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 10.39

द्वारात् पादांशविस्तारं तावदुत्सेधसंयुतम् ।
तस्य नालं भवेद्वृत्तं चतुरश्रं तु वा पुनः ॥ 39 ॥

dvārāt pādāṃśavistāraṃ tāvadutsedhasaṃyutam |
tasya nālaṃ bhavedvṛttaṃ caturaśraṃ tu vā punaḥ || 39 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 10.39 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 (10.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvara, Pada, Amshu, Tara, Tavat, Utsedha, Samyuta, Nala, Vritta, Caturashra, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 10.39). 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: “dvārāt pādāṃśavistāraṃ tāvadutsedhasaṃyutam
  • dvārāt -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pādā -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṃśavi -
  • aṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • is -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāram -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • utsedha -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsedha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyutam -
  • saṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ tasya nālaṃ bhavedvṛttaṃ caturaśraṃ tu punaḥ
  • Cannot analyse *tasya*nā
  • nālam -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • caturaśram -
  • caturaśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturaśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
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