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 3.24

वस्त्रयुग्मेन संवेष्ट्य धान्यराशौ विनिक्षिपेत् ।
तस्मिन् ब्रह्माणमभ्यर्च्य परितोऽष्टघटान् न्यसेत् ॥ 24 ॥

vastrayugmena saṃveṣṭya dhānyarāśau vinikṣipet |
tasmin brahmāṇamabhyarcya parito'ṣṭaghaṭān nyaset || 24 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 3.24 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 (3.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vastrayugma, Ina, Veshtya, Dhanya, Rashi, Brahma, Brahman, Abhyarcya, Paritah, Paritas, Ashta, Ashtan, Ghata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 3.24). 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: “vastrayugmena saṃveṣṭya dhānyarāśau vinikṣipet
  • vastrayugme -
  • vastrayugma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • veṣṭya -
  • veṣṭya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veṣṭya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √veṣṭ]
    veṣṭ -> veṣṭya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √veṣṭ]
  • dhānya -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāśau -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vini -
  • vi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    vini (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣipet -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ tasmin brahmāṇamabhyarcya parito'ṣṭaghaṭān nyaset
  • Cannot analyse *tasmin*br
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parito' -
  • paritaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paritas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • ghaṭān -
  • ghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset
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