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 11.189

वामे चैव गदा ज्ञेया ह्यधःशङ्खं विराजितम् ।
तथा श्रीधरमूर्तिस्तु विज्ञेया देशिकोत्तमैः ॥ 189 ॥

vāme caiva gadā jñeyā hyadhaḥśaṅkhaṃ virājitam |
tathā śrīdharamūrtistu vijñeyā deśikottamaiḥ || 189 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.189 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 (11.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vama, Gada, Jneya, Adhah, Adhas, Shankha, Virajita, Shridhara, Murti, Vijneya, Deshika, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.189). 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 caiva gadā jñeyā hyadhaḥśaṅkhaṃ virājitam
  • 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]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gadā* -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñeyā* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • virājitam -
  • virājita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    virājita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    virājitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ tathā śrīdharamūrtistu vijñeyā deśikottamaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse *tathā*śr
  • śrīdhara -
  • śrīdhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrīdhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrtis -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vijñeyā* -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deśiko -
  • deśika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deśika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deśikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamaiḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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