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 11.62

सुफुल्लवदनं शश्वत् दुष्टानामतिभीषणम् ।
एवं रूपं नृसिंहस्य कृत्वा पूर्वं मृदा मुने ॥ 62 ॥

suphullavadanaṃ śaśvat duṣṭānāmatibhīṣaṇam |
evaṃ rūpaṃ nṛsiṃhasya kṛtvā pūrvaṃ mṛdā mune || 62 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.62 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 (11.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suphulla, Vadana, Shashvat, Dushta, Atibhishana, Rupa, Nrisimha, Kritva, Kritvan, Purvam, Purva, Mrida, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.62). 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: “suphullavadanaṃ śaśvat duṣṭānāmatibhīṣaṇam
  • suphulla -
  • suphulla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suphulla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadanam -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaśvat -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • duṣṭānām -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • atibhīṣaṇam -
  • atibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atibhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atibhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ evaṃ rūpaṃ nṛsiṃhasya kṛtvā pūrvaṃ mṛdā mune
  • Cannot analyse *evam*rū
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛsiṃhasya -
  • nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛdā* -
  • mṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
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