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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 11.83
निवसन्तौ श्रिया साकं वाल्मीकेः कवि सागरे ।
रक्षसां मृत्युसंकाशौ रावणस्यातिरावणौ ॥ 83 ॥
nivasantau śriyā sākaṃ vālmīkeḥ kavi sāgare |
rakṣasāṃ mṛtyusaṃkāśau rāvaṇasyātirāvaṇau || 83 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.83 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:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vasanta, Vasat, Shri, Shriya, Sakam, Saka, Valmiki, Kavi, Sagara, Sankasha, Ravana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “nivasantau śriyā sākaṃ vālmīkeḥ kavi sāgare ”
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vasantau -
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vasanta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb]
- śriyā -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śrī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sākam -
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sākam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vālmīkeḥ -
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vālmīki (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kavi -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kavi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sāgare -
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sāgara (noun, masculine)[locative single]sāgara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sāgarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “ rakṣasāṃ mṛtyusaṃkāśau rāvaṇasyātirāvaṇau ”
- Cannot analyse *rakṣasām*mṛ
- mṛtyu -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- saṅkāśau -
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saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rāvaṇasyā -
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rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- atirāva -
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√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first dual]√tṝ (verb class 6)[imperfect active first dual]
- ṇau -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]