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 2.76

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द्व्यङ्गुलं तु घनं ज्ञेयं पीठं तु चतुरङ्गुलम् ।
तस्योपरि लिखेत्पद्ममष्टपत्रं सकर्णिकम् ॥ 76 ॥

dvyaṅgulaṃ tu ghanaṃ jñeyaṃ pīṭhaṃ tu caturaṅgulam |
tasyopari likhetpadmamaṣṭapatraṃ sakarṇikam || 76 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 2.76 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 (2.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvyangula, Ghanam, Ghana, Jneya, Pitha, Caturangula, Padma, Ashtapatra, Saka, Rinika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 2.76). 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: “dvyaṅgulaṃ tu ghanaṃ jñeyaṃ pīṭhaṃ tu caturaṅgulam ”
dvyaṅgulam -
dvyaṅgula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvyaṅgula (noun, neuter)

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

dvyaṅgulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ghanam -
ghanam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ghana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

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

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jñeyam -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jñeya (noun, neuter)

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

jñeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
pīṭham -
pīṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
caturaṅgulam -
caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ tasyopari likhetpadmamaṣṭapatraṃ sakarṇikam ”
Cannot analyse *tasyopari*li
likhet -
√likh (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]
padmam -
padma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padma (noun, neuter)

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

padmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aṣṭapatram -
aṣṭapatra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṣṭapatra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sakar -
saka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛṇikam -
ṛṇika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021