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 16.23

नृत्तगीतसमायुक्तं वेदाध्ययनसंयुतम् ।
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो भूत्वा वेदिकोपरि दक्षिणे ॥ 23 ॥

nṛttagītasamāyuktaṃ vedādhyayanasaṃyutam |
prāṅmukhodaṅmukho bhūtvā vedikopari dakṣiṇe || 23 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.23 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 (16.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nritta, Gita, Samayukta, Vedadhyayana, Samyuta, Vedikopari, Dakshine, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 16.23). 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: “nṛttagītasamāyuktaṃ vedādhyayanasaṃyutam
  • nṛtta -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • gīta -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāyuktam -
  • samāyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vedādhyayana -
  • vedādhyayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyutam -
  • saṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ prāṅmukhodaṅmukho bhūtvā vedikopari dakṣiṇe
  • Cannot analyse *prāṅmukhodaṅmukho*bh
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • vedikopari -
  • vedikopari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vedikopari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vedikopari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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