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 11.41

प्राक्क्रमतोऽब्जद्वादशपत्रारूढशरीरैर्द्वादशकूर्मैः ।
अञ्जनवर्णप्रख्यशरीरेरावृतमूर्तिःस्वाभिमुखस्थैः ॥ 41 ॥

prākkramato'bjadvādaśapatrārūḍhaśarīrairdvādaśakūrmaiḥ |
añjanavarṇaprakhyaśarīrerāvṛtamūrtiḥsvābhimukhasthaiḥ || 41 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.41 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 (11.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prak, Kramatah, Kramat, Abja, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Patra, Arudha, Sharira, Kurma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.41). 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: “prākkramato'bjadvādaśapatrārūḍhaśarīrairdvādaśakūrmaiḥ
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kramato' -
  • kramataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kram -> kramat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kram class 1 verb]
    kram -> kramat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kram class 1 verb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • abja -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • patrā -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārūḍha -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarīrair -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kūrmaiḥ -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ añjanavarṇaprakhyaśarīrerāvṛtamūrtiḥsvābhimukhasthaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse *añjanavarṇaprakhyaśarīrerāvṛtamūrtiḥsvābhimukhasthaiḥ
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