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 14.2

न चोषरधरायां च चण्डालादिगृहान्तिके ।
न श्मशानान्तिके भूम्यां धान्यसंग्रहणं भवेत् ॥ 2 ॥

na coṣaradharāyāṃ ca caṇḍālādigṛhāntike |
na śmaśānāntike bhūmyāṃ dhānyasaṃgrahaṇaṃ bhavet || 2 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 14.2 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 (14.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cosha, Radha, Rai, Candala, Adish, Hat, Hanti, Kah, Kim, Shmashana, Antike, Antika, Bhumi, Bhumya, Dhanyasangraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 14.2). 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: “na coṣaradharāyāṃ ca caṇḍālādigṛhāntike
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • coṣa -
  • coṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    coṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • radha -
  • radha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    radha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāyām -
  • rai (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caṇḍālā -
  • caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādig -
  • ādiś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hānti -
  • -> hāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> hāntī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ na śmaśānāntike bhūmyāṃ dhānyasaṃgrahaṇaṃ bhavet
  • Cannot analyse *na*śm
  • śmaśānā -
  • śmaśāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antike -
  • antike (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    antika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhūmyām -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dhānyasaṅgraha -
  • dhānyasaṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇam -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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