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 16.19

वामदक्षिणभागाभ्यां सुकपोलस्थलद्वयम् ।
शयनं कल्पयित्वैवं गन्धपुष्पैःसमर्चितम् ॥ 19 ॥

vāmadakṣiṇabhāgābhyāṃ sukapolasthaladvayam |
śayanaṃ kalpayitvaivaṃ gandhapuṣpaiḥsamarcitam || 19 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.19 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 (16.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vamadakshina, Bhaga, Sukapola, Tha, Dvayam, Dvaya, Kalpayitva, Evam, Eva, Gandhapushpa, Samarcita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.19). 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: “vāmadakṣiṇabhāgābhyāṃ sukapolasthaladvayam
  • vāmadakṣiṇa -
  • vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāgābhyām -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • sukapolas -
  • sukapola (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ śayanaṃ kalpayitvaivaṃ gandhapuṣpaiḥsamarcitam
  • Cannot analyse *śayanam*ka
  • kalpayitvai -
  • kḷp -> kalpayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kḷp]
    kalpayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gandhapuṣpaiḥ -
  • gandhapuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gandhapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samarcitam -
  • samarcita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samarcita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samarcitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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