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 13.5

छन्दोऽनुष्टुप् भरद्वाजो मुनिः संकर्षणो मतः ।
संकर्षणस्य विद्याया रक्तो वर्ण इहोच्यते ॥ 5 ॥

chando'nuṣṭup bharadvājo muniḥ saṃkarṣaṇo mataḥ |
saṃkarṣaṇasya vidyāyā rakto varṇa ihocyate || 5 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 13.5 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 (13.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chanda, Chandas, Chandu, Anushtubh, Bharadvaja, Muni, Sankarshana, Mata, Vidya, Raktri, Rakta, Varna, Iha, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 13.5). 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: “chando'nuṣṭup bharadvājo muniḥ saṃkarṣaṇo mataḥ
  • chando' -
  • chandas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    chanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    chandu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    chandu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • anuṣṭup -
  • anuṣṭubh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anuṣṭubh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anuṣṭubh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bharadvājo* -
  • bharadvāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkarṣaṇo* -
  • saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “ saṃkarṣaṇasya vidyāyā rakto varṇa ihocyate
  • Cannot analyse *saṅkarṣaṇasya*vi
  • vidyāyā* -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rakto* -
  • raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • varṇa* -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iho -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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