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 12.7

गोविन्दस्यापि विष्णोश्च मधुसूदनविद्यया ।
त्रैविक्रमं वामनं च श्रीधराख्यमथो मुने ॥ 7 ॥

govindasyāpi viṣṇośca madhusūdanavidyayā |
traivikramaṃ vāmanaṃ ca śrīdharākhyamatho mune || 7 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 12.7 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 (12.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Govinda, Api, Vishnu, Madhusudana, Vidya, Vamana, Shridhara, Atho, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 12.7). 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: “govindasyāpi viṣṇośca madhusūdanavidyayā
  • govindasyā -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • viṣṇoś -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhusūdana -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyayā -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ traivikramaṃ vāmanaṃ ca śrīdharākhyamatho mune
  • Cannot analyse *traivikramam*vā
  • vāmanam -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāmana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīdharā -
  • śrīdhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrīdhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrīdharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
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