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 2.13

पातयेद्ब्रह्मसूत्रं तु यावन्मण्डपगोचरम् ।
त्रिभागीकृत्य सूत्रेण रेखाश्चत्वारि कारयेत् ॥ 13 ॥

pātayedbrahmasūtraṃ tu yāvanmaṇḍapagocaram |
tribhāgīkṛtya sūtreṇa rekhāścatvāri kārayet || 13 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 2.13 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 (2.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmasutra, Yavat, Yavan, Mandapa, Gocara, Sutra, Sutrena, Rekha, Catu, Ari, Arin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 2.13). 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: “pātayedbrahmasūtraṃ tu yāvanmaṇḍapagocaram
  • pātayed -
  • pat (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • brahmasūtram -
  • brahmasūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yāvan -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍapa -
  • maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gocaram -
  • gocara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gocara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gocarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ tribhāgīkṛtya sūtreṇa rekhāścatvāri kārayet
  • Cannot analyse *tribhāgīkṛtya*sū
  • sūtreṇa -
  • sūtreṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtreṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rekhāś -
  • rekha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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