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 4.5

पत्रं पुष्पं समादाय निक्षिपेद्गिरिमूलके ।
नमस्कृत्य हरिं ध्यात्वा पर्वतं पापनाशनम् ॥ 5 ॥

patraṃ puṣpaṃ samādāya nikṣipedgirimūlake |
namaskṛtya hariṃ dhyātvā parvataṃ pāpanāśanam || 5 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 4.5 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 (4.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patra, Pushpa, Samadaya, Gir, Mulaka, Hari, Dhyatva, Parvata, Papanashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 4.5). 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: “patraṃ puṣpaṃ samādāya nikṣipedgirimūlake
  • patram -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samādāya -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣiped -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • giri -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mūlake -
  • mūlaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūlaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “ namaskṛtya hariṃ dhyātvā parvataṃ pāpanāśanam
  • Cannot analyse *namaskṛtya*ha
  • harim -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhyātvā -
  • dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhyā]
    dhyātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parvatam -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • pāpanāśanam -
  • pāpanāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
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