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 15.54

काल्यास्तु मध्यमं स्थानं कराल्याः पूर्वदिग् भवेत् ।
मनोजवायाः कीनाशं वारुणी लोहितापदम् ॥ 54 ॥

kālyāstu madhyamaṃ sthānaṃ karālyāḥ pūrvadig bhavet |
manojavāyāḥ kīnāśaṃ vāruṇī lohitāpadam || 54 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 15.54 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 (15.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kali, Kalya, Madhyama, Sthana, Karali, Purvadish, Kinasha, Varuni, Lohita, Apada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 15.54). 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: “kālyāstu madhyamaṃ sthānaṃ karālyāḥ pūrvadig bhavet
  • kālyās -
  • kālī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kālya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kālyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kal -> kālya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kal], [vocative plural from √kal]
    kal -> kālyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kal], [vocative plural from √kal], [accusative plural from √kal]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karālyāḥ -
  • karālī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pūrvadig -
  • pūrvadiś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ manojavāyāḥ kīnāśaṃ vāruṇī lohitāpadam
  • Cannot analyse *manojavāyāḥ*kī
  • kīnāśam -
  • kīnāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīnāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kīnāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāruṇī -
  • vāruṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāruṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāruṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lohitā -
  • lohita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    luh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • apadam -
  • apada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
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