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 11.92

सायकं कटिसूत्रे तु वामपाणिं तु दक्षिणे ।
कालाग्निसदृशं बाणं पौलस्त्यान्तकरं दृढम् ॥ 92 ॥

sāyakaṃ kaṭisūtre tu vāmapāṇiṃ tu dakṣiṇe |
kālāgnisadṛśaṃ bāṇaṃ paulastyāntakaraṃ dṛḍham || 92 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.92 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 (11.92). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sayaka, Katisutra, Vamapani, Dakshine, Dakshina, Bana, Paulastya, Taka, Dridha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.92). 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: “sāyakaṃ kaṭisūtre tu vāmapāṇiṃ tu dakṣiṇe
  • sāyakam -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāyakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaṭisūtre -
  • kaṭisūtra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāmapāṇim -
  • vāmapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vāmapāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ kālāgnisadṛśaṃ bāṇaṃ paulastyāntakaraṃ dṛḍham
  • Cannot analyse *kālāgnisadṛśam*bā
  • bāṇam -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paulastyān -
  • paulastya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taka -
  • taka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛḍham -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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