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 11.241

शङ्खोर्ध्वे सशरं चापमेवं प्रहरणं न्यसेत् ।
शेषाण्यस्त्राणि सर्वाणि यथाकामं न्यसेत् करे ॥ 241 ॥

śaṅkhordhve saśaraṃ cāpamevaṃ praharaṇaṃ nyaset |
śeṣāṇyastrāṇi sarvāṇi yathākāmaṃ nyaset kare || 241 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.241 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 (11.241). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shankha, Urdhva, Sashara, Capa, Evam, Eva, Praharana, Sarva, Sarvani, Yathakama, Kari, Kara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 11.241). 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: “śaṅkhordhve saśaraṃ cāpamevaṃ praharaṇaṃ nyaset
  • śaṅkho -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhve -
  • ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saśaram -
  • saśara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saśara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saśarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpam -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praharaṇam -
  • praharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset
  • Line 2: “ śeṣāṇyastrāṇi sarvāṇi yathākāmaṃ nyaset kare
  • Cannot analyse *śeṣāṇyastrāṇi*sa
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathākāmam -
  • yathākāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathākāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathākāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset*ka
  • kare -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
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