1 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 2.1 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 (2.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvitiya, Adhyaya, Vishvaksena, Mandapa, Adish, Kramat, Krama, Kunda, Sruksruva, Anga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 2.1). 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: “dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ ”
dvitīyo' -
dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adhyāyaḥ -
adhyāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dhyā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “viṣvaksenaḥ ”
viṣvaksenaḥ -
viṣvaksena (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “ athātaḥsaṃpravakṣyāmi maṇḍapādikriyāṃ kramāta ”
Cannot analyse *athātaḥsampravakṣyāmi*ma
maṇḍapā -
maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maṇḍapa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

maṇḍapā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ādik -
ādiś (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
riyām -
rī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural], [locative single]
kramāt -
kramāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 4: “ maṇḍapaścaiva kuṇḍāni sruksruvaṃ cāṣṭamaṅgalam ”
Cannot analyse *maṇḍapaścaiva*ku
kuṇḍāni -
kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kuṇḍ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
sruksruvam -
sruksruva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cāṣ -
ca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ṭam -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

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

ṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aṅga -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021