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 6.16

त्रिविधो वर्णसंयोगः शास्त्रेऽस्मिन्नुच्यते मया ।
वर्णा इत्युच्यते शुद्धा राजवार्तादिनाकरोत् ॥ 16 ॥

trividho varṇasaṃyogaḥ śāstre'sminnucyate mayā |
varṇā ityucyate śuddhā rājavārtādinākarot || 16 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 6.16 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trividha, Varnasamyoga, Shastri, Shastra, Idam, Ucyat, Maya, Asmad, Iti, Shuddha, Raja, Varta, Ina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “trividho varṇasaṃyogaḥ śāstre'sminnucyate mayā
  • trividho* -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṇasaṃyogaḥ -
  • varṇasaṃyoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstre' -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asminn -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ varṇā ityucyate śuddhā rājavārtādinākarot
  • Cannot analyse *varṇā*it
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • śuddhā* -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vārtād -
  • vārta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vārta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • inā -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akarot -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
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