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 2.81

औदुम्बरं तथा याम्ये यजुश्च यमदैवतम् ।
न्यग्रोधं तु प्रतीच्यां वै सामं वरुणदैवतम् ॥ 81 ॥

audumbaraṃ tathā yāmye yajuśca yamadaivatam |
nyagrodhaṃ tu pratīcyāṃ vai sāmaṃ varuṇadaivatam || 81 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 2.81 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 (2.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Audumbara, Tatha, Yamye, Yamya, Yaju, Yajus, Yamadaivata, Pratici, Praticya, Sama, Varunadaivata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 2.81). 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: “audumbaraṃ tathā yāmye yajuśca yamadaivatam
  • audumbaram -
  • audumbara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    audumbara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    audumbarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yāmye -
  • yāmye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yajuś -
  • yajus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yajus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaju (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yamadaivatam -
  • yamadaivata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yamadaivata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yamadaivatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ nyagrodhaṃ tu pratīcyāṃ vai sāmaṃ varuṇadaivatam
  • Cannot analyse *nyagrodham*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pratīcyām -
  • pratīcī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pratīcyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • sāmam -
  • sāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sāman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • varuṇadaivatam -
  • varuṇadaivata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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