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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 11.145
वासुदेवः परा मूर्तिः स्थापनीया द्विजोत्तमैः ।
द्वितीया स्थाप्यते मूर्तिः क्षत्रियैर्मोक्षकांक्षिभिः ॥ 145 ॥
vāsudevaḥ parā mūrtiḥ sthāpanīyā dvijottamaiḥ |
dvitīyā sthāpyate mūrtiḥ kṣatriyairmokṣakāṃkṣibhiḥ || 145 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.145 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 (11.145). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vasudeva, Para, Murti, Sthapaniya, Dvijottama, Kshatriya, Mokshakankshin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “vāsudevaḥ parā mūrtiḥ sthāpanīyā dvijottamaiḥ ”
- vāsudevaḥ -
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vāsudeva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parā* -
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para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mūrtiḥ -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthāpanīyā* -
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sthāpanīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthāpanīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthāpanīya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā]√sthā -> sthāpanīyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā], [accusative plural from √sthā]
- dvijottamaiḥ -
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dvijottama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “ dvitīyā sthāpyate mūrtiḥ kṣatriyairmokṣakāṃkṣibhiḥ ”
- Cannot analyse *dvitīyā*st
- sthāpyate -
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√sthā (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- mūrtiḥ -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣatriyair -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mokṣakāṅkṣibhiḥ -
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mokṣakāṅkṣin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mokṣakāṅkṣin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]