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 5.24

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नद्यां वाथ तटाके वा निर्झरे वा शचीपते ।
समुद्रगामिनी नद्यां जलवासं समाचरेत् ॥ 24 ॥

nadyāṃ vātha taṭāke vā nirjhare vā śacīpate |
samudragāminī nadyāṃ jalavāsaṃ samācaret || 24 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 5.24 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 (5.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nadi, Nadya, Tataka, Var, Nirjhara, Shacipati, Jalavasa, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 5.24). 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: “nadyāṃ vātha taṭāke vā nirjhare vā śacīpate ”
nadyām -
nadi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nadī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√nad -> nadyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √nad]
vātha -
√vā (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present active second plural]
taṭāke -
taṭāka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nirjhare -
nirjhara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śacīpate -
śacīpati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “ samudragāminī nadyāṃ jalavāsaṃ samācaret ”
Cannot analyse *samudragāminī*na
nadyām -
nadi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nadī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√nad -> nadyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √nad]
jalavāsam -
jalavāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jalavāsa (noun, neuter)

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

jalavāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
caret -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021