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 15.1

पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः ।
नारदः ।
ब्रूहि मे हरिसेनेश मूलमन्त्रेण विस्तरात् ।
होमक्रमं कृपाधार शुश्रूषोर्भक्तवत्सल ॥ 1 ॥

pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ |
nāradaḥ |
brūhi me hariseneśa mūlamantreṇa vistarāt |
homakramaṃ kṛpādhāra śuśrūṣorbhaktavatsala || 1 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 15.1 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 (15.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancadasha, Adhyaya, Narada, Asmad, Harisena, Harisa, Isha, Mulamantra, Vistarat, Vistara, Krip, Kripa, Adhara, Shushrushu, Shushruvas, Bhaktavatsala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 15.1). 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: “pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
  • pañcadaśo' -
  • pañcadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “nāradaḥ
  • nāradaḥ -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ brūhi me hariseneśa mūlamantreṇa vistarāt
  • Cannot analyse *brūhi*me
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • harisene -
  • harisena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    harisa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    harisa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • īśa -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlamantreṇa -
  • mūlamantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vistarāt -
  • vistarāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 4: “ homakramaṃ kṛpādhāra śuśrūṣorbhaktavatsala
  • Cannot analyse *homakramam*kṛ
  • kṛpā -
  • kṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛp (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādhāra -
  • ādhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuśrūṣor -
  • śuśrūṣu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śuśrūṣu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śuśruvas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    śuśruvas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    śru -> śuśruvas (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √śru class 5 verb], [locative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śuśruvas (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √śru class 5 verb], [locative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
  • bhaktavatsala -
  • bhaktavatsala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaktavatsala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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