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 6.21

दूर्वामरकताभस्तु इन्द्रनीलनिभोऽपरः ।
शुक्लेन मिश्रितो रक्तो हरिरित्यभिसंज्ञितः ॥ 21 ॥

dūrvāmarakatābhastu indranīlanibho'paraḥ |
śuklena miśrito rakto harirityabhisaṃjñitaḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 6.21 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 (6.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durva, Araka, Tan, Indranila, Nibha, Apara, Mishrita, Raktri, Rakta, Hari, Iti, Itya, Abhisanjnita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 6.21). 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: “dūrvāmarakatābhastu indranīlanibho'paraḥ
  • dūrvām -
  • dūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • araka -
  • araka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhas -
  • bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • indranīla -
  • indranīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibho' -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparaḥ -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ śuklena miśrito rakto harirityabhisaṃjñitaḥ
  • Cannot analyse *śuklena*mi
  • miśrito* -
  • miśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    miśr -> miśrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √miśr class 10 verb]
  • rakto* -
  • raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • harir -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • abhisañjñitaḥ -
  • abhisañjñita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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