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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 8.9
अथातःसंप्रवक्ष्यामि इष्टकालक्ष्णं परम् ।
कर्षणं च गवां वासं भूमिशुद्धिस्तथैव च ॥ 9 ॥
athātaḥsaṃpravakṣyāmi iṣṭakālakṣṇaṃ param |
karṣaṇaṃ ca gavāṃ vāsaṃ bhūmiśuddhistathaiva ca || 9 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 8.9 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
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Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “athātaḥsaṃpravakṣyāmi iṣṭakālakṣṇaṃ param ”
- athātaḥ -
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athātaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sampra -
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sampra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- Cannot analyse iṣṭakālakṣṇam*pa
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ karṣaṇaṃ ca gavāṃ vāsaṃ bhūmiśuddhistathaiva ca ”
- Cannot analyse *karṣaṇam*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gavām -
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go (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gavā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vāsam -
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vāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhūmi -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūmī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhūmī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]bhūmī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śuddhis -
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śuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]