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 16.4

जलाधिवासनं कृत्वा यथा वै तत्र चोदितम् ।
पूर्वोक्तमण्डपे मध्ये वेदिं कृत्वा यथाविधि ॥ 4 ॥

jalādhivāsanaṃ kṛtvā yathā vai tatra coditam |
pūrvoktamaṇḍape madhye vediṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi || 4 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.4 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 (16.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jala, Adhivasana, Kritva, Kritvan, Yatha, Tatra, Codita, Madhye, Madhya, Vedi, Yathavidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.4). 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: “jalādhivāsanaṃ kṛtvā yathā vai tatra coditam
  • jalā -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhivāsanam -
  • adhivāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhivāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • coditam -
  • codita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    codita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    coditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> coditā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √cud], [accusative single from √cud]
  • Line 2: “ pūrvoktamaṇḍape madhye vediṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi
  • Cannot analyse *pūrvoktamaṇḍape*ma
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vedim -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
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