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 3.58

तथा पुरषसूक्तं तु जपेद्वै वैष्णवैः सह ।
कुम्भान्तरगतांभःसु विष्णुं सकलमव्ययम् ॥ 58 ॥

tathā puraṣasūktaṃ tu japedvai vaiṣṇavaiḥ saha |
kumbhāntaragatāṃbhaḥsu viṣṇuṃ sakalamavyayam || 58 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 3.58 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 (3.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Pura, Sha, Sukta, Vaishnava, Saha, Vishnu, Sakala, Avyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 3.58). 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: “tathā puraṣasūktaṃ tu japedvai vaiṣṇavaiḥ saha
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pura -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṣa -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūktam -
  • sūkta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūkta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • japed -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vaiṣṇavaiḥ -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “ kumbhāntaragatāṃbhaḥsu viṣṇuṃ sakalamavyayam
  • Cannot analyse *kumbhāntaragatāmbhaḥsu*vi
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sakalam -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avyayam -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
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