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 12.28

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द्वितीयं बिन्दुशीर्षेण लान्तो नाथोपरि न्यसेत् ।
नमसा भगवच्छब्दं विष्णुशब्दं च पूर्ववत् ॥ 28 ॥

dvitīyaṃ binduśīrṣeṇa lānto nāthopari nyaset |
namasā bhagavacchabdaṃ viṣṇuśabdaṃ ca pūrvavat || 28 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 12.28 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 (12.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Shirsha, Lanta, Lat, Natha, Upari, Bhagavat, Shabda, Purvavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 12.28). 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: “dvitīyaṃ binduśīrṣeṇa lānto nāthopari nyaset ”
dvitīyam -
dvitīyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvitīya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dvitīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bindu -
bindu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śīrṣeṇa -
śīrṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīrṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
lānto* -
lānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√lā -> lāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √lā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √lā class 2 verb]
nātho -
nātha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nātha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nāth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
upari -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse nyaset
Line 2: “ namasā bhagavacchabdaṃ viṣṇuśabdaṃ ca pūrvavat ”
Cannot analyse *namasā*bh
bhagavacch -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śabdam -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
viṣṇu -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śabdam -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūrvavat -
pūrvavat (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

pūrvavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pūrvavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Last Updated: 19 September, 2021