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 11.182

वामे पद्ममधःशङ्खं दृश्यते यत्र कुत्रचित् ।
यथाकामं तु वा चास्त्रविन्यासं मुनिसत्तम ॥ 182 ॥

vāme padmamadhaḥśaṅkhaṃ dṛśyate yatra kutracit |
yathākāmaṃ tu vā cāstravinyāsaṃ munisattama || 182 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.182 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 (11.182). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vama, Padma, Adhah, Adhas, Shankha, Drishyata, Yatra, Kutra, Cit, Tra, Vinyasa, Munisattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.182). 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: “vāme padmamadhaḥśaṅkhaṃ dṛśyate yatra kutracit
  • vāme -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • padmam -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhaḥ -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śaṅkham -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kutra -
  • kutra (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ yathākāmaṃ tu cāstravinyāsaṃ munisattama
  • Cannot analyse *yathākāmam*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cās -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vinyāsam -
  • vinyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • munisattama -
  • munisattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    munisattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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