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 11.239

दक्षिणोर्ध्वकरे चक्रं मुसलं चापरे भुजे ।
तस्याधरे तु पाशःस्यात् अङ्कुशं चापरे न्यसेत् ॥ 239 ॥

dakṣiṇordhvakare cakraṃ musalaṃ cāpare bhuje |
tasyādhare tu pāśaḥsyāt aṅkuśaṃ cāpare nyaset || 239 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.239 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 (11.239). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dakshina, Dakshi, Urdhvakara, Cakra, Musala, Capa, Bhuj, Bhuja, Bhuji, Pasha, Syat, Sya, Ankusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.239). 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: “dakṣiṇordhvakare cakraṃ musalaṃ cāpare bhuje
  • dakṣiṇo -
  • dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ūrdhvakare -
  • ūrdhvakara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ūrdhvakara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ūrdhvakarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • musalam -
  • musala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    musala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    musalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhuje -
  • bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhuji (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    bhuji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “ tasyādhare tu pāśaḥsyāt aṅkuśaṃ cāpare nyaset
  • Cannot analyse *tasyādhare*tu
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāśaḥ -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • aṅkuśam -
  • aṅkuśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅkuśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṅkuśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset
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