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 12.42

परतो विषतांघ्रश्च सहैकादशकलं तथा ।
लान्तं न्यसेन्मुनिश्रेष्ठ बलविद्योद्धृतिं श्रृणु ॥ 42 ॥

parato viṣatāṃghraśca sahaikādaśakalaṃ tathā |
lāntaṃ nyasenmuniśreṣṭha balavidyoddhṛtiṃ śrṛṇu || 42 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 12.42 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 (12.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paratah, Vishata, Anghra, Saha, Sah, Ekadashaka, Tatha, Asi, Muni, Shreshtha, Bala, Vidya, Vidyu, Uddhriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 12.42). 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: “parato viṣatāṃghraśca sahaikādaśakalaṃ tathā
  • parato* -
  • parataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viṣatā -
  • viṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅghraś -
  • aṅghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahai -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • ekādaśaka -
  • ekādaśaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekādaśaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ lāntaṃ nyasenmuniśreṣṭha balavidyoddhṛtiṃ śrṛṇu
  • Cannot analyse *lāntam*ny
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ase -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • muni -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    munī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bala -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidyo -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vidya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
    vid -> vidya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
    vid -> vidya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
    vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidyu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vidyu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • uddhṛtim -
  • uddhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇu
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